Creating superior activated carbon that solves common challenges faced by active packaging

Cilicant offers a superior product made by using coconut shells which is very pure and efficient, tends to be denser with a greater number of micro-pores and safeguards formulators and manufacturers from customer complaints arising from dusting issues

- Komal Bhavsar

Activated carbon, known more commonly as char-coal, is widely used throughout the pharma industry as an adsorbent for removing pollutants, odour and noxious gasses from packaged products. This is due to its amorphous, highly porous structure, which provides a large surface area for adsorption of gases and volatile organic molecules.

But, equally importantly, manufacturers and distributors choose activated charcoal for their packaging as it is especially effective in combination with other substances, such as desiccants for the control of both moisture and odour.

The manufacturing process of activated carbon

Activated carbon can be manufactured from many materials including coconut shells, peat, wood, coal and fruit stones. However, all of these materials result in varying degrees of pore size and distribution during activation. Cilicant has found that coconut shell produces a very pure and efficient form of activated carbon that tends to be denser with a greater number of micro-pores. Furthermore, by using coconut shell in the production process, Cilicant has been able to create pouches that are non-dusting. This attention to quality means Cilicant is able to offer a superior product that safeguards formulators and manufacturers from customer complaints arising from dusting issues. In addition to this, coconut shells are a very sustainable and renewable resource.