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Activated charcoal

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DARCO®, 20-40 mesh particle size, granular

Synonym(s):

Charcoal activated

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
7440-44-0
Molecular Weight:
12.01
EC Number:
231-153-3
MDL number:
MFCD00133992
UNSPSC Code:
23201100
PubChem Substance ID:
329752604
NACRES:
SB.52

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

form

granular

autoignition temp.

842 °F

manufacturer/tradename

DARCO®

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resistivity

1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite)

impurities

≤0.4% dust
≤12% moisture content

particle size

20-40 mesh

mp

3550 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[C]

InChI

1S/C

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Activated charcoal (DARCO®, 20-40 mesh particle size, granular) can be used in the selective adsorption of phenanthrene with an excellent selectivity of ~74. It can also be used in the adsorption of metals like lead, copper, cobalt, and chromium from aqueous solution.

Other Notes

Acid-washed lignite carbon for general uses.

Legal Information

DARCO is a registered trademark of Cabot Norit Americas, Inc.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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A Verena Maffei et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 22(9), 4225-4229 (2006-04-19)
The adsorption/desorption of N2 at 77 K and the adsorption from aqueous solution at 298 K of four organic probe molecules of different sizes (phenol, 4-nitrophenol, orange II, naphthol green B) were studied for a phthalocyanine network polymer of intrinsic
Removal of lead copper chromium and cobalt ions onto granular activated carbon in batch and fixed-bed adsorbers.
Sulaymon AH, et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal, 155(3), 647-653 (2009)
Selective adsorption of phenanthrene dissolved in surfactant solution using activated carbon
Ahn CK, et al.
Chemosphere, 69(11), 1681-1688 (2007)
Activated carbon for gas separation and storage
Sircar S, et al.
Carbon, 34(1), 1-12 (1996)
About reactions occurring during chemical activation with hydroxides.
Lillo-Rodenas MA, et al.
Carbon, 42(7), 1371-1375 (2004)
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