Activated carbon
A carbon-impregnated or carbon-filled bag that adsorbs dissolved organics rather than straining particles
This media is not held in stock. Polypropylene needlefelt and nylon monofilament mesh are — those two are priced on the site and ship from stock. Everything else, including this one, is built to your specification and quoted. Build the specification and get a price →
Activated carbon
| Media code | Carbon |
| Standard size | Size 2 — φ180 × 810 mm, 0.5 m², 17 L |
| Other sizes | Size 1 (0.25 m², 8 L) · Size 3 (0.09 m², 1.3 L) · Size 4 (0.16 m², 2.5 L) |
| Ratings | Media dependent |
| Max. temperature | Media dependent |
| Ring options | Galvanised steel · stainless steel · polypropylene snap ring |
| Fits | Every housing we supply — see the range |
Exact ratings, ring material, surface finish (singed or glazed) and food-contact compliance are confirmed per order against the manufacturer’s current datasheet.
Where this media earns its place
A carbon-impregnated or carbon-filled bag that adsorbs dissolved organics rather than straining particles — it removes what a filter cannot, because the contaminant is in solution, not suspension.
Colour removal, odour and taste correction, chlorine reduction, trace organics, plating bath maintenance.
Specified per duty — adsorption capacity is finite and the bag is changed on breakthrough, not on differential pressure.
Media dependent. The housing seal has its own limit — the lower of the two governs.
If this is not the right one
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Bag price moves with media, micron, ring type and quantity, and drops sharply at volume. Tell us the spec and your annual usage for a per-bag rate and a standing-order price. Get bag pricing →
Pick the size, media, micron, collar, handles, seam and finish. The builder gives you a part code and a full specification, and tells you whether the bag is one we hold or one we quote. Minimum five bags, then any number above that.
Build a custom bag specification →What are you filtering?
Flow rate, fluid, temperature, particle size and how often you want to change bags. We size the housing and the bag around that and quote the pair, delivered and commissioned.