Granular Activated Carbon

The low apparent density of our granular activated carbons is advantageous in single use fixed-bed applications as it requires fewer pounds to fill a vessel. 

Available in several grades, our granular activated carbon covers a range of pore size distributions, surface chemistries, particle size distributions and purity levels.  

Nuchar® WV-A 900

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Nuchar® WV-A 1000 

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Nuchar® WV-A 1100 

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Nuchar® WV-A 1500 

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Nuchar® WV-B 

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Nuchar® WV-B 1500 

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Nuchar® WV-B 20, 30

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Nuchar® RGC

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Nuchar® AquaGuard

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Automotive

Uses
Our Nuchar® high surface area high pore volume wood-based granular activated carbons are used by automotive companies to control evaporative emissions.

Function
These highly efficient granular activated carbons adsorb high molecular weight color bodies and impurities to a greater degree than carbons made from other raw materials due to their large volume of meso and macro pores. Our specially engineered carbons have the highest working capacities available in the world.

Options
We offer a range of surface areas, pore size distributions, and particle sizes to meet automotive applications for stage 1, stage 2, running loss and diurnal evaporative emissions control.

Quality
Our ISO 9011 and TS16949 certifications help assure the required conformity to the automobile industry’s stringent quality and consistency requirements. The consistent quality and continuous improvement of carbon products and services are in increasing demand.  

Food

Uses
Our granular activated carbons are used in fixed beds to purify different types of liquid food ingredients including edible oils, extracts, concentrates, acids and additives.

Function
These highly efficient granular activated carbons adsorb high molecular weight color bodies and impurities to a greater degree than carbons made from other raw materials due to their large volume of meso and macro pores.

Options
We offer a range of surface areas, pore size distributions, and particle sizes to meet many food ingredient fixed bed purification needs.

Quality
MWV granular activated carbons meet the food-grade quality of activated carbon as defined by the current edition of the Food Chemicals Codex.

Beverage

Uses
Our granular activated carbons are used in the fixed bed purification of different types of beverage liquids including juices, concentrates, malternatives and distilled spirits.

Function
These highly efficient granular activated carbons absorb high molecular weight color bodies, off flavors and impurities to a greater degree than carbons made from other raw materials due to their large volume of meso and macro pores.

Options
We offer a range of surface areas, pore size distributions, particle sizes and pH to meet your beverage processing needs.

Certification
MWV granular activated carbons meet the food grade quality of activated carbon as defined by the current edition of the Food Chemicals Codex.

Chemicals

Uses
Our granular activated carbons are used in the purification and decolorization of different types of liquid phase fixed bed processing for use in a variety of chemicals and chemical intermediates.

Our Nuchar granular activated carbons are suitable for single use applications and applications where in situ chemical regeneration is used. They are not suitable for large scale thermal reactivation and transport is used.

Function
These highly efficient granular activated carbons adsorb high molecular weight color bodies and impurities to a greater degree than carbons made from other raw materials due to their large volume of meso and macro pores.

Options
We offer a range of surface areas, pore size distributions, particle sizes and pH to meet any chemical product purification need. See Powdered Activated Carbons.

Quality
Nuchar granular activated carbons for this application area meet the food-grade quality of activated carbon as defined by the current edition of the Food Chemicals Codex.

Municipal Drinking Water

Uses
Our granular activated carbons are widely recognized as especially effective for purifying drinking water and industrial water/beverage water, and are particularly suited for the reduction of MIB and Geosmin taste and odor components.

Function
The ultra-low-dust and high-quality aspects of these granular carbons allow for the use of fewer pounds of carbon to achieve higher levels of taste, odor, color and agricultural organics removal in municipal water supplies.  Low ash content prevents the formation of scale.

Options
For great tasting drinking water with less carbon, evaluate Nuchar WV-B. See Granular Activated Carbons.

Quality
Nuchar granular carbons meet ANSI/AWWA B 600-05 and are certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61. They also meet the food grade quality standards for activated carbon as defined by the most recent addition of the Food Chemicals Codex.

Point of Use/Point of Entry Water Filtration

Uses
Nuchar RGC and AquaGuard granular activated carbons are especially effective for purifying drinking water at the end of tap and at point of entry into the home. Our RGC and AquaGuard granular carbons are particularly suited for the reduction of chlorine, taste and odor components using granular carbon filled cartridges and block filters.

And premium AquaGuard has been a key to the reduction of chloramines to maintain the taste of beverage fountain drinks in many commercial settings for years.

Function
The ultra-low-dust and high-quality aspects of our granular POU/POE carbons allow for the use of fewer pounds of carbon to achieve higher levels of chloramine, chlorine, taste and odor removal in point-of-use water filters and pitchers.

Quality
Our AquaGuard products are the highest performance products available for the control of chloramines (commonly used in large municipalities to sanitize drinking water).

Our RGC and AquaGuard meet ANSI/AWWA B 600-05 and are certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61. They also meet the food grade quality standards for activated carbon as defined by the most recent addition of the Food Chemicals Codex.