The following are typical applications for activated carbon:

• Acid gas absorption
• Amine purification
• Carbon dioxide purification
• Catalyst protection
• Catalyst support
• Chloramines from drinking water
• Citric acid purification
• Corn syrup decolorization
• Decaffeination of coffee
• Decolourization
• Dechlorination of drinking water
• Gasoline vapor recovery
• Glycerin purification
• Glycol purification
• Gold recovery
• Groundwater remediation
• High-purity hydrogen
• Incinerator flue gas
• Indoor air filtration for HVAC systems
• Iron from drinking water
• Mercury removal from liquid hydrocarbons
• Organics from drinking water
• Personnel protection respirators
• Process water treatment
• Product purification
• Tank venting
• Taste and odor control for municipal water
• Ultrapure water treatment
• VOC's from drinking water
• Wastewater treatment