Patent ID: 6902589

Claim:
A method for producing shaped, activated charcoal comprising the following steps: grinding one or more carbon-bearing materials; homogeneously mixing the milled carbon-bearing material with a water-containing binding agent or a mixture of several binding agents, of which at least one contains water; shaping the mixture consisting of carbon-bearing material and binding agent into molded articles; drying the molded articles before carbonization to set the grain structure to up to an overall water weight of ≦3% by wt.; drying the molded articles within 0.5 to 12 hours at temperatures of 40° C. up to 150° C.; wherein when drying the molded articles, a heated and, if necessary, oxygen-reduced or oxygen-free gas stream is passed over the molded articles; carbonizing the molded articles, and activating the molded articles by means of an activation gas.