VIAMIC ACTIVE CARBON
Activated carbon is carbon that is processed in such a way that the pores are open, and thus will have a high absorption. Activated carbon is free carbon and has an internal surface, so it has good absorption. The activity of absorbing power from activated carbon depends on the number of kabon compounds which range from 85% to 95% free carbon. Activated carbon which is black, odorless, tasteless and has a much greater absorption capacity compared to active kabon which has not undergone an activation process, and has a wide surface, which is between 300 to 2000 m / g. This activated carbon has two forms according to the size of the granules, namely powder activated carbon and granular activated carbon (granules). Powder activated carbon the size of the grain diameter is less than or equal to 325 mesh. While granular activated carbon the size of the grain diameter is greater than 325 mesh.
Activated carbon is a form of charcoal that has been activated by using CO2, water vapor or chemicals so that the pores are open and thus the absorption power is higher for dyes and odors. Activated carbon contains 5 to 15 percent water, 2 to 3 percent ash and the rest consists of carbon. Amorphous activated carbon consists of flat plates, arranged by C atoms which are covalently bonded in a flat hexagonal lattice with one C atom at each angle. The plates are stacked together to form crystals with the remaining hydrocarbons, tar and other organic compounds left on the surface
Activated Carbon