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Industrial activated carbon applications

Water, gold recovery, air, gas, refinery, and specialty industrial programs each place different demands on hardness, pore structure, activity, and purity.

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Water Treatment

Activated carbon for drinking water, industrial and process water treatment, municipal water and wastewater applications.

Activated carbon is an efficient and cost-effective solution for removing a wide range of contaminants from industrial and municipal wastewater, contaminated ground and groundwater. IndoCarb offers solutions for water treatment including drinking water, industrial and process water treatment.

Key points
The water treatment product range includes GAC, PAC, impregnated, acid/water washed and speciality catalytic grade carbon.
Activated carbon is mainly used for chlorine and organics removal in drinking water treatment applications.
Coconut shell carbon is well suited for organic chemical adsorption, including volatile organic chemicals, while having higher chlorine reduction capabilities.
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Water Treatment
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Gold Recovery

Highly microporous coconut shell activated carbon with excellent attrition resistance for gold recovery applications.

IndoCarb offers highly microporous coconut shell based activated carbons with excellent attrition resistance for gold recovery application, manufactured with very low platelet content and zero dust.

Key points
GC range carbons are manufactured from the highest quality coconut shell under stringent controls for ultimate hardness.
Particle size and pore structure are specifically designed for adsorption of metal and cyanide complexes from Carbon-in-pulp, Carbon-in-column or tank adsorbed systems.
IndoCarb specializes in precious metal recovery carbon and services some of the world’s largest mining companies.
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Granular
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Gold Recovery
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Air & Gas

Activated carbon for indoor air quality, gas masks, filters, emissions and nuisance odor control.

Activated carbon plays an integral role in purifying indoor air quality and also outdoors with gas masks, filters and related applications. Air filtration applications require activated carbon grades featuring excellent hardness characteristics and high retentivity.

Key points
Coconut shell-based activated carbons with extreme hardness and large microporous structure are the carbon of choice for air and gas service.
IndoCarb offers activated carbon products for emission regulations, environmental protection, controlling emissions and reducing harmful or nuisance odors.
Impregnated carbons are used in gas masks to protect civilian and military environments against chemical warfare gases.
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AMMONYX, RESPIRAXGranular
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Air & Gas
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Oil & Gas

Activated carbon for petroleum vapor recovery, H2S removal, condensate polishing and refinery boiler-feed water treatment.

IndoCarb offers industry-leading activated carbon products for a wide range of oil and gas industry applications. Activated carbon is used for recovery of valuable products like gasoline vapors, benzene and solvents at petroleum refineries and for removal of hydrogen sulphide gas during oil refining.

Key points
Water used as condensate boiler feed in refineries requires very high purification standards.
O&G grade treated activated carbons remove contaminants, de-oil condensate and purify water flow to protect ion exchange resins and sensitive equipment.
O&G grade carbon products are designed for the lowest silica leach and nil ash level in the industry.
Recommended products
GranularAMMONYX, RESPIRAX
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Oil & Gas
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Catalytic Carbon

CATCARB catalytic activated carbon for chloramine and hydrogen sulphide decomposition in water treatment.

Many water utilities across the U.S. are transitioning to chloramine for disinfection as an alternative to chlorine in response to stricter U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on disinfection byproducts.

Key points
Chloramine, a combination of chlorine and ammonia, is more stable and does not create DBPs.
Removing chloramine at the point of use is more difficult than removing chlorine, and standard granular activated carbon or carbon block products have limited chloramine reduction capacity.
CATCARB range catalytic activated carbons are developed especially for water treatment applications.
Recommended products
CatCarb & CatalyX
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Catalytic Carbon
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Other Applications

Activated carbon for solvent recovery, food and beverages, edible oil and other specialty applications.

Other applications include solvent recovery, food and beverages, edible oil and many more specialty purification uses.

Key points
Solvent recovery supports printing, dry cleaning, and paint applications.
Food and beverage applications focus on taste and odor control, CO2 purification, and edible-oil decolorization.
Granular, extruded, food-grade powder, and specialty impregnated carbons support different process requirements.
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