Activated carbons are black solid substances having an extreme porosity (space) enclosed by carbon atoms. Because of that, they are powerful adsorbents that are used in removal of hazardous contaminants existing in gas or liquid phases. These powerful adsorbents used also among history, are the most common adsorbents in industry. Especially, behind using for removal of hazardous compounds in drinking or waste water, they are used for removal of contaminants in air to increase indoor air quality. Generally, they are used in powder, granulate and fiber/cloth forms. Although their common usage is granulate form, the fiber/cloth form has great attention because of having several advantages over granular activated carbon (GAC) such as even distribution of micropores, higher value of surface area, higher dynamic adsorption capacity and adsorption rate, and smaller critical bed depth. Moreover, activated carbon cloth (ACC) provides ease in applications because of its elasticity and lightness. ACC has exhibited outstanding performance in adsorbing odors, solvents, bacteria, virus and all of the contaminants that exist in air, gas, water and other liquids.
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