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Activated carbon

A carbon-impregnated or carbon-filled bag that adsorbs dissolved organics rather than straining particles

Made to order

This media is not held in stock. Polypropylene needlefelt and nylon monofilament mesh are — those two are priced on the site and ship from stock. Everything else, including this one, is built to your specification and quoted. Build the specification and get a price →

Specification

Activated carbon

Media codeCarbon
Standard sizeSize 2 — φ180 × 810 mm, 0.5 m², 17 L
Other sizesSize 1 (0.25 m², 8 L) · Size 3 (0.09 m², 1.3 L) · Size 4 (0.16 m², 2.5 L)
RatingsMedia dependent
Max. temperatureMedia dependent
Ring optionsGalvanised steel · stainless steel · polypropylene snap ring
FitsEvery housing we supply — see the range

Exact ratings, ring material, surface finish (singed or glazed) and food-contact compliance are confirmed per order against the manufacturer’s current datasheet.

Collar and mesh at the mouth of a monofilament bag
What it is for

Where this media earns its place

A carbon-impregnated or carbon-filled bag that adsorbs dissolved organics rather than straining particles — it removes what a filter cannot, because the contaminant is in solution, not suspension.

Typical duties

Colour removal, odour and taste correction, chlorine reduction, trace organics, plating bath maintenance.

Chemical & service notes

Specified per duty — adsorption capacity is finite and the bag is changed on breakthrough, not on differential pressure.

Temperature

Media dependent. The housing seal has its own limit — the lower of the two governs.

Other media

If this is not the right one

PE felt

Polyester felt

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PP felt

Polypropylene felt

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NMO

Nylon mesh

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PEMO

Polyester mesh

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PPMO

Polypropylene mesh

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Oil sorb

Oil absorbing

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HE / HiSEP

High efficiency

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Leachate

Landfill leachate

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PTFE

PTFE membrane

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Priced per box · volume rates

Bag price moves with media, micron, ring type and quantity, and drops sharply at volume. Tell us the spec and your annual usage for a per-bag rate and a standing-order price. Get bag pricing →

Build it and see the price

Pick the size, media, micron, collar, handles, seam and finish. The builder gives you a part code and a full specification, and tells you whether the bag is one we hold or one we quote. Minimum five bags, then any number above that.

Build a custom bag specification →

What are you filtering?

Flow rate, fluid, temperature, particle size and how often you want to change bags. We size the housing and the bag around that and quote the pair, delivered and commissioned.

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