CLUSTER 02 · FOOD & FEEDVERIFYING
Activated Carbon
Granular / powder
At a glance
CAS7440-44-0
EINECS231-153-3
HS / TARIC3802 10 00
REACHRegistered · full registration on file
PACK FORMAT25 kg paper-PE bags · 500 kg big-bags
What it does
Activated carbon — high-surface-area carbon used for adsorption of organic contaminants, colour bodies, chlorine and taste/odour compounds. Available as granular (GAC) or powdered (PAC) in coal- or coconut-shell origin.
Typical applications
- Drinking water treatment (NSF/ANSI 61)
- Industrial wastewater polishing
- Decolourisation of sugar, glucose, organic acids
- Gold recovery (CIP/CIL leaching)
- Solvent recovery and gas-phase purification
Specification band
Iodine number900 – 1 200 mg/g
Methylene blue180 – 260 mg/g
BET surface area900 – 1 400 m²/g
Ash content≤ 10% (coal) · ≤ 5% (coconut)
Moisture (as packed)≤ 8%
Hardness (ball-pan)≥ 95% (coconut)
Industry-typical published bands. Producer-specific values on the COA issued per shipment.
Handling & packaging
- Self-heating risk when wet in bulk · ventilate confined storage
- Shelf life indefinite in sealed packaging
- Not classified as hazardous for transport (dry, packaged form)
Documents on file per shipment
Per-batch COA with iodine, methylene-blue and ash valuesSDS in EU CLP formatNSF/ANSI 61 statement for water-grade lots (when applicable)Origin declaration (coal vs coconut)
Serica execution notes
- Iodine number and ash content explicitly verified — these are the values water-utility tenders are written against.
- NSF gate coordinated where the buyer's end-application requires drinking-water compliance.
- DDP to gate.
Pricing, MOQs, lead-times and producer identities are quoted per buyer.