Growing Water Treatment Needs Propel Global Activated Carbon Market
Activated carbon, activated coal, or activated charcoal is a form of non-graphite and porous carbon. It is a result of an activation process of carbonaceous materials such as coal, bamboo, sawdust, coconut shells, lignite, wood chips, and paddy husk. Some of the commonly seen product types of activated carbon are powder, extruded, and granular. They are popularly used in a wide range of applications such as liquid, gas, and vapor treatment. The global activated carbon market is segmented on the basis of product, application, end use, and region. The products available in the global activated carbon market are granular, powdered, and others such as extruded and impregnated. The application of these products is seen in the liquid phase as well as the gas phase. The usage of activated carbon is seen in areas such as water treatment, food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical and medical, automotive, air purification, and others such as solvent recovery, mining, and c...