Charcoal that has been heated to increase its ability to absorb molecules. Activated charcoal is used to help relieve intestinal gas. It is also used to filter and purify liquids, to absorb poisons (as in gas mask filters), and in emergency situations to neutralize swallowed poisons.

A porous form of carbon that acts as a powerful adsorbent, used to decolorize liquids, recover solvents, and remove toxins from water and air.

Activated charcoal is a processed form of carbon treated to be more porous.Also Known As: activated carbonExamples: Activated charcoal is used as an absorbent material to remove impurities in water.

Charcoal which has been treated to remove hydrocarbons and to increase its adsorptive properties/

Activated Charcoal is a form of carbon that has been treated with oxygen to open up millions of microscopic pores that exist between the carbon atoms. The activation results in highly porous charcoals [..]

See Activated Carbon.

<drug> A type of carbon produced through exposing a source material such as wood or bone to very high temperatures in the presence of steam, air or carbon monoxide. Activated carbon is very good at removing (adsorbing) contaminants and is used in water filters, to decolour solutions and is sometimes administered to poisoning victims. (15 Jan [..]

Activated Charcoal is used to remove odorous substances from air (in vacuum cleaners and air purifiers) and water (in water filters) through adsorption. Activated charcoal is made by treating charcoal with oxygen, which has the effect of creating countless holes or pathways in the charcoal. The result is a charcoal with an amazingly large surface a [..]