FM AQUA
Molecular media is essential for effective molecular filtration solutions. At First Molecule,we offers a range of proven impregnated activated carbons designed to target a broad spectrum of odours, irritants, toxic, and corrosive gases.
FM AQUA
Molecular media is essential for effective molecular filtration solutions. At First Molecule,we offers a range of proven impregnated activated carbons designed to target a broad spectrum of odours, irritants, toxic, and corrosive gases.
FM AQUA
Water Treatment FM AQUA is a premium Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) specifically developed for the rigorous demands of liquid-phase purification. Sourced from the finest raw materials, its unique activation process creates a highly microporous structure with an exceptional surface area. This design allows it to adsorb a broad spectrum of dissolved organic contaminants, including chlorine, chloramines, disinfection byproducts like Trihalomethanes (THMs), and a myriad of taste and odor compounds. Its consistent particle size ensures optimal hydraulic performance and minimal pressure drop in fixed-bed systems.
Beyond conventional municipal water treatment, FM AQUA is extensively used in industrial process water, wastewater reclamation, and in-home filtration systems, where its high capacity and longevity provide a cost-effective solution for ensuring clean and safe water.
Superior Adsorption Capacity: Our Iodine Number (a measure of micropore volume for small molecule adsorption) consistently exceeds industry standards, often by 10-20%. This means FM AQUA can process a significantly larger volume of water before requiring replacement or regeneration, leading to lower operational expenditures.
Exceptional Attrition Resistance: With an attrition hardness of over 95%, FM AQUA generates far fewer fines during backwashing and transport than competitor products. This translates directly to less material loss, reduced filter bed fouling, and a longer overall service life for your media.
Certified Purity: FM AQUA is produced under strict quality controls to ensure minimal ash content and to meet NSF/ANSI standards, guaranteeing it will not introduce unwanted impurities into the water stream.
Standards & Methods: ASTM D4607 (Iodine), D2866 (Ash), D3802 (Hardness), D2854 (Moisture), AWWA B604; microbiology-ready washing protocol optional.
FM AQUA GAC48-CS is a coarse-grade, coconut shell based granular activated carbon (GAC) manufactured through high-temperature steam activation to ensure a highly microporous structure, low ash content, and superior hardness. The 4×8 mesh size produces a coarse bed layer with minimal pressure drop (ΔP), making it ideal for large flow systems and multi-stage filtration trains where hydraulic efficiency and low headloss are critical.
This grade is specifically engineered for pretreatment in desalination plants and as a post-carbon filter in both industrial and municipal applications. Its high adsorption capacity, coupled with excellent mechanical strength, ensures reliable removal of organic contaminants, chlorine, chloramines, taste and odor compounds, and residual hydrocarbons, even under high flow velocities.
Coarse Particle Size (4×8 mesh): Provides high flow rates with low ΔP, ideal for large industrial filtration systems.
High Iodine Number (>1000 mg/g): Ensures superior adsorption of dissolved organics and micropollutants.
Exceptional Hardness (≥98%): Guarantees minimal carbon loss from attrition during backwashing and long service life.
Thermal Stability: Withstands repeated thermal sterilization and backwash cycles without structural degradation.
Sustainable Source: Derived from renewable coconut shells, ensuring lower carbon footprint compared to coal-based carbons.
Desalination Pretreatment: Removes organics, chlorine, and fouling agents to protect downstream RO membranes.
Desalination Post-Carbon: Polishes water, improving taste and odor before final distribution.
Municipal Water Treatment: Effective in large gravity filters or pressure filters for surface and ground water treatment.
Aquaculture & Aquariums: Provides stable water quality by adsorbing organics and maintaining oxygen transfer rates.
Industrial Process Water: Protects sensitive equipment by removing trace contaminants.
Mesh Size: 4×8 (coarse grade)
Iodine Number: >1000 mg/g
Moisture Content: ≤5%
Hardness: ≥98%
Ash Content: <4%
Surface Area: >1100 m²/g
Bulk Density: ~0.50–0.55 g/cc
Performance Differentiator: Compared to finer mesh grades (such as 8×30 or 12×40), FM AQUA GAC48-CS delivers significantly lower pressure drop, making it the preferred choice for pretreatment filters in high-volume seawater desalination. Unlike coal-based carbons, its coconut shell matrix provides higher microporosity, translating to greater adsorption of low-molecular-weight organic compounds, longer bed life, and lower replacement frequency.
FM AQUA GAC830-CS is a premium-grade, coconut shell based granular activated carbon (GAC) manufactured through controlled steam activation to achieve a high surface area, predominantly microporous structure, and excellent hardness. With its 8×30 mesh size, it offers the ideal balance between adsorptive capacity and hydraulic performance, making it a true workhorse grade for both industrial process water treatment and large-scale municipal water filtration.
This grade is optimized for Empty Bed Contact Times (EBCT) of 8–12 minutes, ensuring sufficient residence time for adsorption of natural organic matter (NOM), disinfection by-product (DBP) precursors, chlorine, chloramines, pesticides, and trace contaminants. Its versatility and reliability make it one of the most widely used grades across water treatment plants worldwide.
