activated carbon

China posts strong results in wood products trade in H1  -  21 Aug 2007
IHB,The growth of charcoal, activated carbon and wood chips are fastest. The growth rates of charcoal and activated carbon imports were highest, although their

Colorado business news roundup  -  21 Aug 2007
Denver Post,Suisse to provide financial advisory and investment-banking services to assist the company in developing its first activated-carbon production facility.

Multisorb's Concentrated Sorbents Offer Double Moisture Protection ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Packaging & Converting Essentials (press release),..."By concentrating silica gel, activated carbon, or a combination of both, Multiform CSF sorbents provide enhanced protection against moisture,

Nanotoxicology study shows good results  -  Aug 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Activated carbon -- Activated carbon (also called activated charcoal) is the more general term which includes carbon material mostly derived

ADA-ES Engages Credit Suisse as Its Financial Advisor  -  Aug 20, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Together we have a team that is capable of not only developing this first activated carbon production plant, but bringing on additional production lines

Activated carbon products from Water Filter Corp  -  Aug 12, 2007
Infolink Architecture & Building,Activated carbon can be manufactured from any organic material containing carbon. Commercial carbons are made from sawdust, wood, charcoal, peat, lignite,

Calgon Carbon Rises on Upgrade  -  Aug 6, 2007
Forbes,Gaugler added that Calgon is improving its margins as activated carbon prices improve. Sales from the activated carbon business increased 11 percent for the

Calgon Carbon Outlines Strategy to Serve Mercury Removal Market  -  Jul 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comOur company has been a long-term industry leader in the manufacture and supply of activated carbon, the development of new carbons and new applications,

Calgon Carbon Announces Second Quarter Results  -  Aug 2, 2007
CNNMoney.comFor the second quarter of 2007, sales for the Activated Carbon and Service segment increased by 10.8% versus the second quarter of 2006.

Sri Lanka's Haycarb activated carbon maker 1Q profit bounces back  -  Aug 9, 2007
Lanka Business Online,Group revenue of the company, the world’s biggest exporter of coconut shell-based activated carbon and a subsidiary of the Hayleys conglomerate,

ADA-ES Files Air Permit Application For New Activated Carbon  -  Aug 7, 2007
Pollution Online (press release),RREP will also be voluntarily installing activated carbon injection for mercury capture at the plant. These technologies in combination provide high levels

La.: Huge Carbon Plant Planned  -  Aug 3, 2007
Forbes,AP 08.03.07, 11:21 AM ET A Colorado pollution control company has asked for a permit to build what it says would be the world's largest activated carbon

Calgon Carbon ends agreement with Colorado company  -  Jul 26, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Activated carbon, created by subjecting coal to high-pressure steam, is a highly absorbant substance that when granulated provides a high surface exposure

ADA-ES Sets the Stage for the World’s Largest Activated Carbon Plant  -  Aug 6, 2007
Money MorningSo big, in fact, that the company is planning to build the world’s biggest plant for producing activated carbon, a substance that allows coal-fired power

World's largest activated carbon plant planned  -  Aug 3, 2007
Bismarck Tribune,...(AP) — A Colorado pollution control company has asked for a permit to build what it says would be the world's largest activated carbon plant, producing up

World's largest activated carbon plant planned | KXNet.com North ...  -  Aug 3, 2007
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,...(AP) Red River Environmental Products has asked Louisiana regulators to approve its permit to build what would be the world's largest activated carbon

Q2 2007 Calgon Carbon Corporation Earnings Conference Call - Final  -  Aug 10, 2007
Insurance News Net,The decrease in Asia occurred exclusively in Japan with our joint venture decreasing their purchase of activated carbon during the quarter.

ADA-ES to Conduct Conference Call to Discuss Activated Carbon Strategy  -  Jul 26, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Through its largest and fastest-growing segment, Mercury Emission Control, ADA-ES supplies activated carbon injection systems, mercury measurement

ADA-ES Board of Directors Approves Comprehensive Plans for New ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...to complete the design, purchase major equipment, and secure financing for the construction of its first activated carbon (AC) manufacturing facility.

Good second quarter for Calgon Carbon  -  Aug 2, 2007
Water Technology Online,Higher pricing and increased demand for its activated carbon and other products and services, combined with a leaner cost structure and lower legal costs,

ADA-ES Reports Second Quarter Results  -  Aug 8, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The evidence of our commitment to this market and our progress can be seen in the filing of permits for new activated carbon production lines in Louisiana,

Secondary Waste Should Be Disposed Off-Site Whenever Possible ...  -  Jul 26, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The committee focused its review on six major waste streams that result from the destruction of chemical agents: spent activated carbon, brine solutions and

Incentives lacking  -  Aug 17, 2007
Prince George Free Press,...“Pyrolysis oils from wood can generate food flavourings, activated carbon, resins and bio-fuels,�? he said. “One of the nice things about pyrolysis is the

Calgon Carbon Awarded Carbon Cloth Contract from Military  -  Aug 7, 2007
CNNMoney.comThe Zorflex(R) cloth is 100% activated carbon and can be supplied in woven and knitted formats. Commenting on the announcement, Cloth Division general

City recharges filtration system  -  Jul 26, 2007
Reporter-Times,In a two-day process, the city's four filtration vessels will be emptied of old carbon (granular activated carbon), and 80000 pounds of fresh,

Water contamination problems - Giardia and Cryptosporidium  -  Aug 15, 2007
Infolink Architecture & Building,...requiring filtration is loaded with a fine particulate that needs to be removed from the water prior to filtration with activated Carbon or Zeolite.

