Activated carbon
The highest-value thing that comes out of a coconut shell, and Pakistan already consumes it.
Coconut shell activated carbon is used in drinking water and wastewater treatment, sugar refining, gold recovery, solvent recovery and air filtration. It is graded by iodine number, which measures adsorption capacity, and by hardness, mesh size and ash content.
Pakistan's demand sits across municipal and industrial water treatment, sugar refineries, and mining operations. It is bought on specification by technical buyers, which suits a desk that sells verification.
Specifications
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HS code | 3802.10 |
| Forms | Granular, pelletised, powdered |
| Key specs | Iodine number (mg/g), hardness, mesh size, moisture, ash content, apparent density |
| Typical grades | 800–1200 iodine number depending on application |
| Certifications | Certificate of analysis; for potable water applications, confirm the grade meets the standard your end user works to |
We are completing supplier verification on this family. Minimum order, lead time and port of loading are quoted per enquiry. Ask us and we will tell you what we have confirmed and what we have not.
Price logic
Iodine number is the main price driver — higher adsorption capacity costs more per tonne but less per unit of work done. Mesh size and hardness matter for column applications where attrition is a cost. Do not buy on price per tonne alone; buy on price per unit of adsorption for your duty.