Activated Charcoal - How To Make It
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- Activated Charcoal - How To Make It
Activated Charcoal is a form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions. It can be created from hardwood or even Banana Peels and coconut shells and can be used in many scenarious. In this video I will show you How To Make Activated Charcoal at home.
đ Ingredients needed:
âș Hardwood (Carbon Medium)
âș Firewood
âș Kindling
âș Metal Bucket
âș Sheet metal (for Metal bucket lid)
âș Small Fire pit
âș fire source (lighter, matches, etc.)
âș Lemons or lemon juice
âș Filtered or distilled water
âș Container w/lid for storing the charcoal
âș Something to stir with (I used a wisk)
âș Parchment Paper
âș Oven or Dehydrater
đ How To Make Activated Charcoal:
âș Place the metal bucket in the center of the fire pit.
âș Add your hardwood, then place your firewood and kindling around the bucket. Place sheet metal lid on bucket and
set on fire.
âș Feed the firepit more firewood as it burns, until 4-6 hours has elapsed (cooking times may vary based on how much wood you have and how small the pieces are. The smaller the better).
âș Once your charcoal is finished cooling off you can use a blender or coffee grinder to pulverize it into a fine powder.
âș Place the powder into a container, then pour a mixture of filtered water and lemon juice (3:1) into the container and mix well. Make sure to avoid having pockets of dry powder.
âș Place lid on container and set aside for 24 hrs, then rinse all of the lemon juice out with your remaining filtered water.
âș Place on a backing sheet with parchment paper on the bottom and bake at 200 degrees fairenheit for 2-3 hours.
âș When it is completely dry place it back in your container with a silica packet (if you have one) in order to keep all of the moisture out of the activated charcoal.
đ Activated Charcoal Uses:
âș Many (such as toothpaste, supplements, soap, makeup, water purification, air purification, deoderant, etc.)
đ Note: Banana Peels, and coconut shells can also be used as a carbon/charcoal medium to replace hardwood to create activated charcoal. You can also use a large food can, or go even bigger by putting the carbon medium into a 55 gallon steel drum w/lid into a bonfire. Just make sure to create a little bit of ventilation so that the gases don't make the drum explode. Just setting the lid on top would-likely- be sufficient. Adjust cook times accordingly through trial and error.
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Interesting, I've been looking for a low tech solution for this for making low to no cost water filters. Have you tested the output to see how activated it is? Is the oven bake just to chase off the water or is there a chemical reason to do so, and can that be swapped out for putting it in the sun to dry?
Also be aware that, although it probably won't be a problem at those temperatures, using a galvanised steel pyrolysis container can release pretty toxic zinc oxide gas if it gets hot enough.
I haven't gotten that scientific with it yet. I melded a couple of different methods I found on youtube and used things from my garage/yard. I'm guessing the sun would be a perfect way to do it, because you're simply creating a larger surface area by drying it out. Also, if you want an even more primitive way to do it check out the channel primitive tech. John Hand did it using a cobb kiln. Plus he just published a book today.
The average human needs about 2 or 3 oz in their diet... Over a 100 year lifespan. There is no medical or nutritional need to be making these in huge batches. In fact i advise against it. It is for emergencies and many people on medicines cannot tolerate charcoal. Charcoal will also remove vitamins and nutrients as well as toxins. It removes all of it.
Kid last year died of mal nourishment... He ate charcoal ice cream all summer glob after glob
Kaw Valley Aviation Customer Service haha i just startet looking it up 20 dollars a day for 2 in EU
@@whitealliance9540 its not for eating. its for water purification and air purification
@@jstevo1349 you dont need to tell me that. Tell that to the countless teens who are/were making all those recipies with activated charcoal.
Lemon juice does not activate charcoal.
Regular charcoal needs to be re burned at 900°C in the absence of oxygen to activate it. This is most commonly done in a semi sealed container surrounded by sacrificial charcoal to protect it from atmospheric oxygen.
Adding lemon juice to your charcoal will actually decrease it's effectiveness as you basically "use up" some of it's absorbing capacity. Think of the charcoal like a dry sponge, adding lemon and expecting it to be better is like using an already wet sponge to mop up more water.
Activating the charcoal creates more pockets in the sponge, allowing it to soak up more stuff.
