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Activated charcoal

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powder, -100 particle size (mesh), decolorizing

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Synonym(s):
Charcoal activated
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
12.01
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
SB.52

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

form

powder

autoignition temp.

842 °F

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resistivity

1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite)

particle size

-100 (mesh)

mp

3550 °C (lit.)

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SMILES string

[C]

InChI

1S/C

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Activated charcoal (AC) powder, -100 particle size (mesh), decolorizing, is a carbonaceous material that is majorly used in a variety of applications due to its abundance, cost effectiveness and environmentally safe nature. It can be used in the fabrication of energy devices.
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Application

AC can be used as an electrode material in the formation of supercapacitors, double layered capacitors, lithium ion batteries and fuel cells.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Performance studies of activated charcoal based electrical double layer capacitors with ionic liquid gel polymer electrolytes
Pandey GP, et al.
Energy & Fuels, 24(12), 6644-6652 (2010)
Fabrication of textile fabric counter electrodes using activated charcoal doped multi walled carbon nanotube hybrids for dye sensitized solar cells
Arbab AA, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 4(4), 1495-1505 (2016)
Supercapacitors from activated carbon derived from banana fibers
Subramanian V, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(20), 7527-7531 (2007)
Proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry as a rapid inline tool for filter efficiency of activated charcoal in support of the development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells fueled with biogas
Papurello D, et al.
Fuel Processing Technology, 130(12), 78-86 (2015)
Kishore Baathulaa et al.
Nature protocols, 6(12), 1990-1997 (2011-12-03)
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