Carbon Absorption Qualities

Carbon is a well-known component in the absorption of odors and fumes. However, there are limitations to how well carbon will work for certain chemicals. Below is a chart showing the qualities of carbon as they relate to specific fume and chemical makeups.

Material	Absorption
Acetaldehyde	Poor
Acetic acid	Excellent
Acetic anhydride	Excellent
Acetone	Good
Acetylene	None
Acids	Good
Acrolein	Good
Acrylic acid	Excellent
Acrylonitrile	Excellent
Adhesives	Excellent
Alcohol	Excellent
Alcoholic beverages	Excellent
Amines	Poor
Ammonia	Poor
Amyl acetate	Excellent
Amyl alcohol	Excellent
Amyl Ether	Excellent
Anesthetics	Good
Aniline	Excellent
Animal odors	Good
Antiseptics	Excellent
Asphalt fumes	Excellent
Automobile exhaust	Good
Bacteria	Good
Bathroom odors	Excellent
Benzene	Excellent
Bleaching solutions	Good
Body odors	Excellent
Bromine	Excellent
Burned flesh	Excellent
Burned food	Excellent
Burning fat	Excellent
Burytaldehyde	Good
Butadiene	Good
Butane	Poor
Butanone	Poor
Butyl acetate	Excellent
Butyl alcohol	Excellent
Butyl cellosolve	Excellent
Butyl chloride	Excellent
Butyl ether	Excellent
Butylene	Poor
Butyne	Poor
Butyric acid	Excellent
Camphor	Excellent
Cancer odor	Excellent
Caprylic acid	Excellent
Carbolic acid	Excellent
Carbon bisulfide	Poor
Carbon dioxide	None
Carbon monoxide	None
Carbon tetrachloride	Excellent
Cellosolve	Excellent
Cellosolve acetate	Excellent
Charred materials	Excellent
Cheese	Excellent
Chemicals	Good
Chlorine	Poor
Chlorobenzene	Excellent
Chlorobutadiene	Excellent
Chloroform	Excellent
Chloro nitropropane	Excellent
Chloropicrin	Excellent
Cigarette smoke	Excellent
Citrus and other fruits	Excellent
Cleaning compounds	Excellent
Coal smoke	Good
Combustion odors	Good
Cooking odors	Excellent
Corrosive gases	Poor
Creosote	Excellent
Cresol	Excellent
Crotonaldehyde	Excellent
Cyclohexane	Excellent
Cyclohexanol	Excellent
Cyclohexanone	Excellent
Cyclohexene	Excellent
Dead animals	Excellent
Decane	Excellent
Decaying substances	Excellent
Decomposition odors	Excellent
Deodorants	Excellent
Detergents	Excellent
Dibromeothane	Excellent
Dichlorobenzene	Excellent
Dichlorodifluoromethane	Good
Dichloroethane	Excellent
Dichloroethylene	Excellent
Dochloroethyl ether	Excellent
Dichloromonofluormethane	Good
Dichloro-nitroethane	Excellent
Dichloroprapane	Excellent
Dichlorotetrafluroethane	Good
Diesel fumes	Good
Diethyl amine	Good
Diethyl ketone	Excellent
Dimethylaniline	Excellent
Dimethylsulfate	Excellent
Dioxane	Excellent
Dipropyl ketone	Excellent
Disinfectants	Excellent
Embalming odors	Excellent
Ethane	None

