Carbon

Activated Carbon for Purification, Filtration & Odor Control

High-surface-area, porous carbons engineered for removal of organics, color bodies, odors, and trace contaminants in liquid and vapor streams. Available in powder (PAC), granular (GAC), and pellet forms across coconut, coal, and wood bases - with grades tailored for water treatment, food processing, chemical manufacturing, and air/VOC control.

Common Applications

Water treatment & polishing: TOC reduction, taste/odor control, dechlorination, color removal.
Air & VOC adsorption: Solvent, hydrocarbon, and odor control in process vents and HVAC.
Food & beverage: Decolorization and deodoration of syrups, sweeteners, spirits, and ingredients.
Chemical & pharma: Color-body removal, impurity scavenging, and purification steps.
Electronics & specialty: High-purity grades for polishing and trace contaminant control.

Why Sorbents Direct

Multiple formats & bases: PAC, GAC, pellets; coconut/coal/wood to match kinetics and selectivity.
Performance you can size: Iodine number, surface area, and pore distribution aligned to your target species.
Low dust, high hardness: Reliable handling in columns, filters, and packed beds.
Bulk tiers & fast fulfillment: From 25 kg to super sacks with nationwide freight options.
Real technical support: Help with bed sizing, EBCT, and media change-out intervals.

Quick Selection Guide

Format / Base

Best For

Notes

PAC (powder)

Batch decolorization, polishing, seasonal taste/odor

Fast kinetics; dose into process, then filter out

GAC (granular)

Fixed beds for water polishing, dechlorination, TOC

Regenerable; specify mesh (e.g., 8×30, 12×40)

Pellet (extruded)

Air/VOC control, solvent recovery, odor abatement

Low pressure drop; select diameter (e.g., 4 mm)

Coconut-shell

Microporous; small organics, chlorine, taste/odor

High hardness, high iodine number

Coal-based

Balanced micro/mesopores for broader molecules

Workhorse for water & vapor phases

Wood-based

Decolorization in food/chemicals; larger organics

More meso/macroporosity; good for color bodies

Example Application

A beverage processor installed a 12×40 GAC polishing bed to address seasonal taste and odor in source water. Effluent TOC dropped by ~30% and chlorine/chloramine were reliably removed, improving product flavor consistency and extending downstream membrane life.