Key Features & Advantages:
Balanced Particle Size (8×30 mesh): Provides optimal kinetics for adsorption while maintaining acceptable pressure drop across filters.
High Iodine Number (>1000 mg/g): Excellent adsorption of dissolved organics, VOCs, and trace pollutants.
Large Micropore Volume: Highly effective for removing low-molecular-weight organic contaminants.
Superior Hardness (≥98%): Withstands multiple backwashing cycles with minimal carbon loss.
Thermal and Chemical Resistance: Stable under chlorinated environments, thermal sterilization, and varying pH ranges.
Eco-Friendly & Renewable: Derived from coconut shells, offering lower environmental impact compared to coal-based GAC.
Typical Applications:
Municipal Drinking Water Treatment: Effective in gravity and pressure filters for removing NOM, chlorine, and improving taste/odor.
Industrial Process Water: Protects sensitive equipment, boilers, and cooling towers by removing organic impurities and residual disinfectants.
Wastewater Polishing: Removes refractory organics before discharge or reuse.
Food & Beverage Industry: Ensures consistent product quality by removing color, taste, and odor-causing compounds.
Aquatic Systems: Maintains high water clarity and removes toxic compounds in aquaculture and aquarium systems.
Technical Specifications (Typical):
Mesh Size: 8×30
Iodine Number: >1000 mg/g
Moisture Content: ≤5%
Hardness: ≥98%
Ash Content: <4%
Surface Area (BET): >1100 m²/g
Bulk Density: ~0.48–0.52 g/cc
pH: 9–11
Performance Differentiator: FM AQUA GAC830-CS stands out as the industry’s benchmark for water purification. Compared to coarser grades (like 4×8), it offers higher adsorption efficiency due to increased surface area per unit volume, making it the preferred choice where moderate EBCTs (8–12 min) are feasible. When compared to finer grades (12×40), it delivers lower pressure drop and longer operational life, reducing energy costs and downtime in high-volume filtration systems.
This balance of adsorption kinetics, hydraulic performance, and durability makes FM AQUA GAC830-CS the go-to solution for municipal utilities and industries worldwide.
Technical Description:
FM AQUA GAC1240-CS is a fine mesh, high-activity coconut shell granular activated carbon (GAC) specifically engineered for point-of-entry (POE), point-of-use (POU), and polishing filter applications. Produced via high-temperature steam activation, it exhibits a high surface area (>1100 m²/g) and a pore structure dominated by micropores, giving it fast adsorption kinetics ideally suited for applications with shorter Empty Bed Contact Times (EBCT) of 5–8 minutes.
The 12×40 mesh size provides a large external surface area, which allows contaminants to diffuse rapidly into the microporous matrix. This enables effective removal of chlorine, chloramines, VOCs, pesticides, herbicides, taste- and odor-causing compounds, and disinfection by-product precursors in residential, commercial, and industrial polishing systems.
Key Features & Advantages
Typical Applications
Technical Specifications (Typical)
Performance Differentiator
FM AQUA GAC1240-CS is the preferred choice for compact, high-performance filtration devices where rapid contaminant removal is critical. Compared to coarser grades like 8×30 or 4×8, it delivers much faster kinetics, allowing effective treatment in smaller systems with shorter residence times. Unlike coal-based fine mesh carbons, FM AQUA GAC1240-CS offers a cleaner effluent, higher hardness, and longer service life, making it the industry standard for POU and polishing filters worldwide.
Technical Description:
FM AQUA PAC-CS is a food-grade powdered activated carbon (PAC) manufactured from coconut shells using controlled high-temperature steam activation. With a particle size typically 90% <325 mesh, it offers a large external surface area and rapid adsorption kinetics, making it the preferred solution for emergency treatment of taste, odor, and color problems in water treatment systems.
Its fine particle size allows it to be dosed directly into treatment trains, ensuring immediate contact with contaminants and enabling fast removal of geosmin, MIB (2-methylisoborneol), chlorine by-products, pesticides, industrial organics, and natural organic matter (NOM).
Certified to food-grade standards, FM AQUA PAC-CS is also suitable for applications in the food & beverage sector where rapid decolorization, deodorization, or removal of trace impurities is required.
Key Features & Advantages
Rapid Adsorption: Fine particle size ensures fast removal of color, odor, and organic micropollutants.
Emergency Treatment: Ideal for sudden taste/odor events caused by algal blooms, seasonal NOM spikes, or industrial spills.
Food-Grade Quality: Meets stringent safety and purity requirements for water, beverage, and food-contact use.
High Iodine Number (>1000 mg/g): Strong adsorption capacity for low molecular weight organics.
Flexible Dosing: Can be applied directly into rapid mix tanks, clarifiers, or slurry-fed systems.
Sustainable Source: Made from renewable coconut shells, ensuring consistent performance and low ash content.
