Helping You Achieve Environmental Purity Goals Through Carbon Activated Filtration Systems

With activated carbon’s enormous adsorptive power, it is prevalent wherever there is any need to clean. It is generally known as a coal tablet and a beauty aid: In the event of poisoning and diarrhea, it binds toxins and bacteria in the body; In cosmetics and toothpaste, it is said to remove impurities from the skin and remove discoloration from the teeth. What is probably less known: Many foods, such as edible fats or oils and also the water for beer and soft drinks, are cleaned with activated carbon since it also improves taste. The adsorbing property of activated carbon is also a blessing for our environment: The porous activated carbon cleans drinking water and wastewater, removes harmful substances from exhaust gases in industrial processes, and filters the air in air conditioning systems and interiors. Whether drug residues, pesticides or Microplastics, or fine dust, dioxins, or heavy metals: activated carbon almost adsorbs everything in its pores. Therefore, it is one of the commonly used substances in the filtration system.

Clean and hygienic: coconut activated carbon in cleaning

“Packed” in cleaning cloths and sponges, Coconut shell activated charcoal is useful in the household. Incorporating it into a particularly durable water filtration system and microfiber can play their real trump card here: namely, they bind dirt, dust particles, and grease like a magnet. The cleaning cloths, which can be used anywhere in the house and are available exclusively from Karbonous, do not need any cleaning agents to clean everything. They are extra absorbent and can be used countless times without losing their adsorptive power. They also have an antibacterial and odor-inhibiting effect – properties that are otherwise only achieved by cleaning equipment equipped with silver. Since it absorbs everything in its pores, it is environmentally friendly and does not contribute to harming the environment.

Environmentally friendliness of activated carbon

In contrast to silver, activated carbon is non-toxic – it only achieves its effect with physical forces. And it doesn’t wash itself out. But even if they get into the wastewater: The activated carbon particles pose no ecological problem whether they are released when brushing your teeth, showering, or washing, according to several researchers and chemists. Only activated carbon loaded with poisons and pollutants, for example, from industrial water and exhaust filters, is problematic and is subject to special regulations for recycling and disposal. Can activated carbon, as we use it, be described as environmentally friendly? Not quite, as a look at the manufacturing process shows.

Ecological weak points in production

Activated carbon is resource-intensive: 3.5 to 5 tons of hard coal or 5 to 6.5 tons of lignite are required to produce one ton of activated carbon. A ton of “coconut charcoal” even makes up 10-13 tons of coconut shells. That corresponds to the shells of around 55,000 coconuts. There are also long transport routes. What makes up for this ecological disadvantage: Coconut shells and fruit kernels are waste products for which no additional cultivation resources such as land or fertilizer are required. In order to process the coconut shells into activated charcoal, however, as with any technical manufacturing process, energy is required. In addition, greenhouse gases are released during the process of activation.

Is activated carbon in textiles the more environmentally friendly alternative?

Activated carbon can be partially thermally recycled. Still, it stays that way: activated carbon consumes energy and spits out emissions. In addition to what is generated during the manufacture of the carrier fibers in which it is embedded. So, activated carbon is justified as an extra “finish” in textiles and water filtration processes. Of course, as long as useful properties are achieved with it, which silver or chemical equipment would otherwise “take over”. In contrast to these two variants, black carbon is the more environmentally friendly alternative for making filtration more functional, even more so if the activated carbon was made from renewable raw materials and modern technology systems.

Vegetable activated carbon makes textile and water filtration more functional

What do the activated carbon particles do in the water filtration systems and textiles? In short: it makes the filtration process and textiles more functional. Conventional functional properties often only achieve with chemicals; Coconut shell is created in a purely natural way. The carbon particles adsorb unpleasant odors and protect against UV radiation. Coconut shell activated carbon distributes the moisture over a large area created by the active particles. It accelerates evaporation and reduces drying times by up to 50 percent. In other words, you stay comfortably dry even in sweaty situations wearing activated carbon treated clothing and stay healthier if you use activated carbon in the filtration system.

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