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Activated Charcoal Carbon Adsorbent

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puriss. p.a., powder

Synonym(s):

Charcoal activated

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
7440-44-0
Molecular Weight:
12.01
NACRES:
SB.54
PubChem Substance ID:
329753848
UNSPSC Code:
23201100
EC Number:
231-153-3
MDL number:
MFCD00133992

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Product Name

Activated charcoal, puriss. p.a., powder

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C

SMILES string

[C]

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

description

methylene blue-adsorption 12 mL

grade

puriss. p.a.

form

powder

autoignition temp.

842 °F

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resistivity

1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite)

technique(s)

LPLC: suitable
tissue culture: suitable

impurities

≤0.003% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.5% in water soluble matter
≤1% soluble in acid

ign. residue

≤2%

loss

≤8% loss on drying, 120 °C

matrix

Carbon

matrix active group

carbon

pH

6-9

mp

3550 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

Cu: ≤25 mg/kg
Fe: ≤300 mg/kg
Pb: ≤10 mg/kg
Zn: ≤10 mg/kg

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Enabling,

separation technique

reversed phase

Quality Level

100

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Application

Activated charcoal can be used for the following:
  • to study its effect on tissue cultures of Daucus carota, Happlopapus gracilis and Allum cepa var. proliferum, to check the adsorption of metabolites inhibiting morphognesis.
  • It may be used as the primary gastrointestinal decontamination procedure after acute drug overdose.
  • It may also be used for the adsorption of dyes namely malachite green, bromophenol blue, alizarine red-S, methylene blue, eriochrome black-T, phenol red, methyl blue, and methyl violet from aqueous media.
  • Oral activated charcoal may be also used for adsorption of theophylline, hence can be effectively used in patients with theophylline poisoning.

General description

Activated charcoal is an FDA approved adsorbent and generally finds application in being used during the treatment of swallowed poison.
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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCCM8712
BCCM6892
BCCM4157

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The effect of activated charcoal on tissue cultures: adsorption of metabolites inhibiting morphogenesis.
Gunnar F
Physiologia Plantarum, 43 (2), 104-106 (1978)
Activated Carbon Applications in the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries.
Roy GM.
Technology & Engineering, 137-138 (1994)
M Tenenbein et al.
Annals of emergency medicine, 16(8), 838-841 (1987-08-01)
The efficacy of ipecac-induced emesis, large-bore orogastric lavage, and activated charcoal as gastrointestinal decontamination procedures after acute drug overdose is unknown. Using an ampicillin overdose model, these three procedures were compared with one another and to a control ingestion in
Muhammad J Iqbal et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 139(1), 57-66 (2006-07-20)
Adsorption of industrially important dyes namely bromophenol blue, alizarine red-S, methyl blue, methylene blue, eriochrome black-T, malachite green, phenol red and methyl violet from aqueous media on activated charcoal has been investigated. The effect of shaking time, pH and temperature
W G Berlinger et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 33(3), 351-354 (1983-03-01)
A randomized crossover trial of the effect of oral activated charcoal on the kinetics of intravenous theophylline was carried out in six normal male subjects. After intravenous aminophylline (6 mg/kg), subjects received water or water with activated charcoal (140 gm)
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