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1.4 Summary of Typical Applications
| The activated carbon products manufactured by CPL Carbon Link are in common use in many domestic and industrial applications ranging from simple shoe insole deodourisers to the manufacture of complexed industrial chemicals. A range of products capable of providing the optimum adsorption characteristics have been developed and classified. Examples of the product references used by CPL Carbon Link are given in these tables, and their suitability for various applications.
|  Solvay Interox Ltd - hydrogen peroxide production unit |
Vapour Phase
| Industry | Standard Product | Description | Typical Use |
| Solvent recovery | Microcarb FY5 Microcarb AY5 Mesocarb D43 |
Recovery of organic solvents to optimise process economics and control vapour emissions | Acetate fibres (acetone), pharmaceuticals (methylene chloride), film coating and printing (ethly acetate), magnetic tape (MEK) |
| Carbon dioxide | Microcarb AY5 | Purification of carbon dioxide from fermentation processes | Adsorption of alcohols, amines and mercaptans |
| Industrial respirators | Microcarb VN5 | Adsorption of organic vapours | To meet CEN 141 standards - Type A respirators |
| Waste disposal | Mesocarb FGT Plus | Disposal of domestic, chemical and clinical waste by high temperature incineration | Removal of heavy metals and dioxins from flue gas |
| Cigarettes | Microcarb SX5 | Incorporation as either powder or granule in filter tips | Extraction of some harmful elements of cigarette smoke, or taste and flavour control |
| Air conditioning | Microcarb TH5 Microcarb FY5 |
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HEVAC) | Airports (partially combusted fuel odours), offices (motor vehical odours), fume cupboards (solvent odours) |
| Composite fibres | Microcarb PAC Plus Macrocarb GA Super |
Impregnation of powdered activated carbon into foam/fibre/non-woven substance | Air treatment, face masks and respirators, shoe insole deoderiser and water treatment |
| Fridge de-oderisers | Microcarb TH5 | In situ filter units | Removal of general food odours |
Liquid Phase
| Industry | Standard Product |
Description | Typical Use |
| Potable water treatment | mesocarb BKK100 | Granular activated carbons (GAC) installed in rapid gravity filters | Removal of dissolved organic contaminants, control of tase and odour problems |
| Soft drinks | Microcarb FY5 | Potable water treatment, sterilisation with chlorine | Chlorine removal and adsorption of dissolved organic contaminants |
| Brewing | Microcarb FY5 | Potable water treatment | Removal of trihalomethanes (THM) and phenolics |
| Semi-conductors | Microcarb FY5 | Ultra high purity water | Total organic carbon (TOC) reduction |
| Gold recovery | Microcarb CL40 Microcarb CL50 |
Operation of carbon in leach (CIL), carbon in pulp (CIP) and heap leach circuits | Recovery of gold from "tailings" dissolved in sodium cyanide |
| Petrochemical | Microcarb AY5 | Recycling of steam condensate for boiler feed water | Removal of oil and hydrocarbon contamination |
| Groundwater | Microcarb TH5 Microcarb FY5 Mesocarb BKK100 |
Industrial contamination of ground water reserves | Reduction of total organic halogens (TOX) and adsorbable organic halogens (AOX) including chloroform, tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethane |
| Industrial waste water | Microcarb FY5 Mesocarb BKK100 |
Process effluent treatment to meet environmental legislation | Reduction of total organic halogens (TOX), bioloical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) |
| Swimming pools | Microcarb RT5 | Ozone injection for removal of organic contaminants | Removal of residual ozone and control of chloramine levels |
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