When combating poisoning with regular carbon you have to eat 8 times more mass of carbon than you would have to if it was activated carbon.
This video is, if anything, a danger to those seeking to aide a victim of poisoning.
Do you work for poison control?
@@PistachioLemon Watch the video done by Cody's Lab where he tests the lemon juice method and compares it to a sample using pure water and the water sample had a higher absorption capacity. Plus just think about it. The lemon juice literally has bits of lemon inside the juice with large complex organic molecules that will stick to the carbon and never come out.
There are two ways of activating charcoal. What you described is _one_ of them. The other way is to impregnate the charcoal with chemicals. The chemicals are commonly acid or salt and then subjected to high temperatures. I believe this method is trying to do the 2nd method albeit poorly.
@@MrAlziepen _"The lemon juice literally has bits of lemon inside the juice with large complex organic molecules that will stick to the carbon and never come out."_
Yep. And that's exactly the purpose of this method (I guess). To impregnate the charcoal with the acid from the lemon. To do it like this might be a poor method sure. However, impregnating charcoal with acid or salt is a way of making activated charcoal. You are supposed to subject the charcoal to high temperatures _after_ the impregnation of such chemicals (something which seems to be missed in this video) as it is proposed that the high temperatures will create more microscopic pores by forcing the material to the surface. This method when done properly is superior to physical activation for many reasons.
As a JOAT myself I started making my own coconut milk, vinegar cleaner anything i can and now i have this for my leftover coconut shells thank you for the short and to the point video!
The charcoal is activated by the heat. The grinding process is to increase surface area. The acid is to make the charcoal surface more porous for absorbing materials during filtration.
So lemon juice and fire would work? With a water cleanse ofc
@@ARI4NNA. Guessing any acid will work. Even rubarb or dog/cat piss. Peace out.
So if i burn my charcoal itâll turn into a powder. do i want that in an activated charcoal?
Does anyone know if another type of acidity would work like kiwis? I'm curious
Is Zinc contamination from a new galvanized bucket a concern? Will zinc absorbed into the charcoal make the charcoal less able to absorb other contaminants when used as a water filtering medium?
Good point
Best to do a few scrap burns in the bucket beforehand, but I'd say just get a regular carbon steel bucket or paint can. Large food cans work too but you'll need to burn off the plastic if it's not tinned.
Check if it's galvanized by leaving it in some salt water for a day, if it is it won't rust. The rust can be burned to dry it and then cleaned with a wire brush/wheel.
You should never use anything but distilled water...whatever is in the bottled water you used is now trapped in the charcoal and there's always something in the water unless it is distilled, sometimes what is in it are not good things so stay away from anything but distilled.....you are taking the time to make good charcoal, don't skimp, that one step will give you a purer charcoal
Pure water is actually completely non conductive...its what's in the water that makes it conductive
There's still ions in distilled water, you need DI water for what you're talking about
Does it matter what kind of wood you start with? I've noticed that charcoal hygiene products seem to really emphasize that they used bamboo, or certain hard woods.
If you got an answer plz @ me cuz I have the same question
Bamboo isn't hard wood
I suspect it's more of a sustainability thing. Bamboo is a grass and it grows like mad, so folks like to use it for wood products. I suspect it has little to to with its practical impact on the product.
Bamboo is cheap and appeals to the eco sustainability crowd because it grows quickly.
Wood type doesn't matter as long as it's not a wood that's toxic to burn like hemlock, and it burns completely. If it's not fully carbonised and there's still some oiliness on the wood from resin and such then you need to keep burning it.
Also use nice clean firewood, not scrap lumber wood that's been treated with all kinds of chemicals and preservatives.
Ofcourse it matters ..you wouldn't want to use poison wood to grill right?
Would you get better results if you crushed the charcoal grain with a mortar and pestle into a fine powder before mixing with the lemon juice
Yes. Or even using a coffee grinder. If I had a mortar and pestle I would've used one.
@@soatmos can one not just leave whole chunks of charcoal that are easier to just put in and out of water without filters? sure crushed has a greater surface area, but many people just have a handful of chunks they leave in the water overnight.
I read online you need to mix with calcium chloride? What is the difference between your version with lemon juice and charcoal mixed with calcium chloride?
I believe itâs the same effect, just utilizing two different acidic compounds.
I may me wrong though.
