Abstract
AbstractThe self heating characteristics of a series of activated carbon samples have been studied in relation to their chemical/physical properties. It appears that ease of self heating is related to the oxygen content of the carbon on a dry ash free basis, and from this it can be shown that all carbons manufactured by the steam activation process can be considered non‐hazardous for shipping purposes.A simple test is described to differentiate between the potentially hazardous and non‐hazardous in chemically activated carbons and semi‐products.The results of this investigation are fully supported by the shipping records over the past 40 years of European carbon manufacturers who are responsible for over 50% of activated carbon shipped world wide.
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