Owing to their strong adsorption characteristics for a range of toxic and harmful gases, activated carbons have been used for personal protection for decades. Typically, they are loaded in respirator masks in the form of canisters to filter the outside air by capturing the harmful contaminants from air.

SpaceBlack Adsorbents provides activated carbons mainly in granular form derived from coconut shell charcoal specially developed for personal, industrial and military applications. For special circumstances, granular activated carbons are also impregnated with specific metal complexes to improve the adsorption of certain chemicals.