CARBOFIL™ FS
Characteristics
CARBOFIL™ Sheets allow the user to handle activated carbon a lot less messy that loose carbon powders. There is no need for use of activated carbon powder or granules and no messy filter cake.
Available Versions
CARBOFIL is available with 45 % acitivated Carbon content and with 60% activated carbon content. Both versions are available as a lightweight (1'000 g/m2) and a regular weight version (1'300 g/m2).
Applications
All applications where liquid has to be treated with activated carbon for removing color, odor, off-taste or chlorine of a liquid.
Carbon treatment applications include
- decolorisation of blood products, glucose solutions, antibiotics, solvents, sugar syrups, cosmetics, chemicals, silicone oils, electroplating chemicals, alcoholic beverages
- deodorisation of fruit juices, beverages
- dechlorination of water
- off-tastes removal in food and beverages
Activated Carbon
CARBOFIL™ sheets have steam activated carbon inside with a high absorptive capacity and a high purity. The carbon meets the requirements of the U.S. food chemicals codex (4th edition, 1996).
General characteristics activated carbon
| Molasses number (EUR) | 330 |
| Methylene blue adsorption | 12 g/100 g |
| Internal surface area (B.E.T) | 650 m²/g |
| Apparent density (tamped) | 455 kg/m³ (129 Kg/ft³) |
| Water soluble matter | 1 mass % |
Specifications activated carbon
| Molasses decolorizing efficiency (RE) | min. | 95 |
| pH | min. | 4.3 |
| max. | 7.0 | |
| Particle size, laser, volume | ||
| d5 | min. | 2.7 µm |
| d50 | min. | 30 µm |
| max. | 42 µm | |
| d95 | max. | 130 µm |
| Pore size distribution | ||
| through 100 mesh (150 µm) | 99% | |
| through 325 mesh (45 µm) | 70% |
Filtrox quality assurance
FILTROX assures the best quality control according to international standards:
- ISO 9001 (Quality management)
- ISO 14001 (
- Environmental management)
- FDA drug master file: # 14255
Material
Sheets are made of activated carbon, purified and bleached
cellulose, natural inorganic filter aid (DE) and Polyamidoamine
(< 3%).
Diatomaceous earth (DE)
Carbofil sheets contain Diatomaceous Earth (DE / «Kieselguhr») as an inorganic filter aid.
FILTROX uses only natural Kieselguhr with a «Cristobalite» content < 1 % (detection limit).