I was hoping I could be able to make activated charcoal for a water filter in case of boil water advisories. If I don't have access to purified water, do you suggest I make some distilled water at home? The next question is if there is any other acid that can substitute for lemon juice if they're not available. Would trifoliate orange juice work?
Actually... Activated charcoal is made using super heated steam during the charcoal making process! Super heated steam is added while glowing, causing the basically sawdust to form microscopic holes within the tiny pieces of charcoal!
Making the surface area 10 plus times its physical size!
What do you think the acid of the lemons does?
@@soatmos maybe 10% of the process! If that!
@woody woodman how do you add âsuper heated steam?â What does this mean??
@@coanator1 superheated steam is just steam that's been reheated Above the water temperature that made the steam!
All steam ships use it because it's also known as Dry Steam! Meaning no water droplets to damage Turbine blades!
It's Much Higher in temperature than the steam it came from!
Ie... steam forms at 212°for.... so the steam is at 212! In an enclosed vessel as the pressure rises... so does the temperature required to make steam!
Pass it thru a coil in the heat source stream after leaving the vessel it came from... you're adding energy and temperature to it... making it far more effective, with Far more energy!
Thank. I made mine just by following your instructions.
You're welcome.
Then you made something worse than charcoal alone. This method is a lie.
Great video! I really enjoyed it. I am also very happy that I know how to make activated charcoal now. Thank you for the new information! đ
If you harvest the gas coming out of the bucket it can be used as a pretty volatile fuel. It's not compressible so you need to be kind of creative with how you store it, But it can (when cleaned through bubbling through water) be used to run gas engines
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
I was thinking about that. ... Hmm how-to collective gas and store? Could it be used as a substitute for gasoline?
I build wood gasifiers. If the metal bucket or better a metal nail pail is sealed with the exception of a black steel pipe attached and allowing the wood gas to bake out of the wood, the gas vapor can be turned into various grades of fuel. Of course there are numerous factors that go in to the process. But, suffice to say one can make from biodiesel to a clean wood gas that works great in combustion engines. The process of pyrolysis has been around for a Very long time. The byproduct is biochar. That carbon biochar is then used for many things from garden amending to water filtration (must be activated for water filtration for best results). This was a great video on just how easy it is to make your own carbon filter material.
Yeah, I remember doing this in my high school chemistry class. Only it was just a test tube with a few match sticks worth of wood in it. Was a stopper on top with a hose running from it to another test tube which was partially submerged in water (to cool the gas to liquid). You get a surprising amount of flammable fluid from the wood. We didn't distill it any further to make a usable fuel though.
Gasifier to exploit that gas.
Am I correct in understanding that you're exposing carbon powder to an acid and that creates the desirable charge? How cool! I had no idea how activated charcoal is made. THX
Thankyou for this information! Trying to make sure Iâm ready with random knowledge for the Covid-19.
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well this im not sure is even activated as it meant to be burnt at over 800c nothing to do with lemon you are just supposed to burn all impurities out of the charcoal thus creating near pure carbon which would then extract metals out of your system, covid 19 is a cover up for the metals planes have been spraying
@@purpleeyeseverywhere5889 Wha???
@@purpleeyeseverywhere5889 It's activated. The method used is FIRE.
Purple Eyes Everywhere Carbon is more frequently activated with acid and low heat than firing at high heat. Point is essentially just to clean out the pores
Thanks for uploading this! Iâm trying to make a homemade mask with activated charcoal!
I'm already almost done I have the mask and the two melons but my dad he does not want me to take a little bit charcoal because I'm going to make a mess
You know you could just search up how to make a mask
yeetman 128 to make a mask does the charcoal have to be activated?
@@samzam7890 yes. Charcoal and activated charcoal are two whole different things. Regular charcoal still absorbs bacteria but not as much as activated charcoal
Greh yes do you know how activated charcoal is made?
Needs to show some testing that it has no impurities, is activated, and is safe
It only needs this if it is intended to be a scientific study, designed to help scientists have raw data about this particular methodology. This is youtube. It's for the average Joe that wants to do this kind of stuff themselves at home. Maybe for a fun project, or to keep themselves busy. Although I'd be happy to watch someone do this method with my recommended changes in the comments and post their findings. If you take up such an undertaking please let me know. I'll be happy to watch.
@@soatmos Codyslab, he tested this and it was worse than water alone.
