Activated charcoal
SUPELCO/31616 - puriss. p.a., powder
Synonym: Charcoal activated
CAS Number: 7440-44-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C
Molecular Weight: 12.01
EC Number: 231-153-3
MDL Number: MFCD00133992
Linear Formula: C
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg | |
| autoignition temp. | 842 °F |
| cation traces | Cu: ≤25 mg/kg |
| Fe: ≤300 mg/kg | |
| Pb: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| Zn: ≤10 mg/kg | |
| description | methylene blue-adsorption 12 mL |
| form | powder |
| grade | puriss. p.a. |
| greener alternative category | Enabling  , |
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| ign. residue | ≤2% |
| impurities | ≤0.003% heavy metals (as Pb) |
| ≤0.5% in water soluble matter | |
| ≤1% soluble in acid | |
| InChI | 1S/C |
| InChI key | OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA |
| loss | ≤8% loss on drying, 120 °C |
| matrix | Carbon |
| matrix active group | carbon |
| mp | 3550 °C (lit.) |
| pH | 6-9 |
| Quality Level | 100 |
| resistivity | 1375 μΩ-cm, 20°C (graphite) |
| separation technique | reversed phase |
| SMILES string | [C] |
| sustainability | Greener Alternative Product |
| technique(s) | LPLC: suitable |
| tissue culture: suitable | |
| vapor pressure | <0.1 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Activated charcoal can be used for the following: • to study its effect on tissue cultures of Daucus carota, Happlopapus gracilis and Allum cepa var. proliferum, to check the adsorption of metabolites inhibiting morphognesis. • It may be used as the primary gastrointestinal decontamination procedure after acute drug overdose. • It may also be used for the adsorption of dyes namely malachite green, bromophenol blue, alizarine red-S, methylene blue, eriochrome black-T, phenol red, methyl blue, and methyl violet from aqueous media. • Oral activated charcoal may be also used for adsorption of theophylline, hence can be effectively used in patients with theophylline poisoning. |
| General description: | Activated charcoal is an FDA approved adsorbent and generally finds application in being used during the treatment of swallowed poison. |
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| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| mp | 3550 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 23201100 |