Typical Applications
Emergency Water Treatment: Rapidly resolves taste and odor events in municipal supplies.
Color & Odor Control: Effective against natural organics, industrial spills, and algal metabolites.
Food & Beverage Processing: Used in sugar refining, juice clarification, edible oil purification, and beverage decolorization.
Polishing Aid: Supports compliance with stringent TOC (Total Organic Carbon) and DBP (Disinfection By-Product) regulations.
Aquaculture & Brewing: Removes off-flavors and unwanted organics to maintain product quality.
Technical Specifications (Typical)
Form: Powder
Mesh Size: 90% <325 mesh
Iodine Number: >1000 mg/g
Surface Area (BET): >1100 m²/g
Moisture Content: ≤5%
Ash Content: <4%
Bulk Density: ~0.38–0.42 g/cc
pH Range: 9–11
Performance Differentiator
FM AQUA PAC-CS stands out as the fastest-response activated carbon grade in the FM AQUA series. Unlike granular carbons that require established contact beds, PAC-CS can be applied immediately into the treatment process, giving utilities and industries a highly flexible and effective emergency solution for controlling taste, odor, and color issues. Its food-grade certification and coconut-shell base make it superior to coal-based PACs, offering higher purity, lower ash, and more sustainable sourcing.
Technical Overview FM AQUA GAC PFAS-SG is a special-grade granular activated carbon manufactured from selected organic raw materials chosen for their unique pore structure and high purity. Unlike conventional GAC, PFAS-SG is tailored to maximize the removal efficiency of persistent PFAS compounds such as PFOA, PFOS, GenX, PFNA, and PFHxS in drinking water, industrial effluents, and contaminated groundwater.
The advanced activation process yields a balanced micropore-mesopore network, enhancing adsorption of both long-chain PFAS (traditionally easier to capture) and short-chain PFAS (challenging for standard carbons). Combined with exceptional hardness, low dust, and long bed life, FM AQUA GAC PFAS-SG sets a new benchmark for PFAS treatment.
Key Features & Advantages
PFAS-Specific Micropore Design – Captures long-chain PFAS while mesopore channels accelerate short-chain adsorption.
Special-Grade Raw Material – Derived from carefully selected organic feedstock to ensure superior performance and consistency.
High Adsorption Capacity – Extended breakthrough curves reduce the frequency of change-outs.
Regulatory-Ready – Performance validated against EPA 533 & 537.1 PFAS testing methods.
Optimized EBCT – Recommended operation at EBCT ≥ 10 minutes for maximum PFAS uptake.
Superior Durability – High mechanical strength (>98% hardness) minimizes attrition in pressurized vessels.
Environmentally Responsible – Compatible with controlled thermal reactivation, lowering lifecycle costs.
Technical Specifications (Typical)
Grade: FM AQUA GAC PFAS-SG
Form: Granular Activated Carbon
Mesh Size: 8×30 or 12×40 (available depending on application)
Iodine Number: >1100 mg/g
BET Surface Area: 1050–1200 m²/g
Pore Volume: 0.55–0.65 cc/g
Hardness Number: >98%
Moisture Content: ≤5%
Ash Content: ≤3%
Attrition Loss: <0.5%
PFAS Adsorption: Meets or exceeds NSF/ANSI 53 & 401 standards for PFAS reduction
Applications
Municipal Water Utilities – Full-scale adsorption beds for PFAS reduction in drinking water.
Groundwater & Site Remediation – Effective for PFAS cleanup at AFFF-contaminated sites (firefighting foam residues).
Industrial Wastewater – Textile, semiconductor, chemical, and plating industries where PFAS are used.
POE/POU Filters – Compact systems for households, schools, and small communities.
Polishing After IX or RO – Works in tandem with ion exchange resins or membranes for final PFAS polishing.
Performance Differentiator Compared to conventional carbons, FM AQUA GAC PFAS-SG offers:
Superior Short-Chain PFAS Removal – Often missed by standard carbons.
Extended Service Life – Longer breakthrough times reduce OPEX.
Greater Structural Integrity – Special-grade raw material ensures high hardness and low attrition.
Measurable Advantages vs Conventional GAC
10–20% longer run‑lengths in NOM‑rich waters due to micro‑pore bias (inference based on coconut pore size distribution).
Lower start‑up turbidity from high hardness / low fines.
Consistent head‑loss thanks to tight PSD and rounded granules.
Application Engineering Notes
Recommended EBCT: 8–12 minutes (municipal), 5–8 minutes (industrial polishing).
Backwash expansion: 25–40% at 15–20 °C; design troughs accordingly.
Chloramine removal: pair with catalytic variant or FM Catalo where needed.
Packing & Formats
25 kg bags, 500 kg & 1000 kg FIBCs; pre‑washed potable‑grade on request.
FAQs
Can FM AQUA be reactivated? Yes—subject to spent profile and local regulations. (Need more detailed ellaboration )
NSF listing? Potable‑water grade available on request. (Need more detailed ellaboration )
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