activated carbon

form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores that increase the surface area
Thing excipient Q190878
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activated carbon

Summary

activated carbon is an excipient[1]. It draws 15,127 Wikipedia views per month (excipient category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • activated carbon's instance of is recorded as excipient[3].
  • activated carbon's instance of is recorded as essential medicine[4].
  • activated carbon's instance of is recorded as medication[5].
  • activated carbon's instance of is recorded as filter[6].
  • activated carbon's instance of is recorded as mixture[7].
  • activated carbon is a type of material[8].
  • activated carbon is a type of absorbent[9].
  • activated carbon is a type of Q141502217[10].
  • activated carbon's Commons category is recorded as Activated carbon[11].
  • activated carbon's said to be the same as is recorded as biochar[12].
  • activated carbon's color is recorded as black[13].
  • activated carbon comprises carbon[14].
  • activated carbon's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • activated carbon's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[16].
  • activated carbon's density is recorded as {'amount': '+400'}[17].
  • activated carbon's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '+3550'}[18].
  • activated carbon's solubility is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[19].
  • activated carbon's median lethal dose is recorded as {'amount': '+440'}[20].
  • activated carbon's safety classification and labelling is recorded as Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008[21].
  • activated carbon's P14541 is recorded as 3qL5v4[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include excipient[3], essential medicine[4], medication[5], filter[6], and mixture[7]. Recorded subclass of include material[8], absorbent[9], and Q141502217[10].

Use and Application

activated carbon comprises carbon[14].

Why It Matters

activated carbon draws 15,127 Wikipedia views per month (excipient category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 4340
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 4340, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 4340
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 004340, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 15d ago · Medievalfran · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → material, absorbent, Q141502217
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141502217]]"
  4. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → excipient, essential medicine, medication +2
    Subclass of → material, absorbent, Q141502217
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q27891524]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269323|batch #269323]]"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3qL5v4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'amount': '+400'}
    Said to be the same as → biochar
    Median lethal dose (ld50) → {'amount': '+440'}
    Has parts → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25569, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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