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Activated carbon for purification of alcohol

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What is activated carbon?

What is important for the purification of alcohol as

regards carbon pores

Carbon pores consist of

High and Low activated carbon

Pores in chemically activated carbon

Steam activated carbon

Ash content and after-treatment of activated carbon

Effectiveness of purification and pore size

Pore structure depends on raw materials used

Best pore combination for the purification of home-distilled alcohol

Problems with quality

Does all home-distilled pure alcohol require purification with activated carbon?

Purification with activated carbon

What happens when carbon adsorbs impurities?

There are 2 kinds of absorption, physical and chemical

Three available forms of activated carbon

Purification ability depends on many things, including

The substances that will be absorbed depend on

Temperature

Purification methods

Pulverized activated carbon

Granulated activated carbon

A filter bed of granulated activated carbon

Method comparison

The MTZ can be shortened by

The filtration speed can be controlled by

Recycling activated carbon

There are two ways to recycle activated carbon

Recycling with heat within the industry is done as follows

Effectiveness

Effectiveness can be increased significantly

Increase the purification effect of carbon by 100%

Increase the purification effect of carbon by 150%

Some useful distillation tips

Preparing the mash and getting better-tasting alcohol

A useful distillation tip

Mysterious bad taste in home distilled alcohol

Cleaning of a copper still with GLASRENS

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