How to make better granular activated carbon

The commonly used activation gases are carbon dioxide, water vapor, oxygen, etc., due to the oxidation reaction of these gases on the surface of the carbonized substance, eroding the carbonized substance, thus producing a rich porous structure.(2) Chemical method.

Chemical activation method is a method of preparing activated carbon by adding chemicals to the raw materials used or impregnation into the raw materials or carbonized materials, and then heating it at high temperature in inert gas.The chemicals used in chemical activation are generally dehydrating.The more commonly used activator is: inorganic acid varieties have phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and boric acid, salt varieties have zinc chloride, calcium carbonate and potassium sulfate, alkali varieties have sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, etc.www.powdered-activated-carbon.com 

The main principle of chemical activation method is the raw materials in 0.5~5 times the chemical activator impregnation for a certain time, in the process of heating, because of the dehydration of chemicals, the H and О elements in the raw materials in the form of water vapor released, the results produced a developed porous structure of activated carbon.The method requires the oxygen content in the raw material.25%, hydrogen content ≥5%[4], and most of the materials that can meet the requirements of this index are rice husk, wood and coal www.powdered-activated-carbon.com