@@hippopotamus86 Please drop a link. I'd like to see what you're talking about.
@@soatmos czcams.com/video/S5Ac8PIfBdY/video.html
is it possible to soak the hard wood charcoal to the lemon-water mix first then blend to powder after drying it in the dehydrator?
Often wondered how but didnât know how to make charcoal this way, thanks !
So then you put the activated charcoal in a microfiber filter so the water doesn't turn black. Would coffee filters work?
Yes, but in any case, after putting the charcoal in a filter (thin enough), you would always have to run clean water through the filter to remove a part of the ashes that will teint the water black, which makes it great by-product water for the garden for expl.
I am not sure lemon juice is sufficiently acidic, nor your heating sufficient. Your charcoal process looks good, though. I'm sure you get some mild activation through this, but it for sure isn't proper activated charcoal. Also, it isn't fine enough, even a mortar and pestle would get that finer than your ninja seemed to. All constructive criticism, mind, not trying to be an ass.
A pail of sand with the last layer of activated charcoal makes an excellent water filter.
Hello sir, the fine powder you blended turned back to granular size in the end???
Is that bucket galvanized or treated with anything?
Right at the end -
That's a nice fine charcoal powder you have there!
Did you sieve the charcoal through a pillowcase with holes in it?đ
Hi. Awesome video. What is the lemon juice doing to the charcoal?
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Thank you Steve for a good video and explanation.Out of curiosity,has anyone ever tested it if it's really effective?
its not effective
How does the lemon juice mixture activate the charcoal?
Thanks.
I could be wrong but I think it is because wood is fibrous. So, once turned into charcoal you have voids and stuff going through/partly through parts of it. And the acid in the lemon juice eats cavities/tunnels in the charcoal... making it more porous. Kind of like cleaning out a clogged pipe. The cleared cavities/tunnels are large enough for air and water to get through but too small for dust or other contaminants. That is my best guess anyway.
Btw, I do know you don't have to use lemon juice. I think other high acid liquids work also, like distilled white vinegar. Though, I don't think you add water when using vinegar... just vinegar straight. Then soak for 24 hours, rinse, etc, like he says in the video.
I did this & at first the water I purified with it tasted better but shortly after it stopped being effective & the water returned to it's previous state. I also measured the particles in the water & there was almost no difference.
After activating the charcoal I wrapped it in clean cotten & used that as a filter to the water.
Thanks for this information . I wonder if it means the charcoal depreciated with the process of fiteration.
@@LiliansGardens I've been experimenting with it since and getting the charcoal particles down to a fine dust is very important. I also used a commercially available citric acid rather than lemons. If you use a blender it's probably going to destroy the engine. I went through 2 of them very quickly. So I pound the particles with a wooden pickaxe handle until they are very fine. For medical level activated charcoal you can take that fine powder and grind it in a pestle & mortar or in a coffee grinder. It's very effective.
The whole process is extremely messy and the grinding should be done out doors if possible because it kicks up a very fine plume that you wouldn't even notice but it covers everything.
I used bbq charcoal. 1 x 3 kilo bag to make about 12 months worth of activated charcoal. Then I spread the used charcoal on the garden soil with a little bit of borax added to help the plants grow.
â@@artytomparis It finally worked when proceeded like that?
@@saidouly5774 Yes, it does work but you have to change it at lease once per month. If you add some fine sheets of copper to the copper it will last longer by killing bacteria but eventually this will need to be thrown out and replaced. I'm very lazy so left it too long once and it smelled.
How to identify activated charcoal ? Is there any testing method?
There is 1 way at least : czcams.com/video/son8yyD-T_E/video.html
Thanks for the video. One thing I question is this ... What's the difference between the charcoal that is pyrolized (burnt in the bin, with no oxygen), and the carbon that is left over from the fire, if it were to be dowsed with water? Surely when making bio-char in a hawaiian bio char pit the charcoal that is produced in the pit is the same as what is left in the process of pyrolysis? Would appreciate your feedback on that. Thanks.
You're welcome for the video. The best answer I have for your question is that in the method I am using the carbon has the ability to hold it's shape. This is not so, by and large, with ash. Hopefully this helps.
@@soatmos thanks for your reply Steve. When I make bio char in my pit there is very little ash left behind. It produces awesome amounts of charcoal and looks identical to what's produced in a pyrolysis chambers.