Canyon Resources Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results and Provides ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
CNNMoney.comLeach solutions would be circulated through activated carbon, concentrating the gold. This loaded carbon would then be transported to the Briggs Mine in

Rejuvenation the Himalayan way  -  Aug 6, 2007
INQ7.net,The first of its kind in the Philippines, PerformX Carbon line features Cocona fibers and yarns and utilizes activated carbon from coconut shells.

Moxee scrap scrape -- tire recycling plan raises questions  -  Aug 13, 2007
Yakima Herald-Republic,Gerhard Zimm wanted to obtain usable petroleum products, including activated carbon, from scrap tires. The plant never materialized because a federal grand

TXU Reports Second Quarter Results  -  Aug 7, 2007
CNNMoney.comAnnounced a joint plan with TEF and Luminant Power, the production operation of Luminant, to install new activated carbon sorbent injection systems (SIS) at

Brean Murray Upgrades Calgon Carbon Corp. (CCC) to Buy  -  Aug 6, 2007
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Better pricing for activated carbon continues to flow through the income statement, and we believe the current margins are not only sustainable,

Meeting the mercury challenge  -  Aug 9, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Most involve blowing sorbents — mostly types of activated carbon — into the plant's exhaust at temperatures up to 650 degrees. Mercury attaches itself to

Vacuum pump traps absorb specific contaminants  -  Aug 13, 2007
Processing Talk,These MV Filter Elements for specific process contaminants include four new types: (1) a proprietary activated carbon media to trap ammonia vapours,

Shape-engineerable and highly densely packed carbon nanotubes  -  Jul 24, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,...as the electrode material possess higher energy densities and power densities than conventional capacitors that use activated carbon as electrodes.

Looking great in the great outdoors  -  Aug 2, 2007
News-Leader.com,The 22-ounce bottle uses an activated carbon labyrinth filter to effectively remove pathogens including giardia and cryptosporidium.

Algae tainting taste of water  -  Aug 13, 2007
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle,To combat the problem, the treatment plant is adding more powdered activated carbon to absorb the algae. They normally add this carbon during the

PAR Technology Slips To Loss In Q2 - Quick Facts [PTC]  -  Jul 26, 2007
RTT News,...and permitting activities to enable the re-start of an idle production line by 2009 at its Big Sandy activated carbon manufacturing facility.

Air permit data debate piecemeal  -  Jul 25, 2007
Hope Star,In addition a powdered activated carbon injection system will be utilized to provide additional mercury emission control.�? The ADEQ, noting a lack of hard

Harmless algae affects Holly Springs water  -  Aug 17, 2007
News & Observer,The Harnett County plant is boosting the amount of activated carbon and aerating the water before treatment, forcing air through it to help break up

Regenerative thermal oxidizers for VOCs: A Review  -  Jul 24, 2007
Processing Talk,The pollutant-laden process exhaust passes through the rotary adsorption unit where the VOCs are adsorbed on zeolite or activated carbon media.

Council monitoring lake for risk of cancer-causing toxins  -  Aug 17, 2007
Westmeath Independent,If the council believes the level of toxins present in the lake may pose a risk to the drinking water quality it will treat the water with activated carbon,

AVANTech Awarded Qatar Reverse Osmosis Project  -  Aug 17, 2007
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),The demineralized water system will consisting of a particulate filter, activated carbon filter, reverse osmosis system, associated valves, piping,

New outdoor offerings address needs, not whims  -  Aug 2, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,In addition, Aquamira presents a 22-ounce plastic water bottle with integral (but replaceable) activated carbon filter that is good at removing viruses of

TrapTek Receives Patent For Fabric Technology  -  Jul 31, 2007
Textile World Magazine,Cocona fibers are embedded with activated carbon particles derived from recycled coconut shells to provide evaporative cooling as well as trap ultraviolet

Thermal Spa In Bad Aibling Relies On Ultrafiltration  -  Aug 16, 2007
Water Online (press release),Reduction of the bound chlorine is achieved by adding powdered activated carbon. Disc or gravel filters are used as a protective filter before the

Combating pollutants in wastewater with ozone  -  Aug 16, 2007
innovations report,Ozonation followed by granular activated carbon filtration is already a standard method for the treatment of raw surface water to produce drinking water

Filtration plant almost ready  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Republican - MassLive.com,The new plant will use a granulate-activated carbon system, much more sophisticated and effective than old-fashioned charcoal filters, Huntley said.

Air Purifiers - A Breath Of Fresh Air  -  Aug 6, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),Household odors and gases including cooking odors, aerosols or indoor pesticides would require an activated carbon filter which is ideal for absorbing such

Western Forests Go Up in Smoke  -  Aug 6, 2007
Environment News ServiceIn June, TXU Power announced plans to install new activated carbon sorbent injection systems at all of the company’s existing coal-fueled generation units

Business News Briefs  -  Aug 2, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Buoyed by an 11 percent increase in revenue in the activated carbon and service segment, net sales rose to $88.4 million from $80.5 million a year ago.

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