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Activated charcoal

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untreated, granular, 20-60 mesh

Synonym(s):

Charcoal activated

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
12.01
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
11101522
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
SB.52

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

form

untreated, granular

autoignition temp.

842 °F

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resistivity

1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite)

particle size

20-60 mesh

mp

3550 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[C]

InChI

1S/C

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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Application

Activated charcoal (activated carbon) has been used:
  • As an adsorbent for p-cresol in the fermentation broth, during its synthesis from p-hydroxyphenylacetate catalyzed by p-hydroxyphenylacetate decarboxylase.
  • To form a charcoal filter in a Drierite cartridge for removing organic compounds from the air for the odor delivery system.
  • As an organic sorbent to study adsorption equilibrium of ammonia gas.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Kevin C Daly et al.
PloS one, 8(11), e81863-e81863 (2013-11-28)
Sensory systems sample the external world actively, within the context of self-motion induced disturbances. Mammals sample olfactory cues within the context of respiratory cycles and have adapted to process olfactory information within the time frame of a single sniff cycle.
In-situ product recovery as a strategy to increase product yield and mitigate product toxicity.
Ng YL and Kuek YY
Open Biotechnology Journal, 7, 15-22 (2013)
Adsorption equilibria of ammonia gas on inorganic and organic sorbents at 298.15 K.
Helminen J, et al.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 46(2), 391-399 (2001)
Nathalie Butt et al.
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 23(4), 936-943 (2013-07-20)
A typical way to quantify aboveground carbon in forests is to measure tree diameters and use species-specific allometric equations to estimate biomass and carbon stocks. Using "citizen scientists" to collect data that are usually time-consuming and labor-intensive can play a
Kohsuke Ohmatsu et al.
Nature chemistry, 6(1), 47-51 (2013-12-19)
The development of a general catalytic method for the direct and stereoselective construction of contiguous all-carbon quaternary stereocentres remains a formidable challenge in chemical synthesis. Here, we report a highly enantio- and diastereoselective [3+2] annulation reaction of 5-vinyloxazolidinones and activated

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