I-Granular activated carbon yenziwa ikakhulukazi ngegobolondo likakhukhunathi, igobolondo lesithelo, namalahle ngochungechunge lwezinqubo zokukhiqiza.Ihlukaniswe yaba izinhlayiya ezingaguquki kanye ne-amorphous.Imikhiqizo isetshenziswa kakhulu emanzini okuphuza, amanzi ezimboni, ukuphisa, ukwelashwa kwegesi engcolile, ukuchithwa kwemibala, ama-desiccants, ukuhlanzwa kwegesi, neminye imikhakha.
Ukubonakala kwe-granular activated carbon yizinhlayiya ezimnyama ze-amorphous;Ithuthukise isakhiwo se-pore, ukusebenza kahle kwe-adsorption, amandla aphezulu emishini, futhi kulula ukuyivuselela ngokuphindaphindiwe;Isetshenziselwa ukuhlanzwa kwamagesi anobuthi, ukwelashwa kwegesi engcolile, ukuhlanzwa kwamanzi ezimbonini nasezindlini, ukubuyiswa kwe-solvent, nezinye izici.