We report novel heparin-cellulose-charcoal composites prepared using room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) to enhance the biocompatibility and blood compatibility of activated charcoal beads while decreasing the size of their active pores.

Chronic dialysis is a valid therapeutic option in very elderly ESRD patients, even though the decision to dialyze or not has little impact on survival. Additionally, very old patients usually do not agree with starting chronic dialysis. Even though, activated charcoal is a cheap treatment for working as adsorbent for nitrogenous products its utility is very limited. We studied the combination o...

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 ...

Monitoring methyl bromide (CH3Br) emission into the atmosphere following soil fumigations requires sensitive and reproducible sampling methods. The factors affecting the sampling efficiency and stability of CH3Br on activated charcoal sampling tubes were identified and evaluated in this study. The number of tubes required for accurate sampling using activated coconut and petroleum charcoal tube...

Siříšťová L., Přinosilová Š., Riddellová K., Hajšlová J., Melzoch K. (2012): Changes in quality parameters of vodka filtered through activated charcoal. Czech J. Food Sci., 30: 474–482. The production technology of high-quality vodka used in Russia involves filtration through activated charcoal. To approach the quality of renowned Russian vodka, one prominent Czech spirit-producing company inst...