Coconut Shell Activated Carbon
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon (or Coconut-based activated carbon) is a highly effective adsorbent material made from coconut shells. Coconut-shell activated carbon is a specialized type of activated carbon that possesses distinct physical and chemical properties, the effects of particular processing of coconut shell raw materials.
Key Characteristics Of Coconut Shell Activated Carbon
Physical Properties:
- Available in various forms: powder, granular, and other shapes
- Particle sizes typically range from 150 to 350 mesh for powdered forms
- Low ash content, generally less than 3-6%
- Low moisture content, usually below 5%
Chemical Properties:
- Adjustable pH value, commonly between 6-11
- High carbon tetrachloride (CTC) activity, ranging from 30% to over 90%
Performance Attributes:
- High iodine number, ranging from 700 to 1200 mg/g
- Methylene blue adsorption value between 80-225 mg/g5%
- High surface area, typically 700-1200 m²/gow 5%
Structural Features:
- Well-developed microporous structure
- High total pore volume
- Excellent adsorption capacity
Physical Characteristics:
- Bulk density typically ranges from 320 to 550 kg/m³
Manufacturing Process:
- Derived from carefully selected coconut shells
- Involves carbonization and activation stages
- Strict quality control to meet industry specifications
Coconut shell activated carbon is highly regarded for its purity, durability and superior adsorption characteristics. Taking into consideration its adsorption characteristics coconut shell activated carbon has a unique pore structure and high surface area allowing it to be used for a wide variety of uses across multiple industries allowing for versatility and efficiency in a series of adsorption processes.
related types of activated carbon
- Iodine Value: 600-1200
- Mesh Size: 1×4/4×8/8×16/8×30/12×40/20×40/20×50/30×60/40×70 (More size on request)
- Apparent Density: 400-700
- Iodine Value: 500-1300
- Mesh Size:0.9-1mm/1.5-2mm/3-4mm/6mm/8mm(More size on request)
- Apparent Density: 450-600
- Iodine Value: 500-1300
- Mesh Size: 150/200/300/350 (More size on request)
- Apparent Density: 450 – 550
- Iodine Value: 400-800
- Mesh Size: 100×100×100mm/100×100×50mm (Custom cell density on request)
- Apparent Density: 350-450
- Bore Diameter：1.5-8mm
- Activation Method: Steam/gas activation at high temperatures
- Pore Structure: Microporous-dominated, uniform pore distribution
- Environmental Profile: Chemical-free, low ash content
- Primary Applications: Gas-phase adsorption, drinking water purification
- Activation Method: Chemical activation (e.g., H₃PO₄/ZnCl₂) at moderate temperatures
- Pore Structure: Mesoporous-rich, higher surface area
- Process Efficiency: Shorter activation time, 30-50% higher yield
- Post-Treatment: Acid-washing required to remove residues
- Functionalization: Loaded with active agents (e.g., I₂/Ag/KOH)
- Targeted Adsorption: Enhanced capture of specific pollutants (e.g., Hg⁰/H₂S/acid gases)
- Customization: Chemically optimized for target contaminants
- Core Applications: Industrial gas treatment, CBRN protection
Benefits
Superior Raw Material
Made from high-quality coconut shells, ensuring excellent hardness, durability, and consistent performance.
Versatile Applications
Suitable for various uses including sewage treatment, waste gas treatment, gold refining, and high-end water purification.
Environmental Compliance
Meets international environmental standards (such as REACH, RoHS), supporting customers' environmental protection goals.
Customizable Solutions
Offers personalized product options to meet specific customer needs and ensure optimal performance across different applications.
High Adsorption Capacity
Provides excellent adsorption performance for various contaminants due to its optimized pore structure and high surface area.
Strict Quality Control
Undergoes rigorous testing from raw material selection to finished product, ensuring compliance with national and international standards.
Sustainable Choice
Aligns with green environmental protection concepts, contributing to reduced environmental impact and supporting sustainable practices.
Applications
Water Treatment
Coconut shell activated carbon is amazing at removing organic compounds, things that cause tastes or odors from drinking water, and things that cause odors from wastewater. It has a fantastic adsorption capability, and it also has relatively benign pH compatibility which is useful in sensitive applications such as municipal or industrial water purification.
Gas Treatment
With respect to gas, coconut shell activated carbon removes harmful compounds and odors from industrial emissions, and in indoor air treatment applications it removes harmful compounds and odors in the ambient air. It has an incredibly high surface area and microporous structure which is important when controlling pollution to improve air quality in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications.
Food Industry
Coconut shell activated carbon is an important component of the food processing industry and can play a key role in the decolorization and purification of food products and the elimination of foreign impurities. It is a multi-functional product that can help produce high quality sugar and uses by-product like paper and plastics, and improve the taste of beverages!!
Pharmaceutical applications
The pharmaceutical industry regularly relies on coconut shell activated carbon to purify medicines, and to remove harmful toxins. It has a tremendously high purity level and a consistent quality, which makes it an important component in the production of some higher quality pharmaceutical products, and some medical applications.
