Activated carbon may be classified as a dangerous good under international shipping rules. For example, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), activated carbon is classified as a self-heating hazardous good of Class 4.2, UN No. 1362.Although activated carbon may be considered a hazardous good under certain circumstances, it is not formally classified as a hazardous good in China. Appropriate safety measures and regulations still need to be followed when storing, transporting and using activated carbon.
Activated carbon is a charcoal material prepared from carbonaceous raw materials such as wood, coal and petroleum coke through pyrolysis and activation process, with developed pore structure, large specific surface area and rich surface chemical groups, which has a strong adsorption capacity.
Classification:
1. Fruit shell activated carbon: mainly made of fruit shells and wood chips. It is suitable for pharmaceutical, petrochemical, sugar, beverage and wine purification industries, decolorization of organic solvents, refining, purification and sewage treatment.
2. Powdered activated carbon: made of high quality charcoal. Widely used in food, medicine, monosodium glutamate chemical products such as decolorization, decontamination refining, can also be used for water purification treatment.
3. Coconut shell silver-carrying carbon: high-strength fruit kernel shells are used as raw materials. It is widely used in water purifier, mineral spring pot, drinking fountain and other purification equipment.
4. Column activated carbon: high quality anthracite and charcoal are used. Widely used in toxic gas purification, waste gas treatment, industrial and domestic water purification and treatment, solvent recovery and so on.
5. Activated carbon for food: divided into powder activated carbon and granular activated carbon. It is widely used in life, industry, liquid-phase adsorption, water purification, environmental protection treatment, gas-phase adsorption, and is especially suitable for water purification in power plants, petrochemicals, oil refineries, food and beverages, sugar and wine making, pharmaceutical industry, electronic industry, chemical industry, drinking water industry, fish farming, shipping industry, industrial wastewater, and sewage industry.
6. Activated carbon cartridge: widely used in semiconductor, electronic devices, printed circuit boards, electroplating industry, food and beverage, industrial and other industries, process water and solution purification.