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Anthracite

Material Overview

  • Type & Composition: A durable, hard mineral coal featuring a shiny black appearance and an extremely high carbon concentration exceeding 95%.

  • Formation: Created over millions of years through intense pressure and heat acting on organic plant matter.

  • Classification: Represents the highest grade on the coal classification scale, requiring the greatest levels of temperature and compression during development.

Performance & Filtration Benefits

  • Application: Functions as a clarifying filter medium for both municipal drinking water and industrial water systems, commonly paired with filter sand or green manganese sand.

  • Bed Penetration: The unique grain structure enables suspended solids to be trapped deep within the filter bed rather than only on the surface.

  • Operational Advantages: Delivers increased flow capacity, lower head loss/pressure drop, and faster, more effective backwashing compared to standard sand filtration.

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