Activated carbons

Active carbons are defined as micro-pored. In other words, they only appears to be smooth, but their surface is actually dotted with holes and pores. When a gas particle hits active carbons’ surface, an attraction process is activated, according to which gas is absorbed by pores.

Nowadays, active carbons are employed in many fields to deodorize and abate solvents:

• SOV abatement in painting booths
• washing tanks with SOV
• fiberglass workings
• printings and serigraphs
• waste and food sectors
• gluing lines
• deodorization of sewage lifting stations
• general odour reduction (mercaptans, solvents, etc.)
• filtration of organical solvents, sulfur compounds, etc.
• fumes and dust mixed pollutants (welding)

Air flow needs always to be mechanically pre-filtered and only later treated with active carbons, so to make carbons’ life longer.
Active carbons filters designed by Gamma impianti are sized considering contact time between air and absorbent material, which cannot be under specific thresholds dictated by laws.