Remember. Woos ash and water percolates out . Lye. Itâs how they made soap. With tallow. So make the carbon chunks not the ash.
@@stev838 : You're absolutely right, that's another way to make activated charcoal, by using lye, which you already explained how to make. Instead of using lemon juice, use the lye.
@@brianlanders5306 tricky stuff to use The rig in the book I Saw was a tall tripod With a canvas bag of hard wood ash hung high Under it a tin can hanging by wire and a fire of coals. Ha. Charcoal
Took hours
Would it be more efficient to use smaller pieces of wood inside the bucket? Like if you split that stump up into 4 pieces
Don't use the method on the video. It doesn't do anything but make less activated charcoal than water would.
â@@hippopotamus86perhaps you explain the best method you know for knowledge sake
hi steve , how do you use it with water, an easy way , cause the bits are so small , they will pass through into glass from the jug of water or tank ...
You blend it less and seperate the larger chunks from the powder by sifting out the larger one's. Then run some clean distilled water through your home made filter for about 5 minutes. That's what I would do at least. Hope this helps.
You would use a media bag (or wrapped in cloth) and run the water through it. You will have to rinse the fine particulates until gone, or settled in place. No different than if you used store bought carbon.
I just tried it ,it looks good so farâșđđđ
How long will it be activated ?
Pls rely cz I have a Science Fair on Thursday nd Friday so I need to know how long it will last
It needs to be submerged in the water/lemon juice mixture for 24 hrs. Hope this helps you out. Best wishes on your science project.
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I'm curious what the purpose of the adding lemon and water is?
I was reading about water purification in Numbers 19:1-22 and it mentioned adding cedar to the burnt offering used in the water purification protocol. Water, ashes, and hyssop are used for the cleansing on the third and seventh days. The ashes made me think of activated charcoal and I see the hyssop has many detox/anti-parasite benefits. Lots of parasite protocols call for medication a few days later for when the eggs hatch. This could be why the third and seventh day. It all has implications to Jesus's death also since scarlet yarn is used and Jesus was offered sour wine at his death that was on a hyssop branch and that branch became bloodied since Jesus' face was so badly beaten he wasn't recognizable.
The sound of that charcoal around 1:20 is like nails on a chalkboard to me, man it gave me chills! Anyone else? But thank you for the info
chills means you have a virus it is called gae
In the absence of lemons, could plain vinegar or apple cider vinegar be used?
Also, besides purifying water & facemasks etc, this activated charcoal can be ingested as a folk medicine, right??
Not certain about vinegar or acv. If you make it using a stainless steel pot and lid in a earthen fire pit, it would be fine as a folk medicine I suppose, but consult your physician. I am not one, nor am I trying to give medical advice with this video.
@@soatmos
Tonight, I was telling a friend about this video and how I might buy a stainless steel pot. He told me that a friend of his had rats and he had to call an exterminator. The exterminator made him eliminate and clean out his firepit because he said rats will eat the charred wood and it neutralizes the poison. So plain unactivated charcoal is apparently capable of neutralizing poison according to the pest control guy. I will have to look into this!!
@@barbaradivita880 It definitely will. I swallowed paint thinner from a jar as a child, they rushed me to the hospital and I was given activated charcoal. Im here because of it. It absordbed the paint thinner.
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Iâm here because I was surfing Amazon for these bamboo charcoal bags but then had the great idea of making my ownđ âŠ. After watching the whole video I think Iâll resort to buying from Amazon lol Iâm lazy and this looks like one too many steps I had anticipated lol đ
I feel you. I need it for gsrdening so I bought charcoal which I'll activate
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Which type of wood should we use?
And can we use it with adding lemon đinto it?
You can use any hardwood, like oak. Bamboo can also be used. Hope this helps.
Thanks brother. You're da best. Again thanks for publishing this video. I have often wondered how are you going to make activated charcoal. And now I know. Thanks out
No you don't. For a start, you don't use lemon juice.
So.im trying to make homemade scent killer.for hunting purposes.im wandering if the lump charcoal u buy in a bag would be good to powderize & put in a sock or a bag & keep.on my clothing & in my back pack.is it the same thing?
I'm guessing it's somewhat similar. Turn it into smaller pieces, or large grain powder and give it a try. You can even buy it cheaply on Amazon. Best wishes. Hope you're eating what you kill.
