3. Adsorption

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3.1 General information. Activated carbon

Adsorption defines the property of certain materials to bind to their surface molecules extracted from the liquid or gaseous phase in which they are immersed. Among adsorbent materials (which also include natural zeolites, certain synthetic resins, etc.), activated carbon is currently the most widely used.

Activated carbon comes from a variety of sources (hard coal, lignite, anthracite, bituminous shale, coconut, peat, pine wood, etc.) and is...

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