powdered carbon
1Powdered activated carbon treatment — (PACT) is a wastewater technology in which powdered activated carbon is added to an anaerobic or aerobic treatment system. The carbon in the biological treatment process acts as a buffer against the effects of toxic organics in the wastewater.In… …
2Carbon filtering — is a method of filtering that uses a piece of activated carbon to remove contaminants and impurities, utilizing chemical adsorption. Each piece of carbon is designed to provide a large section of surface area, in order to allow contaminants the… …
3Carbon monoxide — chembox Name = Carbon monoxide ImageFileL1 = Carbon monoxide 2D.svg ImageSizeL1 = 100px ImageNameL1 = Structure of the carbon monoxide molecule ImageFileR1 = Carbon monoxide 3D vdW.png ImageSizeR1 = 120px ImageNameR1 = Space filling model of the… …
4Zinc-carbon battery — A Zinc carbon dry cell or battery is packaged in a zinc can that serves as both a container and anode. It was developed from the wet Leclanché cell (pronEng|lɛklɑːnˈʃeɪ). Super or Heavy Duty batteries, technically called zinc chloride cells, are… …
5activated carbon — noun A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons. Syn: activated charcoal …
6Activated carbon — Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions …
7activated carbon — noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons • Syn: ↑activated charcoal • Hypernyms: ↑carbon, ↑C, ↑atomic number 6 …
8activated carbon — noun Date: 1921 a highly adsorbent powdered or granular carbon made usually by carbonization and chemical activation and used chiefly for purifying by adsorption called also activated charcoal …
9Resistor — A typical axial lead resistor Type Passive Working principle Electrical resistance Invented Ge …
10silicon carbide — Chem. a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures. [1900 05] * * * ▪ chemical compound Introduction exceedingly hard, synthetically produced… …
