Chemicals Filtered

Activated carbon is known to filter the following substances. More than one evaluation occurs when two sources disagree.

E = Excellent, G = Good , Fair = Fair, P = Poor

Common challenges filtered by activated carbon: Ozone E; nitrogen dioxide E; diesel fuels E

acetaldehyde Fair

acetic acid G

acetic anhydride E

acetone G

acetylene G, P

acrolem G

acrylic acid E

acrylonitrile E

amines Fair

ammonia Fair

amyl alcohol E

amyl ether E

aniline E

benzene E

borane G

bromine E, G

butadiene G

butane E, Fair

butanone E

butyl acetate E

butyl alcohol E

butyl cellosolve E

butyl chloride E

butyl ether E

butylene E, Fair

butyne Fair

butraldehyde G

butyric acid E

camphor E

caprylic acid E

carbolic acid E, G

carbon disulfide G, E

carbon dioxide P

carbon monoxide P

carbon tetrachloride E

cellosolve E

cellosolve acetate E

chlorine Fair, G

chlorobenzene E

chlorobutadiene E

chloroform E

chloronitropropane E

chloronitropropane E

chloropicrin E

crosote E

cresol E

crotonaldehyde E

cyclohexane E

cyclohexanol E

cyclohexene E

decane G, E

dibromoethane E

dichlorobenzene E

dichlorodifluoromethane G

dichloroethane E

dichloroethylene E

dichloromonofluormethane G

dichloroethyl ether E

dichloronitroethane E

dichloropropane E

diesel fuels E

diethyl ketone E

dimethylaniline E

dimethylsulfate E

diethylamine G

dioxane E

dipropyl ketone E

disinfectants E

ethane G, P

ether G

ethyl acetate E

ethyl acrylate E

ethyl alcohol G, E

ethyl amine G

ethyl benzene E

ethyl bromide G

ethyl chloride G

ethyl ether G

ethyl formate G

ethylene Fair

ethyl mercaptan E, G

ethyl silicate E

ethylene P

ethylene chlorohydrin G, E

ethylene dichloride G, E

ethylene oxide Fair, G

fluorotrichloroethane Fair, G

formaldehyde Fair

formic acid G

heptane E

heptylene G, E

hexane G, E

hexylene G

hexyne G

hydrogen P

hydrogen bromide Fair, G

hydrogen chloride Fair

hydrogen cyanide Fair, G

hydrogen fluoride Fair

hydrogen iodide Fair, G

hydrogen selenite Fair

hydrogen sulfide Fair

incensen E

indol E

iodine E

iodoform E

isoprene G

isopropyl acetate E

isopropyl alcohol E

isopropyl ether E

kerosene E

lactic acid E

latex E

menthol E

mercaptans E

methane P

methyl acetate G

methyl acrylate E

methyl alcohol Fair, G

methyl bromide G

methyl butyl ketone E

methyl cellosolve E

methyl cellosolve aceate E

methyl chloride E, G

methyl ether G

methyl ethyl ketone G

methyl formate G

methyl isobutyl ketone E

methyl mercaptan E

methylcyclohexane E

Methylcyclohexanol E

Methylcyclohexaone E

methylene chloride E

monochlorobenzne P

monofluorotri cloromehane E

naphtha E

naphthalene E

naphthziene E

nicotine E

nitric acid G

nitrobenzenes E, Fair

nitroethane E

nitrogen dioxide E

nitroglycerine E

nitromethane G, E

nitropropane E

nitrotoluene E

nonane G, E

octalene E

octane G, E

ozone E

palmitic acid E

paradichlorbenzine E

pentane G

pentanone E

pentylene G

pentyne G

perchloroethylene E

phenol E

propane Fair

propionic acid E

propyl acetate E

propyl alcohol E

propyl chloride G, E

propyl ether E

propyl mercaptan E

propylene Fair

propyne Fair

putrescine E

pyridine E

resins E

rubber E

styrene monomer E

sulfur dioxide E, Fair

sulfur trioxide Fair, G

sulfuric acid Fair, E

tetrachloroethane G, E

tetrachloroethylene G, E

toluene E

toluidine E

trichloroethylene G, E

trichloroethane E

turpintine E

urea E, Fair

uric acid E

valeric acid E

valericaldehyde E

zylene E