@@soatmos we depend on deer meat.we do not waste any.
Iâm getting the impression the CodyâsLab here on CZcams has done some experimenting thatâs worth our attention. Heâs tested 4 treatments to test different theories about how to treat charcoal to activate it.
Sodium hydroxide, calcium chloride, lemon juice and distilled water as a control.
He tested the effectiveness of each treated batch of charcoal as a water filter, and found lemon was the worst, only half as good as the others at removing iodide from his samples. Please note that nothing worked any better than distilled water, so that tells me that lemon juice gums up your charcoal, and thereâs not much point in trying to activate charcoal by any of these 3 methods, as they work no better than water. And Iâm very sad about that because I wanted it to be easy! Sorry folks.
We should also know that a domestic oven wonât get anywhere near hot enough either. Iâm depressed âčïž
@1:50 have your wife freak out using the $1000 ninja to grind charcoal lol
That's at 1:33
@@alexmason2044 nothing like being pedantic
@@husher5142 I was just being friendly đ... Don't be angry...
Not surprisingly she kind of did. I bought it for myself though. She's also now my ex wife. Lol
@@soatmos lol it happens.
Have you tested the homemade activated carbon? Did it filter a water sample? Our study involves alternative activated carbon and we re not sure if it would work đ
I am not a chemist and have not tested a sample as of yet. I'd love to see someone test the method who is a chemist though. I obtained the method from a trusted source though.
@@soatmos cody's lab
Would this work for bamboo instead of wood?
Yes. Absolutely!
Why you say Steve you have to make into powder when end results show crumbly crumbs?
You can keep it in a lump if you want. I separated the larger pieces from powder, then turned many of the larger pieces into powder after filming. No one's perfect and I'm certainly no exception. Lol. I put many hours into making and putting out this video. There is still a lot I could've done better, which is why I may-one day-make an updated version of it. Thanks for watching!
Lemon juice and water? That's relatively simple. AC is key to surviving. Thanks for a very simple recipe.
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You should test it. One way I seen someone test it was to put a small amount into the bottom of a test tube and then add water and a few drops of iodine. Then do the same thing using some store bought activated charcoal. Then see if they remove the iodine from the water at similar rates... how clear the water becomes. Not super scientific but it at least lets you know if you actually made some activated charcoal and gives a ballpark of how good it is.
How about using walnut shells instead does it work? And do i have to add lemon to it ? thanks
I would also like to know if adding the lemon is necessary
I am under the impression that you should use hard wood to make the coal but a good no nonsense video non the less.
Thanks.
@@soatmos I make my own Activated Charcoal bud. More people need to know about it especially if they had the Jabberwocky. I believe it can greatly assist in removing the spike proteins.
What does the lemon juice do to activate the carbon?
The lemon juice creates a larger surface area by creating tiny holes that trap more bad scents, molecules, etc
I wouldn't. The more natural and organic the better.
@@carlbenedictnemil9833 you still can though, the result will be activated charcoal
Nice blender, thanx 4 the vid, big up from WV, USA
if you put in oven for 2 hours what temp do i set oven too
Cody's lab just did a test and lemon juice actually makes it worse
you did the same thing i did lol i just saw the cody lab vid
I did the same thing. Going around to see what videos Cody was referring to. Really scary and sad to see many sources suggest that this makes activated charcoal. Even Wkihow says to use a sodium chloride solution.
Cody is a NASA shill
Has anyone here made a breakthrough in finding the best method to use instead of lemon juice?
Probably a syringe with a mixture of water
Hi there I know you said it's 3 parts water to 1 lemon juice but how much is in one part of water and lemon juice and what's the ratio of that water lemon mixture needed per whatever volume of blended charcoal?
You need to make sure you have enough liquid to submerge the charcoal in the water/lemon juice mixture. So if it takes 3 cups of water and 1 cup of lemon juice that's what you would use. If it takes 12 cups of water and 4 cups of lemon juice that's what you would use. It all depends on how much charcoal you plan to activate, based on how much you made. Hope this helps. Best wishes.
@@soatmos thank you that clears up the question perfectly.
Hola, la pastilla también sirve para curar golpes y como se prepara?
Hi do you have a reference to this method? Maybe from a website or an article?
