Composition and Purification of Activated nano charcoal in Medical Application

Active carbon in its broadest sense is a term that includes a wide range of amorphous carbonaceous materials that exhibit a high degree of porosity and an extended inter- particulate surface area. They are obtained by combustion, partial combustion, or thermal decomposition of a variety of carbonaceous substances. Active carbons have been obtained in granular and powdered forms. They are now also being prepared in spherical, fibrous, and cloth forms for some special applications. Active carbons are unique and versatile adsorbents. In addition, they are used extensively for the removal of undesirable odor, color, taste, and other organic and inorganic impurities from domestic and industrial waste water; solvent recovery, air purification in inhabited places, restaurants food processing, and chemical industries: in the removal of color from various syrups and pharmaceutical products: in air pollution control from industrial and automobile exhausts: in the purification of many chemical, pharmaceutical and food products in a variety of gas-phase applications.In this work, activated nano charcoal have been investigated for possible medical application. The activated nano charcoal have been prepared by planetary high-energy ball mill. The composition, phase structure and morphology of the prepared activated nano charcoal are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transforms Infrared spectra (FT-IR). The results revealed that all the prepared samples maintain nano structure and show that the due to its properties such as good biocompatibility, non-toxicity, are immune reaction with the body. Activated nano charcoal has been a potential and important material in medical science and in medicinal applications.

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composition , Purification , Activated nano charcoal , Medical Application