Activated Carbon Plant

Plant Capacities : From 3MT/day to 50 MT/day, based on Rotary Kiln Technology.

A brief introduction of Activated Carbon is the carbon produced by activation of any carbonaceous material such as coconut shells, bamboo, wood chips, sawdust, coal, lignite, paddy husk, etc.

In the northern region of the country, Activated carbon is produced mainly from wood charcoal, whereas in the southern region including Kerala, it is made from charcoal of the shell of Coconut that is available aplenty.

Shell-based activated carbon is extensively used in the process of refining and bleaching of vegetable oils and chemical solutions, water purification, recovery of solvents, recovery of gold, in gas masks for protection against toxic gases, in filters for providing adequate protection against war gases/nuclear fall outs, etc.

Activated Carbon of three grades namely powder, granular and pelletised, finds hundreds of different applications. By chemical activation, predominantly powder activated carbons are made and these qualities are mostly used for wastewater treatment. Granular products and pellets used for gas purification are predominantly made by gas steam activation. The domestic market for activated carbon is fast expanding with rapid growth of several end user industries. The demand from the vegetable oil industry – the largest consumer of activated carbon, is estimated at around 30,000 tonnes. The capacity utilisation ratio is reported to be around 80% – 85%. Activated Carbon has got huge export potential due to its wide application in many industrial sectors.

About 55% of value of export is contributed by U.K, South Africa, Germany and U.S.A. Other principal buyers of Indian manufactured activated carbon include Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Sweden and Senegal accounting for 30% of total exports from India.