Activated carbon
Activated carbon, which is a small form of carbon with a large pore structure that can remove impurities, was one of the first products produced by the company in the 1940s. Initially manufacturing granular activated carbon (GAC), the company also began producing forms such as powdered, pellets, and later cloth. Pittsburgh Coke and Chemical introduced an early activated carbon system to decolorize sugar in 1955, and in the 1960s the company began using GAC for removing tastes and odors.