The activated carbon fibre is synthetic material made from a poly acrylonitrile material which is activated at high temperatures for optimum activity.
Each strand of the fibre has small 8-30 carbon fibres which increases its surface area to a very large extent. The fibre also has large pore size distribution starting from pores as small as 20 angstroms. These tiny pores help in adsorption of impurities having a broad range of molecular size. Some of the applications of the Activated Carbon Fibre are as under.
The ACF is used in the gas mask to remove the smell, dust, pollen, germs and virus from the air. It is also used in gas mask in the chemical industry to remove carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, benzene, ether , aldehyde, gasoline... etc.
The ACF is used in the gas mask to remove the smell, dust, pollen, germs and virus from the air. It is also used in gas mask in the chemical industry to remove carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, benzene, ether , aldehyde, gasoline... etc.
It is used in odour removal from drinking water.
It is used in the refrigerator as a deodoriser.
| Benzene Adsorption (%) | 50 | ||
| Surface Area m2/gm | 1100-1400 | ||
| Pore Diameter Nanometer | 0.7 - 3 | ||
| Width in mm | 1.2 | ||
| Thickness mm | 1.5 - 2.5 | ||
| Bluk Density (kg/m3) | 0.07-0.1 | ||