Enhanced Coconut Shell Granular Activated Carbon

Pictured: Mesopore, Micropore and Macropore Structure of Enhanced Coconut Shell Granular Activated Carbon surface. AquaCarb® Granular Activated Carbon - Coconut Shell Based
An excellent alternative to coal-based activated carbon for removing disinfection by-products and tastes/odors from surface and groundwater sources. Retains inherent micropore structure from base coconut carbon, providing excellent VOC adsorption capacity.
Contains superior mesopore structure, providing improved adsorption kinetics and adsorption capacity for larger molecular weight compounds.
Modified pore structure leads to longer bed life between carbon exchanges and lower lifecycle costs.

As contaminated water supplies make national headlines more and more frequently, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have come under scrutiny by not just regulating bodies but also the public. Here's how UMI-2000 Activated Carbon can remedy and treat water supplies for PFOS and PFOA compounds. Need a primer on PFCs? Learn more about PFOA/PFOS, the effects the man-made chemical compounds have on human health, and why treatment is needed with enhanced coconut shell granular activated carbon for all liquid adsorption applications, NSF 61 Certified and meets AWWA B604 Standard. A superior product in some applications to re-agglomerated coal based GAC. Higher surface area and greater capacity for trace contaminants. 10 fold improvement in bed life when used as a replacement for coal based carbon. 5 times longer time to breakthrough to odor threshold when adsorbing MIB. 30% improvement when adsorbing TCE from Groundwater and 85% improvement when adsorbing Trichloropropane. 10 fold improvement in bed life when adsorbing DBP Precursors. Enhanced coconut shell Granular Activated Carbon has 150% Performance Improvement in some applications (when removing PFCs) than re-agglomerated bituminous coal based Granular Activated Carbon. United Manufacturing International's Solution for PFCs
UMI-2000 recommends Enhanced Coconut Shell Granular Activated Carbon Filters for treatment of PFOA and PFOS, which is also supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (see section entitled Steps to Limit Exposure, page 3). Our full line of GAC products are available in a wide range of mesh sizes and encompassing all carbon types. One of the most cost-effective of these options for PFAS comes from enhanced coconut shell GAC. Enhanced coconut shell granular activated carbon combines the benefits of an activated carbon with the high micropore structure of coconut shell, with faster kinetics comparable to bituminous coal. The result is an excellent capacity for difficult-to-adsorb organics such as PFOA and PFOS, as well as adsorptive performance for other background organics. UMI-2000 supports enhanced activated carbon and other GAC installations through a nation-wide network of facilities fully equipped to evaluate applications and build Adsorber Systems, Filter Vessels and Contactors. In addition to GAC media and services, UMI-2000 provides treatment equipment, including treatment vessels specifically designed for these types of applications such as Enhanced Coconut Shell Granular Activated Carbon Filters. The vessels can operate over a wide range of pressures and capacity's. Standard features include:
An optimized under-drain system for lower pressure drops, durable, quality construction with 100% internally/externally welded seams Abrasion and corrosion resistant internal epoxy coatings Top and side man-ways that permit easy access and inspection of the under-drain system. We can supply very high activity and highly mesoporous enhanced coconut shell GAC The reactivated product has more mesopores than virgin coconut shell and hence higher rate of adsorption. The bottom line - enhanced coconut shell Granular Activated Carbon works faster and lasts longer than re-agglomerated coal based GAC in certain applications. Let us perform a pilot test for you with our rental equipment on site to prove and document it!! Our enhanced coconut shell GAC is NSF Standard 61 Certified by UL and meets AWWA B604 Standards without any additional acid or water washing.