There's many ways to do this. Doing some research is a great thing. Never stop learning. Let us know what you find please.
How did you get granules after? I still have powderâŠ.
Just heating normal charcoal at high temp gives activated charcoal. No need to use lemon or anything else it destroys the activated charcoal.
Do you have any links to scientific research that backs this claim? I'm all for learning and can admit if I'm wrong. Have never heard of this before.
@@soatmos google it you will see.
You're stupid.
Hello
I want to make activated charcoal with cacl2
Can you tell me how much cacl2 compares to charcoal? After 24 hours of soaking, then filtering it, right?
After that is it rinsed again with purified water?
Please answer me, this is for my tesis
Thank u
What is cacl2?
@@soatmos calcium chloride
Ok. Honestly I do not know. I wanted to avoid the used of chemicals entirely. I wanted nurturing nature to make this. There are videos out there that show those methods. I wish you the best!
would vinegar work in place of lemons? what's in the lemons that makes it work?
No. Citric Acid.
Obviously a back fire pit .....love it
Can I put it in the oven ?
You can put whatever you want in the oven. Lol
WHAT IS THE STANDARD VOLUME OF ACTIVATED CHARCOAL THAT CAN BE USED IN WATER FILTRATION
I don't know. I'd have to research this. Maybe to be answered in a future video?
Do not use lemon juice, it's a lie and doesn't actually work.
Please teach how to make face mask with this ..since face mask is very expensive now a days
Thanks. I will consider doing this. Should I try on myself or a young woman?
Both sir
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@@soatmos ah young woman of course ;)
@@jasminelegaspi10 Your Here for the Corona Virus
Out of curiosity did you ignite the wood inside the bucket as well or does it just somehow turn to charcoal just from the heat of the flames outside the bucket?
It uses the heat. No ignition needed. Ignition would create ash. You do not want ash.
Out of curiosity, did you subscribe? If not, I'd appreciate it if you did. It's free.
Ha i will subscribe. Thx for the heads up with the charcoal.
@@soatmos oh by the way a bit random but im writing a book called how to entertain yourself after the apocalypse, its a craft guide/ illustrated colouring in book. It comes out in a months time but if your keen i am looking for people to review it. If thats something youd be interested in i could send you a free on line copy come then.
@@danielholland9666 I be honored to.
i would have liked you to test it with iodine or methylene blue
I wish I had more scientific equipment to do so. Everyone seems to have wanted this. If someone knows where it can be sent to be tested, I will send it off and post the results.
Can I also use citric acid dissolved in water for that process?
Is it necessary for it to sit for 24 hours ? Or can we bake right away without lemon juice
You can do whatever you like. It's yours. Lol. Seriously though I'm fairly certain it needs to sit for 24 hours to allow the acid in the lemon time to create tiny hole in the charcoal, thus activating it. Best wishes.
@@soatmos after mixed with lemon for 24hrs do I have to bake it? what alternative way if they donât have an oven at home? please answer :(
@@viralvideotv1538 try using the sun to bake it
I thanks a lot for the great info I have tons of wood and never enough activated charcoal!
Don't use this method, it doesn't activate charcoal.
@@hippopotamus86 really? Do you have a suggestion that does?
@@whit3haze You can't really do it at home, you need much higher temperatures from something like a furnace. If using for any health reasons, best to buy it.
@@hippopotamus86 i was hoping to use it for aquatic tank filtration, not consumption â đ
@@whit3haze Then you can just use distilled water rather than lemon juice as it's more effective.
Hey.. can we simply keep it in box after mixing water and lemon juice and wait it to dry out ?
I don't believe so. You're welcome to experiment, but I think you need it to be sealed for a chemical reaction to occur.
Thanks, I've been looking for a way to manufacture anhydrous ethanol. Unfortunately, I live in a village and we don't get deliveries here, mostly. Some famous ones like Amazon do, but I didn't find 3a molecular seives there :(
So I'm gonna try filtering the ethanol with this. Idk, hope it works out. Fingers crossed
Best wishes. Keep us updated.
What do you use it for?
@@lksw42439 If you read these comments or check the description you'll find many uses for it.
Steve of All Trades Master of some Sorry, I was referring to the ethanol.
@@lksw42439 oh OK.
Is there another way to activate the charcoal?
