Another activated carbon use

My husband and I have been looking at the new foam beds and one of my concerns has been the odor/fumes that are emitted by them.

I knew we could use activated filters to elimate odor placed under the bed, but odors rise. One of the solutions that I found online is activated carbon fiber made into blankets and mattress pads. This would eliminate the odors in an easy-to-use way.

With the advancements with carbon into antibacterial impregnated carbon as well, I can't imagine that we are very far away from a mattress pad that will protect us from odors, bacteria and fungi.

I am always amazed at how many things activated carbon is really used in. Currently, there are over 3500 different applications that use activated carbon. Just today I spoke to a gentlemen who sparked my interest because he is involved in missionary work, one of my second loves, and more specifically medical missionary work. He explained to me that they provide cans of activated carbon that are mixed with flaxseed oil and spread on wounds to prevent infection and advance the healing process. He also told me about a young adult who was bit by a snake and they used the activated carbon/flaxseed oil mixture prior to getting the person to the hospital. The doctors were pleasantly surprised to see that the mixture dramatically reduced the puss and helped with preventing some of the poisons to penetrate into the body.

I knew activated carbon had been used in emergency rooms for people who have swallowed hazardous household chemicals or other poisonous items. The technicians take a fine activated carbon powder and mix it with water for the patient to drink. The activated carbon because of it's tremendous surface area, adsorbs the chemicals and removes them from the body.

I call activated carbon a "good" chemical in a sense for it removes a lot of "bad" chemicals found in our air and water. Knowing that it is also used to help save lives makes me even more elated to be working with this amazing product.

Activated Carbon

Activated Carbon is a specially treated carbon that has been exposed to heat around 800-900 degrees Celsius. The great thing about activated carbon is that it has a large internal surface area and can trap a lot of impurities inside it.

Carbon Resources starts its activated carbon and activated charcoal blog.

Carbon Resources starts its activated carbon and activated charcoal blog for 2009. We hope to present new and interesting information throughout the year in this format on a variety of topics from the basics for activated carbon uses to advanced processes in filtration systems and how it might helps all of us. We welcome your questions and comments as we make this foray into the world of blogs.