A comprehensive table of application cases of activated carbon in the field of protection

Areas

Application scenario

Type of activated carbon

Core mechanisms of action

Typical Case/effect

Military

protection

Nuclear, biological and chemical defence

Gas mask canister

Metal impregnated activated carbon

Chemocatalytic detoxification agent

Protection time > 540 hours

Confined space decontamination

Submarine cabin air

Broad Spectrum Impregnated activated Carbon

Adsorption of benzene/sulphide/methyl

Substitute imports, localisation breakthrough

Chemical Weapons Emergency Response

Exhumation of Japanese Remnants of Chemical Weapons

Adsorbed activated carbon + detection system

Toxic gas adsorption linked to real-time monitoring

Mustard gas 3-minute identification

Field water supply

Mobile water purification truck

Granular activated Carbon (GAC)

Removal of toxic agents/heavy metals

Harbin water pollution allocates 700 tonnes of activated carbon

Civil protection

Individual protection

Anti-Haze Mask

Granular Carbon Insert

Physical adsorption of VOCs/dust

Costs $1.50 and can be cleaned and reused

Industrial waste gas treatment

Paint shop VOCs

Ozone - bio-activated carbon

Oxidation-adsorption-biodegradation synergy

Qingpu water plant organic matter removal rate ↑ 30%

Solid Waste Resource Utilisation

Agroforestry waste heating

Biomass charcoal + waste heat recovery

Carbonisation Heat Conversion

3000 tonnes of charcoal per year + 24h heating in the town of Tile House

Post-disaster relief

Tianjin Explosion Cyanide Treatment

Medical HEPA+Activated Carbon Purifier

Adsorption of hydrogen cyanide / TVOC

200 purifiers put to the rescue