Activated charcoal adsorbs substances in the gut thereby reducing their ability to enter the body. Activated charcoal is a substance sometimes given in emergency rooms, by mouth or through a stomach tube, to victims of poisonings. Orally administered, these odorless and tasteless fine black granules have an amazing ability to extract and neutralize many more times their own weight in gases, heavy metals, toxins, poisons and other chemicals. Activated charcoal has been used for many years to remove organic contaminants from waste waters and in water purification systems. The use of special manufacturing techniques results in highly porous charcoals that have surface areas of 300-2,000 square metres per gram. These so-called active, or activated, charcoals are widely used to adsorb odorous or coloured substances from gases or liquids. When a material adsorbs something, it attaches to it by chemical attraction. The huge surface area of activated charcoal gives it countless bonding sites. When certain chemicals pass next to the carbon surface, they attach to the surface and are trapped. Once the toxins have been adsorbed onto activated charcoal, they are biologically inactive and cannot cause injury to the body. 10 Ounces Powder. |
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