There are many ways. I believe they all use chemicals. I didn't want to do that though. Consider researching which one's work best if you want to go that direction.
@@soatmos okay thanks! Hopefully I can find a way to do active with only vinegar.
you breaking the char was so satisfying
Is it really necessary to turn it to powder?
No. You could use larger granules for air or water purification. Depends how you intend to use it. Best wishes!
No. You could use larger granules for air or water purification. Depends how you intend to use it. Best wishes!
How much charcoal do you start out with. Video doesn't say. I'm not sure how much is too much to add to the lemon mixture.
How long should It be on the fire, all the wood in the bucket turned into ash
It depends on how much wood is in there, but I'd suggest 3-5 hours. In addition, if you're getting ash you're doing something wrong. Make sure fire isn't getting into where your wood is.
Short sweet and to the point
Now i think i can do it
Thanks bro
You're welcome.
Hello , is the end product as good as when they use calcium chloride? Thanks !
i am going to make charcoal tonight
I believe it's better, because it's done naturally, but I haven't done any lab tests side by side.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Please subscribe if you haven't already. It would help me out a lot.
no it's not
What does it mean by parts âthen I mix 3 parts purified water to 1 part lemon juice...â
Not a fan of the name. Answer is correct though. Smh
The activation process for creating activated charcoal often involves the use of strong chemicals or physical processes. The most common methods include:
Chemical Activation: Typically, chemicals such as zinc chloride (ZnClâ), potassium hydroxide (KOH), or phosphoric acid (HâPOâ) are used. These chemicals interact with the carbon compound and help create a porous structure by eroding away some of the material.
Physical Activation: This involves two steps, where the first is to pyrolyze the carbon compound at high temperatures, followed by a second process where the charcoal is exposed to oxidizing gases, such as steam or carbon dioxide at high temperatures. This helps to open up and create a porous structure in the charcoal.
Regarding the use of lemon juice in CZcams videos, it's important to understand that lemon juice is not an effective activation chemical compared to the aforementioned methods. Lemon juice is acidic (due to citric acid) and can react with certain metals or minerals, but its ability to create a porous structure in the charcoal is limited. It's possible that some use lemon juice as an environmentally friendly alternative to clean or modify the surface of charcoal, but this would not result in the same type of activated charcoal as produced through industrial processes.
Do NOT use 2x4 or ANY lumber from a store because it is treated to prevent bugs and rot, pallets also treated. Go in the woods for fresh timber.
Whatâs an alternative to lemons?
Vinegar is a good substitute. Anything with a high pH that isn't toxic
Sir, we would like to use your method on making activated carbon in our study, I am asking for your permission, is it okay?
Yes, but I'd prefer if you use a stainless steel pot and lid to put the hardwood in, instead of a galvanized bucket (as pictured in the video) if the carbon is to be used for human consumption. Best wishes.
@@soatmos Thank you very much sir
@@soatmos you can also make a mound of clay and do this too
Thanks. Now I can reload m foust. And zen air and water
Can i use another citrut fruit?
Possibly. Feel free to experiment. It should be high is citric Acid.
Will this activate windows?
I am unsure. Do an experiment and post your results for us all to see in the comments.
Can i use Citric acid instead of lime juice?
If it were liquid I would assume so, but I'm not certain, because I haven't done it myself.
is this usable for cosmetics?
i want to make my own mascara
Excuse me.. but is activated charcoal and activated carbon the same.
Will these be OK for terrariums???
Hi,
Actived Charcoal in the culture of plants and tissue culture: Can we tell if the chimney soot, the carbon granules in the conduct, is activated charcoal.
Thanks.
Daniel
Please explain further. Not sure what this is asking.
Chimney soot is unburned carbon, mixed with oils, creosote and impurities... it would probably kill small animals if you used it in a terrarium. It is bot charcoal.
@@soatmos
While cleaning the cheniney, I collected charcoal granules - soot that has settled in the chimney flue.
It ressemble as activated charcoal I bought.
Is it activated charcoal or can it be converted to activated charcoal?
Thanks
Daniel
@@Sheepdog1314
Thanks for your reply.
I don't use oil or petrol to start the fire in the cheminey.
I use only wood logs.
Can I use the same technique with coconut shells ?
Yes
Interesting. Thanks for posting !
Activated charcoal is a remedy for hemlock poisoning.