WP7

Filtracarb® WP7 is a powdered activated carbon manufactured from specially selected grades of coal at a production facility in the UK.

The material is manufactured under stringently controlled conditions by steam activation, to produce a porous adsorbent with a highly developed internal surface area.

  • Designed for potable water treatment
  • Highly developed pore structure
  • Excellent dispersion properties
  • Optimum organic removal efficiency
  • Complies with BS EN 12903:2003
  • Supplied to BS EN ISO 9001:2008

Standard Specification

ParameterUnitValueMethod
TypeCoal
Iodine numbermg g-1 min850ASTM D4607
Moisture as packed% max5ASTM D2867
Mesh size :-ASTM D2862
> 40 (425 μm)%0
> 70 (212 μm)%Trace
< 200 (75 μm)% min85

Typical Properties

ParameterUnitValueMethod
Surface aream2 g-1900BET N2
Bulk Densityg ml-10.5DIN 53194
pH aqueous extract9ASTM D3838
* Note 1
The weight per unit volume on a dry basis of a bed of activated carbon that has been backwashed and drained.Note 1