Bone Char 20X60 mesh KOSHER CERTIFIED

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BONE CHAR 20x60 Mesh is a unique granular natural carbon media produced from aged bones. It’s surface area and base material lends itself to the adsorption of a range of heavy metals including lead, aluminum, manganese, silver as well as non-metals such as fluoride and bromine. Can be used in numerous bone char water filter designs and in combination with standard granular activated charcoal filter.

HEAVY METAL & FLUORIDE REMOVAL
 
BONE CHAR 20x60 Mesh (fine granular bone charcoal) is produced from aged bones. Can be used in numerous bone char water filter designs and in combination with standard granular activated charcoal filters. It’s surface area and base material lends itself to the adsorption of a range of toxic heavy metals including lead, aluminum, manganese, silver as well as non-metals including fluoride and bromine.
 
Rinse off any charcoal dust before application.
Fine Mesh Size: 20 x 60
Approx. 38 lbs/ cu. ft.
 
NOTICE: Due to the varied nature of treatment and operational procedures, we regret that we cannot make any reduction claims or warranty.
 
Customers requiring larger bulk quantities (multiple 50 lb. bags) please contact us at 1-888-264-5568
GRANULAR BONE CHAR - 20x60 (Fine Mesh)
 
BONE CHAR 2060-BC is a Natural Carbon Media produced from aged Bovine Bones. It’s surface area and base material lends itself to the adsorption of a range of metals including mercury, lead, aluminum, manganese, silver as well as non-metals such as flouride and bromine. Bone char is different from activated carbon in that it contains both carbon surface area and hydroxyapatite lattice surface area. Kosher/ ANSI 61 Certified.
 
 
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
  • Effective with heavy metals
  • Good hardness
  • Produced from aged bones for better efficiency
  • Maintains alkalinity in adsorbate

 

SPECIFICATIONS

US Standard Mesh Size 20 X 60
Greater than 20 5% maximum
Less than 60 5% maximum
Surface Area (BET N2) 200 m2/gm
Hardness Number 80 minimum
Moisture 5% maximum as packed
Bulk Density (lbs/ft3) 40 typical
Acid Soluble Ash 3% typical
pH 8 - 10 typical

 

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NOTICE

 
Due to the varied nature of treatment and operational procedures, we regret that we cannot make any reduction claims or warranty.
 

 


 

Bonechar - Removal Efficiency Index of Heavy Metals

Metal 

Capacity

(mg/g)

Linear

Velocity

(m3/hr)

Removal

Efficiency

(%)

Aluminum 24 1 > 80
Arenic III 30  0.5 > 80
Arsenic V 26 0.5 > 80
Cadmium 15 0.5 > 80
Chromium III 15  0.5 > 80
Chromium IV 8  0.5 ≈ 50
Copper 50 3 > 90
Iron 30 3 > 80
Lead 151 3 > 90
Manganese  50 3 > 80
Mercury * 0.5 ≈ 50#
Nickle 45 3 > 90
Silver *  0.5 ≈ 50#
Zinc 37 3 > 90

 

* Undetermined capacity due to the nature of adsorption, does convert to pure metal from which recovery may be possible.

* Highly dependent on other species in the stream.

* All figures are subject to ongoing research and updating.

*Figures courtesy of Glasgow University, UK

 


 

Bone Char

 

ADSORPTION of METALS

ALUMINUM Very effective in removing soluble aluminum. Adsorption influenced by pH and retention time. Best results at ph 7 or above.
ARSENIC Largely dependent upon form of arsenic (ie. AsIII or AsV). pH has considerable influence. At low pH almost no adsorption occurs. Affected by Protonation.
CADMIUM Bone char is better than conventional precipitation and/or coagulation processes. Superior results in soft water. Retention time on par with aluminum.
CHROMIUM Much dependent upon form present, ie. cation or anion, and valency (chrome III or chrome VI). Chrome III adsorbs well.
COPPER Adsorption dependent upon pH and retention time.
IRON Dependent upon form of iron. Better results with organic iron than with inorganic. Inorganic results dependent upon valency. Short retention times suffice.
LEAD Very effective with short retention time (ie. 1 minute or less)
MANGANESE Very effective. Pilot results good. Competition from other methods of oxidation.
MERCURY Best with organic mercury. Inorganic mercury is dependent upon valency (mercury I and II). Although similar, the higher charged monatomic mercury II has a greater affinity for Bone Char than mercury I.
NICKEL Adsorption best at higher pH. Requires high retention time. At 5 pH almost no adsorption.
SILVER Quite rapidly adsorbed. Better at low concentrations in solute. High deposits of silver on bone char inhibit adsorption. Adsorption better at pH 5.
ZINC Efficiency dictated by contact time and pH. Both pilot plant and full scale plant performance good.

 

 
ADSORPTION of NON-METALS
BROMINE Bone Char is effective in removing free bromine. Bromine form is important too. In presence of potassium and sodium adsorption decreases.

CHLORINE

CHLORAMINES

Bone Char is minimally effectively in reducing chlorine or chloramine.
COLOR Retention time required is usually about 6 – 15 minutes, dependent upon chemical make up of color. Can be used in slow sand, rapid gravity or pressure filters.
FLUORIDE Adsorption onto Bone Char is good, but influenced by pH – better at 6.5 or lower. Concentrations of fluoride present also influences performance. Activated carbons do not effectively adsorb fluoride.
PESTICIDES Good at removing organo-chlorine pesticides (ie. Dieldrin, septachlor, etc.). not very good at atrazine, etc.

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