Dec 1, 2018

How to make Activated Carbon


Activated Carbon from coconut shells, a by-product of copra processing, is a good material for activated carbon/charcoal production. Activated charcoal (charcoal activated with CO2, water vapor, or chemical compounds) made of coconut shell has advantages compared to other materials (wood, rice husk, corn cob) because of its ability to absorb color or aroma. It is used as supporting material for food and non-food industries (processing of cooking oil, sugar, and chemical matter purification). Generally, coconut production at farmer level is 1 ton/ha, with coconut shell by-products of 0.9 ton, which in turn can yield 0.36 ton of activated charcoal. Price of activated charcoal is US$440.00/ton.


Processing of activated charcoal

Materials and equipment:

Coconut shell
Drum or burning sink
Oven
Plastic pail
Crusher wood/iron
Draining tray
Distilled water
Sieve, 100 mesh

Methods:

a. Separate and clean coconut shell from other materials, such as coconut fiber or soil.
b. Sun dry.
c. Burn dried coconut shell at burning sink or drum at 300-500 oC for 3-5 hours.
d. Soak charcoal in chemical solution (CaCl2 or ZnCl2 25%) (Calcium Chloride or Zinc Cholride 25%) for 12-18 hours to become activated charcoal.
e. Wash charcoal with distilled/clean water.
f. Spread on tray at room temperature to be drained.
g. Dry in oven at temperature 110 oC for 3 hours.
h. Crush or refine activated charcoal with crusher wood/iron into size of 100 mesh.
i. Pack activated charcoal in plastic.





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22 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:00 AM

    hindi yata makita yong comments ko

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    1. Anonymous4:39 AM

      issues with bloating or even a possible food poisoning issue, then you should always have this Activated Charcoal in hand. charcoal

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  2. Nandoon sa baba, sa virgin coconut.

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  3. Maraming salamat sa pag-post mo ng technology na ito. Saan kaya ako makakabili ng sieve o pangsala na may 100-grade mesh?

    Maraming salamat muli.

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  4. saan po ba natin pwede ibenta ang activated carbon? kung pwede sana i post nyo rin ang mga prospective buyers

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  5. ilan volume po ang ilalagay nang CaCl2 or ZnCl2 25%) (Calcium Chloride or Zinc Cholride 25%) of every 1ton of coconut shell to make the carbon active po xa???

    anong klase ba nang coconut shell,diba meron yan oil coconut..?

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  7. AM INTERESTED PUTTING UP A 10 TONS CAPACITY PROCESSING PLANT FOR OUR PLANTATION USE. CAN YOU HELP ME CONTACT SUPPLIERS OF ACTIVTED CARBON PROCESSING MACHINERIES? THANKS

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  8. Sonny as for suppliers of activated carbon machinery; you can find some of them advertising here. If you are planning to buy some specific machinery, you can post here your email and I'll send you information.

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  9. Victor, you can search buyers on the internet. You post FOB prices per ton and other information such as moisture and grades (mesh size).

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  10. Maria, you can buy the mesh from hardwares that see fish net or screen wires, just tell them you need a 100 mesh size. You can then make a sieve out of it.

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  11. Maria, you can buy the mesh from hardwares that sell fish nets or screen wires, just tell them you need a 100 mesh size. You can then make a sieve out of it.

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  12. saan naman po available itong mga uncommon stuffCaCl2 or ZnCl2 25%) (Calcium Chloride or Zinc Cholride 25%? sa palengke po ba or SMegamall )

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  13. Men, Calcium chloride can be bought at automotive supply shops,I think you could probably get it at most hardware stores. But definitely you can buy them from laboratory shops that sell chemicals etc.

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  14. gjdragon52@yahoo.com yan po ang e-mail add ko ng hahanap po ako ng supplier ng coconut active carbon. pls email me

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  15. Is there any alternative way of making activated carbon without using chemicals?

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  16. Any brand name for calcium or zinc chloride para mas madaling hanapin, jargon po kasi yan sa mga automotive supply shop owners e. Thank!

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  17. Thanks for your time to help us for how to make activated carbon from coconut shells. I am very interesting to start for processing corbon from coconuts shells and to supply to our small scale mines in gold. please ineed your help for how to make this carbon activated, This is my email ehenjewele@gmail.com

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  18. I need your help for how to make caborn from coconut shells.

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  19. hi guys, I need help in activated carbon. we are planning to impregnate activated carbon in our manufacturing plant. Im not sure if a vacuum imprecnation equipment is applicable in this process. do you have flowcharts and what eqipments to use?
    please email me at kyoya3173@yahoo.com

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  20. Hi there. Im currently researching on activated carbon impregnation process. It's been a week and i have not gotten a clear picture a plant design to set up a small AC impregnation plant. If you have resources or if you are working at an activated carbon impregnation plant, kindly help me with this:
    -the process of how to impregnate AC?
    -the best additive to adsorb acids, mercury vapor, sulfur cmpds, ammonia/amines, aldehydes and ethers/chloroform.
    -equipments to use

    please help! thanks in advance.

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