animal charcoal
Americannoun
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The distillate is concentrated and after treatment with animal charcoal and filtration should conform to the requirements of the British Pharmacopœia.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
When the heavier hydrocarbons begin to come over the receiver is changed and the butyraceous distillate is filtered through a long column of well dried animal charcoal.
From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by Lewis, William T.
The bones are either used for manure, or are converted into animal charcoal, valuable for various purposes in the arts.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
The phenomenon is regarded as one of purely mechanical surface-attraction, and is compared with that exercised by animal charcoal when employed in decolourizing a solution of some colouring matter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
Others consider that the nitrogen, which is present in all animal charcoal and extremely difficult to remove, is essential to the action.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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