CA1256848A - Process for the production of activated carbon - Google Patents

Process for the production of activated carbon

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Publication number: CA1256848A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: product; activated carbon; mass; brown coal; coal
Prior art date: 1985-02-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000500234A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Kaye F. Harvey

Theodore V. Verheyen

Reginald B. Johns

Alan S. Buchanan

David A. Cain

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

University of Melbourne

Rio Tinto Services Ltd

Original Assignee

CRA Services Ltd

University of Melbourne

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1985-02-01

Filing date

1986-01-23

Publication date

1989-07-04

1986-01-23 Application filed by CRA Services Ltd, University of Melbourne filed Critical CRA Services Ltd

1989-07-04 Application granted granted Critical

1989-07-04 Publication of CA1256848A publication Critical patent/CA1256848A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 12
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238000011282 treatment Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 14
238000010008 shearing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 9
230000003213 activating effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 8
238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 8
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IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 32
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HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M Sodium hydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[Na+] HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 6
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XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 5
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UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon monoxide Chemical compound [O+]#[C-] UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
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UQSXHKLRYXJYBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N iron oxide Inorganic materials [Fe]=O UQSXHKLRYXJYBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L magnesium dihydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[OH-].[Mg+2] VTHJTEIRLNZDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 3
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NDLPOXTZKUMGOV-UHFFFAOYSA-N oxo(oxoferriooxy)iron hydrate Chemical compound O.O=[Fe]O[Fe]=O NDLPOXTZKUMGOV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
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CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon dioxide Chemical compound O=C=O CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ammonium hydroxide Chemical compound [NH4+].[OH-] VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N methane Chemical class C VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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238000001139 pH measurement Methods 0.000 description 1
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229920006395 saturated elastomer Polymers 0.000 description 1
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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- B01J20/00—Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof
- B01J20/02—Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material
- B01J20/20—Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising free carbon; comprising carbon obtained by carbonising processes
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B32/00—Carbon; Compounds thereof
- C01B32/30—Active carbon
- C01B32/312—Preparation
- C01B32/336—Preparation characterised by gaseous activating agents

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)

CA000500234A 1985-02-01 1986-01-23 Process for the production of activated carbon Expired CA1256848A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AUPG9106		1985-02-01
AUPG910685		1985-02-01

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1256848A true CA1256848A (en)	1989-07-04

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ID=3770927

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000500234A Expired CA1256848A (en)	1985-02-01	1986-01-23	Process for the production of activated carbon

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
CA (1)	CA1256848A (de)
DD (1)	DD245646A5 (de)
DE (1)	DE3603003A1 (de)
NZ (1)	NZ214911A (de)

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1986
- 1986-01-23 CA CA000500234A patent/CA1256848A/en not_active Expired
- 1986-01-23 NZ NZ214911A patent/NZ214911A/xx unknown
- 1986-01-29 DD DD86286586A patent/DD245646A5/de unknown
- 1986-01-31 DE DE19863603003 patent/DE3603003A1/de not_active Withdrawn

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Publication number	Publication date
DD245646A5 (de)	1987-05-13
DE3603003A1 (de)	1986-08-21
NZ214911A (en)	1988-10-28

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2006-07-04	MKEX	Expiry

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CA1256848A - Process for the production of activated carbon - Google Patents

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ID=3770927

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Cited By (1)

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