How does activated carbon work?

Due to its high surface activity, it absorbs toxic and medicinal substances, gases, salts of heavy metals (lead, mercury), alcohol, which reduces their absorption in the gastrointestinal tract and promotes excretion along with feces. To make its surface layer even larger, it is necessary to grind the tablets and make an aqueous suspension.

In acute poisoning, to achieve maximum results, coal is taken immediately or within the first hours. It is imperative to create an excess of it in the stomach before washing and in the intestines after. In the presence of food in the gastrointestinal tract, it is required to inject the sorbent in very high doses, since it will absorb the entire contents of the stomach and intestines, which reduces its effectiveness.

However, it does not show the desired result in case of poisoning by strong acids, alkalis, kerosene, gasoline, paint thinners!

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Activated carbon is a very, very porous substance. The surface area of ​​one gram reaches 1000 square meters. At the interface of two phases (solid and liquid or solid and gaseous) an interesting phenomenon occurs - adsorption. This is an increase in the concentration of a solute at the interface between the two phases due to the attraction forces from the surface particles. These are mainly Van der Waals forces. Atoms, molecules, or ions on the surface of the adsorbent (in this case, activated carbon) are in a different environment than inside the bulk phase, since at least on one side they have no neighbors. Thus, due to its huge surface area, activated carbon "sucks" dissolved toxic substances into its pores.

Activated carbon also acts as a catalyst (accelerator) for the oxidation of toxins such as chlorine, chloramine.