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2. Historical Production and Use of Carbon Materials: The Activated Carbon

Author : Tapan Gupta

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Abstract

The use of carbon extends far back to 3750 BC, for the reduction of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and tin (Sn) ores in the manufacture of bronze by the Egyptians and Sumerians. In 157 AD, carbons of both vegetable and animal origin had been used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases. In the year 1773, Car Wilhelm, a chemist from Pomerania, a Baltic coast of Europe under Swedish control, recognized the absorptive power of carbon-derived materials from different sources. However, marketing of first industrially produced activated carbon, Eponit (trade name), was first reported in the year 1911 by the Fanto Works, Austria [1]. The largest market for activated carbon is currently in the municipal water purification industry.

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Metadata
Title
Historical Production and Use of Carbon Materials: The Activated Carbon
Author
Tapan Gupta
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Carbon

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-66404-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-66405-7

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66405-7_2

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