Description
Activated Carbon is a highly porous adsorbent used to purify liquids and gases by removing impurities, organic compounds, colour, and odours. It is extensively applied in water treatment, gold recovery, food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, and air purification.
Major Uses & Applications
- Water & wastewater treatment: removes organic contaminants, unpleasant odours, colour, and certain pollutants.
- Gold mining: widely used to adsorb dissolved gold from cyanide leach solutions in CIP, CIL, and CIC processes.
- Food & beverage processing: used for decolourisation and purification of liquids such as edible oils, sugars, and beverages.
- Pharmaceuticals: used in purification and certain specialised medical applications.
