To the editor: We would like to share recent advancements regarding the utilization of activated charcoal filters to adsorb volatile anesthetic agents (VAAs). Although activated charcoal has been known for many years to adsorb VAAs,1-3 it has only recently become commercially available and endorsed by the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS).4 MHAUS has put forth upda...

In this work, the effect of temperature on charcoal structure and chemical composition is investigated for four tree species. Wood charcoal carbonized at various temperatures is analyzed by mid infrared spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis and by thermogravimetric analysis to characterize the chemical composition during the carbonization process. The multivariate models of charcoal w...

Graft copolymerization of acryl-amide onto guar-gum has been carried out in the presence of potassium per sulphate as a redox initiator. The prepared graft copolymer was characterized by various techniques such as FT-IR, SEMEDX and TGA-DTA-DTG. Activated charcoal was also studied as the adsorbent in the present study to evaluate their adsorption capacity for Cr (Vl) and compared it with indigen...

Hemodialysis and hemoperfusion have been evaluated, and both are effective in removing theophylline. We report two consecutive cases of theophylline intoxication in which the sequential treatment of charcoal hemoperfusion and hemodialysis is contrasted to the simultaneous "in series" treatment of hemodialysis and charcoal hemoperfusion. Analysis of the two methodologies shows that the combined ...

Production and properties of charcoal from four years old Acacia assak, A. negrii, A. seyal, A. karroo, A. ampliceps, A. stenophylla and A. salicina grown in the Experiments and Research Station, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were studied. The first three species are indigenous while the others are exotic. 21 trees were felled and disks of 20 cm each from th...

     Essential oil of the orange peel which was extracted by hydrodistillation method showed 50 different mono- and sesquiterpenes on GC-MS analysis, in ...

A 29-year-old woman presents shortly after a massive overdose of carbamazepine controlled-release tablets. In anticipation of coma, she is electively intubated to safely enable gastrointestinal decontamination with nasogastric activated charcoal. She is admitted to the intensive care unit for ongoing supportive care, and further doses of activated charcoal are prescribed to enhance elimination ...

We studied the effectiveness with which various charcoal preparations separate free [3H]pteroylglutamate from that complexed with milk folate binder. We tested, in various concentrations, uncoated charcoals and charcoals coated with dextrans of various molecular weights, or with albumin, hemoglubin, or polyvinylpyrrolidone with an average molecular weight of 40 000. Althouth there was some dist...

Current petroleum energy sources have been starting to diminish along with the increasing a demand in industries and transportations. In next few years Indonesia is predicted experience fuel crisis. One way solve this problem find alternative from renewable raw materials. This study was conducted obtain through catalytic cracking of used cooking oil-derived methyl ester into biofuel using activ...