Charcoal/carbon activated filters

[dRic2]

Hi PF, can someone suggest me any books/sources to learn how carbon activated filters work. I'm curious about the absorption process: is it physical or chemical? where can I find some experimental data?

Thanks
Ric

 

[gleem]

I'm curious about the absorption process: is it physical or chemical? where can I find some experimental data?

The term for the process you wish to understand is adsorption. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adsorption

 

[dRic2]

Sorry, I know the difference, I just made a mistake in translating.