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Activated charcoal

puriss. p.a., powder

• Synonym(s): Charcoal activated
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C
• CAS Number: 7440-44-0
• Molecular Weight: 12.01
• EC Number: 231-153-3
• MDL number: MFCD00133992
• PubChem Substance ID: 329753848
• NACRES: SB.54

Properties

• vapor pressure: <0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 100
• description: methylene blue-adsorption 12 mL
• grade: puriss. p.a.
• form: powder
• autoignition temp.: 842 °F
• greener alternative product characteristics: Design for Energy Efficiency; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• resistivity: 1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite)
• technique(s): LPLC: suitable; tissue culture: suitable
• impurities: ≤0.003% heavy metals (as Pb); ≤0.5% in water soluble matter; ≤1% soluble in acid
• ign. residue: ≤2%
• loss: ≤8% loss on drying, 120 °C
• matrix: Carbon
• matrix active group: carbon
• pH: 6-9
• mp: 3550 °C (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤100 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤100 mg/kg
• cation traces: Cu: ≤25 mg/kg; Fe: ≤300 mg/kg; Pb: ≤10 mg/kg; Zn: ≤10 mg/kg
• greener alternative category: Enabling
• separation technique: reversed phase
• SMILES string: [C]
• InChI: 1S/C
• InChI key: OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Activated charcoal is an FDA approved adsorbent and generally finds application in being used during the treatment of swallowed poison.

Application

Activated charcoal can be used for the following:

• to study its effect on tissue cultures of Daucus carota, Happlopapus gracilis and Allum cepa var. proliferum, to check the adsorption of metabolites inhibiting morphognesis.
• It may be used as the primary gastrointestinal decontamination procedure after acute drug overdose.
• It may also be used for the adsorption of dyes namely malachite green, bromophenol blue, alizarine red-S, methylene blue, eriochrome black-T, phenol red, methyl blue, and methyl violet from aqueous media.
• Oral activated charcoal may be also used for adsorption of theophylline, hence can be effectively used in patients with theophylline poisoning.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves