F I L T R A S O R B 3 0 0

G r a n u l a r A c t i v a t e d C a r b o n f o r M u n i c i p a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s

Description Specifications Value

FILTRASORB 300 is a granular activated carbon developed
I o d i n e N u m b e r . 9 0 0 m g / g ( m i n )
by Calgon Carbon Corporation for the removal of taste and
o d o r c o m p o u n d s , d i s i n f e c t i o n b y - p r o d u c t p r e c u r s o r s , a n d o t h e r M o i s t u r e b y w e i g h t 2 % ( m a x )
d i s s o l v e d o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s f r o m p o t a b l e w a t e r . E f f e c t i v e s i z e 0 . 8 - 1 . 0 m m
This activated carbon is made from selected grades of
U n i f o r m i t y C o e f f i c i e n t 2 . 1 ( m a x )
bituminous coal to produce a high activity, durable granular
productcapableofwithstandingtheabrasionassociatedwith A b r a s i o n N o . 78 (min)

repeated backwashing, air scouring, and hydraulic transport. T r a c e C a p a c i t y N u m b e r 1 0 m g / c c ( m i n )

Activationiscarefullycontrolledtoproduceanequalblendof
S c r e e n S i z e b y w e i g h t , U S S i e v e S e r i e s
b o t h l o w e n e r g y p o r e s a s m e a s u r e d b y i o d i n e n u m b e r a n d h i g h
e n e r g y p o r e s a s m e a s u r e d b y t r a c e c a p a c i t y n u m b e r f o r e f f e c t i v e O n 8 m e s h 1 5 % ( m a x )
a d s o r p t i o n o f a b r o a d r a n g e o f h i g h a n d l o w m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t
T h r o u g h 3 0 m e s h 4 % ( m a x )
o r g a n i c c o n t a m i n a n t s . T h e h i g h e r d e n s i t y o f t h i s a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n
results in a greater adsorptive capacity per filter volume as
measuredbythevolumeiodinenumber.Theproductisalso
T y p i c a l P r o p e r t y Value
formulatedtocomplywithalltheapplicableprovisionsofthe
A W W A S t a n d a r d f o r G r a n u l a r A c t i v a t e d C a r b o n , e d i t i o n B 6 0 4 - 0 5 , A p p a r e n t D e n s i t y 0 . 5 6 g / c c
the stringent extractable metals requirements of ANSI/NSF
A s h b y w e i g h t 7%
S t a n d a r d 6 1 , a n d t h e F o o d C h e m i c a l s C o d e x .

Features Benefits

B i t u m i n o u s - b a s e d r a w m a t e r i a l P r o v i d e s h i g h e r h a r d n e s s r e l a t i v e t o o t h e r r a w m a t e r i a l s
r e d u c i n g t h e g e n e r a t i o n o f f i n e s a n d p r o d u c t l o s s e s d u r i n g
backwashing.

C o a l i s p u l v e r i z e d a n d r e a g g l o m e r a t e d w i t h s u i t a b l e b i n d e r P o r e s t r u c t u r e p r o v i d e s a n e q u a l b l e n d o f l o w a n d h i g h e n e r g y
p o r e s f o r e f f e c t i v e r e m o v a l o f a b r o a d r a n g e o f h i g h a n d l o w
m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t o r g a n i c c o m p o u n d s .

H a s a h i g h d e n s i t y , r e s u l t i n g i n a g r e a t e r a d s o r p t i o n c a p a c i t y
p e r f i l t e r v o l u m e , w e t s r e a d i l y , a n d d o e s n o t f l o a t , t h u s
m i n i m i z i n g l o s s d u r i n g b a c k w a s h o p e r a t i o n s .

C r e a t e s o p t i m a l t r a n s p o r t p a t h s f o r f a s t e r a d s o r p t i o n .

B e d E x p a n s i o n P r e s s u r e D r o p

S u p e r f i c i a l v e l o c i t y ( c m / s e c . ) S u p e r f i c i a l V e l o c i t y ( c m / s e c . )

0 0.34 0.68 1.02 1.36 1.70 0.07 0.14 0.20 0.27 0.34 0 . 4 1 0 . 4 8 0 . 5 4 0 . 6 1 0 . 6 8
50 10 8.2
35F 55 F 8 6.5
75F 6 4.9

40 4 3.3
P r e s s u r e D r o p ( I n c h w . c . / f t . o f b e d )

P r e s s u r e D r o p ( k P a / m o f b e d )
2.5

2
B e d E x p a n s i o n ( % )

1.6
30

1 0.82
0.8 35F 0.65
20
0.6 55F 0.49
75F
0.4 0.33

10
0.3 0.025

0.2 0.016

0 0.1 0.082
0 5 10 15 20 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0

S u p e r f i c i a l V e l o c i t y ( g p m / f t 2 ) S u p e r f i c i a l V e l o c i t y ( g p m / f t 2 )

Applications S a f e t y M e s s a g e

FILTRASORB 3 0 0 a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n c a n b e u s e d t o t r e a t s u r f a c e W e t a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n p r e f e r e n t i a l l y r e m o v e s o x y g e n f r o m a i r . I n
a n d g r o u n d w a t e r s o u r c e s f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f d r i n k i n g w a t e r . closed or partially closed containers and vessels, oxygen
T h i s p r o d u c t c a n b e u s e d a s a c o m p l e t e r e p l a c e m e n t f o r s a n d d e p l e t i o n m a y r e a c h h a z a r d o u s l e v e l s . I f w o r k e r s a r e t o e n t e r a

and anthracite media. FILTRASORB 300 activated carbon vessel containing carbon, appropriate sampling and work
f u n c t i o n s a s a d u a l p u r p o s e m e d i a , p r o v i d i n g b o t h f i l t r a t i o n a n d procedures for potentially low oxygen spaces should be

a d s o r p t i o n . F I L T R A S O R B h a s b e e n u s e d s u c c e s s f u l l y i n d r i n k i n g f o l l o w e d , i n c l u d i n g a l l a p p l i c a b l e F e d e r a l a n d S t a t e r e q u i r e m e n t s .
w a t e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r o v e r 4 0 y e a r s .

D e s i g n C o n s i d e r a t i o n s

As a replacement for existing filter media, conversion to

FILTRASORB 3 0 0 g r a n u l a r a c t i v a t e d c a r b o n i m p o s e s n o m a j o r
c h a n g e s t o a p l a n t s n o r m a l f i l t r a t i o n o p e r a t i o n s . C a l g o n C a r b o n
Corporation can also provide complete modular adsorption
s y s t e m s a s a n a d d - o n t r e a t m e n t s t a g e i f r e q u i r e d .