Since creating the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, Calgon Carbon has been a pioneer in developing advanced products, systems and services for air and water purification. We remain the innovators of new uses for activated carbon, offering an exceptional range of applications and reactivated carbon formulations.
Our product portfolio now encompasses more than 700 direct market applications, including several revolutionary industry developments such as:
In the 1940s we offered coal-based activated carbon for use in military protection
The “Pittsburgh Pulse Bed” the first activated carbon system for sugar decolorization in the 1950s
The first use of granular activated carbon (GAC) for taste and odor removal from drinking water in the early 1960s
The original Evaporative Loss Control Device (ELCD) application in the early 1970s