Re: Recycling activated charcoal

["killiman" <killiman at iquest_net>]

Wright what would happen if you put the carbon in and ran the Oven Clean
cycle?

D.B.N.B ( reply by private e-mail for translation)
Gotta go pick eggs so there will be plenty when you come visit.
as the water changes automatically.

killiman at iquest_net
317 253 2170
Al Anderson
317 253 2170
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <jwwiii at pacbell_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: Recycling activated charcoal


> Hi Erik,
>
> I'm sure you mean charcoal (heat-reduced wood), which is quite different
> from coal, the carbonaceous mineral.
>
> There is no practical way to reactivate it at home. It needs treatment
> at very high temperature in a reducing atmosphere, as I recall, to
> remove the adsorbed materials and "activate" it again. There are
> actually different kinds of "activation" for different applications, I
> think.
>
> Carbon filters that will do much to tap water have powdered carbon
> pressed into a cartridge that would be even more difficult to
> restructure. Loose granules, like sold in the lfs, are quite worthless
> for serious filtering.
>
> You can check me by doing a web search for "activated charcoal."
>
> Wright
>
> PS. I buy cartridges from industrial surplus places. Much cheaper than
> at Home Depot or such hardware stores.
>
> Erik Pfingstner wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have bad tap water and need to filter it before use. Activated coal is
> > rather expensive here in Germany. I once heard that activated coal can
be
> > recycled. Does someone know how?
> >
> > Erik
> >
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