Activated charcoal does not ...
Published by Carlos Henrique Catunda Pinto, Professor and Researcher at UERN - Brazil
Activated charcoal does not neutralize xylene but adsorb many organic products contained in the water by filtration in a bed of activated charcoal through a fixed bed filter. Many other adsorbents such as expanded hydrophobic vermiculite, bentonite and other materials are used for treatment of water contaminated by organic products.