Solutions
Start from the contaminant
19 contaminants, each with the removal mechanism, the grades that target it, and the one specification that decides the choice. If you know what you are trying to remove but not which carbon does it, start here.
Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S)
Biogas · wastewater · natural gas
5 recommended
Mercury (Hg)
Natural gas · by-product hydrogen
2 recommended
Ammonia (NH₃)
Wastewater · industrial gas · respirators
3 recommended
Volatile organic compounds (VOC)
Industrial gas · solvent recovery · air treatment
4 recommended
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
Biogas upgrading · flue gas · enclosed spaces
2 recommended
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Enclosed spaces · submarines · respirators
1 recommended
Arsenic (As)
Natural gas · groundwater
1 recommended
Radioactive iodine (I-131)
Nuclear power · fuel processing · medical
3 recommended
Formaldehyde (CH₂O)
Indoor air · clean rooms · industrial
2 recommended
Acid gases (SO₂ · HCl · NO₂)
Flue gas · clean rooms · respirators
5 recommended
Chemical warfare agents (HCN · CK · CG · sarin)
Defense · collective protection
3 recommended
Multi-gas (industrial respirators) (ABEK)
Personal protective equipment
7 recommended
Chloroform & trihalomethanes (THM)
Industrial water treatment
2 recommended
Heavy metals & radioactive isotopes
Effluent treatment
1 recommended
Mercaptans (RSH)
Wastewater · biogas · refining · paper mills
4 recommended
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ — NO · NO₂)
Flue gas · clean rooms · laboratory air
3 recommended
Aldehydes & alcohols
Clean rooms · laboratory air · museum and archive air
4 recommended
Chlorinated solvents
Degreasing · dry cleaning · solvent recovery · paint shops
4 recommended
Dissolved organic compounds
Industrial water · surface and lake water · effluent polishing
3 recommended
Not seeing your contaminant?
Custom impregnation against a named contaminant is routine work for our R&D team. Tell us what you need to remove and at what concentration.