Material	Absorption
Ether	Good
Ethyl acetate	Excellent
Ethyl acrylate	Excellent
Ethyl alcohol	Excellent
Ethyl amine	Good
Ethyl Benzene	Excellent
Ethyl bromide	Good
Ethyl chloride	Good
Ethyl ether	Good
Ethyl formate	Good
Ethyl mercaptan	Excellent
Ethyl silicate	Excellent
Ethylene	None
Ethylene chloride	Excellent
Ethylene dichloride	Excellent
Ethylene oxide	Good
Essential oils	Excellent
Eucalyptole	Excellent
Exhaust fumes	Good
Fertilizer	Excellent
Film Processsing odors	Good
Fish odors	Excellent
Floral scents	Excellent
Fluorotrichloromethane	Good
Food aromas	Excellent
Formaldehyde	Poor
Formic acid	Good
Fuel gases	Poor
Fumes	Good
Gangrene	Excellent
Garlic	Excellent
Gasoline	Excellent
Heptane	Excellent
Heptylene	Excellent
Hexane	Good
Heyleyne	Good
Hexyne	Good
Hospital odors	Excellent
Household smells	Excellent
Hydrogen	None
Hydrogen bromide	Poor
Hydrogen chloride	Poor
Hydrogen cyanide	Poor
Hydrogen fluoride	Poor
Hydrogen iodide	Poor
Hydrogen selenide	Poor
Hydrogen sulfide	Poor
Incense	Excellent
Indole	Excellent
Incomplete combustion	Good
Industrial wastes	Good
Inorganic chemicals	Good
Iodine	Excellent
Iodoform	Excellent
Irritants	Excellent
Isophorone	Excellent
Isoprene	Good
Isopropyl acetate	Excellent
Isoproply alcohol	Excellent
Isoproply ether	Excellent
Kerosene	Excellent
Kitchen odors	Excellent
Lactic acid	Excellent
Lingering odors	Excellent
Liquid fuels	Excellent
Liquor odors	Excellent
Lubrication oils and greases	Excellent
Masking agents	Excellent
Medicinal Odors	Excellent
Melons	Excellent
Menthol	Excellent
Mercaptans	Excellent
Mesityl oxide	Excellent
Methane	None
Methyl acetate	Good
Methyl acrylate	Excellent
Methyl alcohol	Good
Methyl bromide	Good
Methyl butyl ketone	Excellent
Methyl cellosolve	Excellent
Methyl cellosolve acetate	Excellent
Methyl chloride	Poor
Methyl Chloroform	Excellent
Methyl ether	Good
Methyl ethyl ketone	Excellent
Methyl formate	Good
Methyl isobutyl ketone	Excellent
Methyl mercaptan	Excellent
Methylal	Good
Metylcyclohexane	Excellent
Methylcyclohexanol	Excellent
Methylcyclohexanone	Excellent
Methylene chloride	Excellent
Mildew	Good
Mixed Odors	Excellent
Mold	Good
Monochlorobenzene	Excellent
Monofluorotrichloromethane	Good
Moth balls	Excellent
Naphtha (Coal tar)	Excellent
Naphtha (Petroleum)	Excellent
Naphthalene	Excellent
Nicotine	Excellent

Material	Absorption
Nitric acid	Good
Nitro benzenes	Excellent
Nitroethane	Excellent
Nitrogen dioxide	Poor
Nitroglycerine	Excellent
Nitromethane	Excellent
Nitropropane	Excellent
Nitrotoluene	Excellent
Nonane	Excellent
Noxious gases	Good
Octalene	Excellent
Octane	Excellent
Odorants	Excellent
Odors	Excellent
Onions	Excellent
Organic chemicals	Excellent
Ozone	Excellent
Packing house odors	Excellent
Paint and redecorating odors	Excellent
Palmitic acid	Excellent
Paper deteriorations	Excellent
Paradichlorbenzine	Excellent
Paste and glue	Excellent
Pentane	Good
Pentanone	Excellent
Pentylene	Good
Pentyne	Good
Perchloroethylene	Excellent
Perfumes, cosmetics	Excellent
Perspirations	Excellent
Pet odors	Excellent
Phenol	Excellent
Phosgene	Good
Pitch	Excellent
Plastics	Excellent
Poison gases	Good
Pollen	Good
Popcorn and candy	Excellent
Poultry odors	Excellent
Propano	Poor
Propionaldchyde	Good
Propionic acid	Excellent
Propyl acetate	Excellent
Propyl alcohol	Excellent
Propyl chloride	Excellent
Propyl ether	Excellent
Propyl mercaptan	Excellent
Propylene	Poor
Propyne	Poor
Putrefying substances	Good
Putrescine	Excellent
Pyrididne	Excellent
Radiation Products	Poor
Rancid Oils	Excellent
Resins	Excellent
Reodorants	Excellent
Ripening fruits	Excellent
Rubber	Excellent
Sauerkraut	Excellent
Sewer odors	Excellent
Skatole	Excellent
Slaughtering odors	Good
Smog	Excellent
Smoke	Excellent
Soaps	Excellent
Solvents	Good
Sour milks	Excellent
Spilled beverages	Excellent
Spoiled food stuffs	Excellent
Stale odors	Excellent
Stoddard Solvent	Excellent
Stuffiness	Excellent
Styrene monomer	Excellent
Sulfer compounds	Excellent
Sulfer dioxide	Poor
Sulfer troixide	Poor
Sulfuric acid	Excellent
Tar	Excellent
Tarnishing gases	Good
Tetrachloroethane	Excellent
Tetrachloroethylene	Excellent
Theatrical makeup odors	Excellent
Tobacco smoke	Excellent
Toilet odors	Excellent
Toluene	Excellent
Toluidine	Excellent
Trichlorethylene	Excellent
Turpetine	Excellent
Urea	Excellent
Uric acid	Excellent
Valeric acid	Excellent
Valericaldehyde	Excellent
Vapors	Excellent
Varnish fumes	Excellent
Vinegar	Excellent
Vinyl Chloride	Good
Viruses	Good
Volatile materials	Good
Waste products	Excellent
Wood alcohol	Good
Xylene	Excellent

Carbon Absorption Qualities

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