ACTIVATED CARBON-ITS USE IN FILTRATION PROCESSES AND RELATED DISPOSAL ISSUES

摘要

Purification by activated carbon is a proven,modern,state of the art technology for a multitude of purification needs.Nevertheless,the principles were discovered long ago,and activated carbon has had a rich history ever since.The ancient Greeks had already described the use of charcoal to soften the effects of food poisoning.At the time of Columbus sailors used to blacken the insides of water barrels with fire;they learned that the water would stay fresh much longer by doing so.