Activated carbon is produced from carbonaceous raw materials (wood, rice husk, corn cob) and its uses vary across food and non-food industries, from drinking water and waste-water treatment, to odor control, to processing of cooking oil, sugar, and chemical matter purification, and pharmaceutical manufacturing or processing





Carbon has a natural affinity for organic pollutants which bind to its surface. Once activated, the carbon forms little pores and pockets that increase its surface area. An imbalance of forces then exists on the activated carbon atoms at the pore wall surface. To neutralize this imbalance, molecules are physically adsorbed, i.e., drawn and held physically to the pore wall (Van der Waals forces). In other words, compounds like pesticides, chloroform, and contaminants slide into the holes of this honeycomb-like substance and hold fast through a process called adsorption.