Activated Charcoal Water Filter Experiment

Fill a measuring cup with 1 2 cup of water.

Activated charcoal water filter experiment. Use a top layer of sand soil or cloth to filter out large material then a thick layer or layers of activated charcoal that the water can drip through soaking up impurities. The water should drip slowly out of the bottom of the filter. Water can be either clean or unclean cylinder can be substituted with a cup or another bottle 2 coffee filters. Place the small end of the funnel in the top of the bottle and pour about 1 5 cups of the dirty water into the top of your filter.

Now add 1 4 cup of the colored water to each of the babyfood jars. First fill two jars with water. This is based on my knowledge of using charcoal filters to clean water. Add 8 drops of red food coloring to the water and stir until mixed.

The cleaner water can then be boiled to sterilize it further. Increase the surface area of the charcoal to expose the pores and rinse until the water runs clear. My pre experiment hypothesis is yes charcoal can remove molecules from water. Wait several minutes for the water to filter through.

Purified filter grade sand. Let the jars sit for at least two days. For those who haven t witnessed charcoal work its magic try this. I have conducted a simple experiment to test the adsorption power of activated charcoal.

To both jars add food coloring and stir the mixtures thoroughly. Place a cup under your filter to catch the filtered water. Activated charcoal science experiments project ideas models expo topics exhibition activities fir cbse isc stream students and for kids in middle school elementary school for class 5th grade 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th grade and high school msc and college students. You could make one filter using the charcoal make another one using the fired clay or make one filter that uses both or make one with just sand experiment.

This article provides more information about how the color odor and taste is removed from the water.