16 Tons of Coconut Shell Powdered Carbon Shipped to Bolivia for Feed Additives

This order is a good reminder that the "right" activated carbon is never one universal grade. What works in a drinking water cartridge is not what a feed mill needs, and the specification has to follow the application.

Order Specifications

Why Coconut Shell Powder for Feed Additives

A feed mill has very different priorities from an industrial gas plant or a water utility. The client chose coconut shell powdered carbon for three reasons:

1. Coconut shell, not coal-based. Anything that ends up in an animal's digestive tract has to be clean. Coconut shell activated carbon is naturally low in ash (≤3%) and free of the heavy-metal impurities that coal-based carbon can carry. Its micropore-dominated structure is ideal for capturing the small toxin molecules — mycotoxins, aflatoxins and digestive gases — that a feed additive is meant to bind. See our coconut shell vs coal-based carbon comparison for the full picture.
2. 200 mesh powder for even mixing. Feed additives have to disperse uniformly through a large batch of feed at a very low inclusion rate. A fine 200-mesh powder mixes evenly into premix and finished feed, giving consistent adsorption in every pellet or ration without settling or separating.
3. Fast adsorption, high surface area. The finer the particle, the faster it adsorbs. Powdered carbon exposes far more surface area than granular carbon, so it works quickly in the short residence time inside an animal's gut. Our powdered activated carbon guide explains how mesh size affects performance.

Low Ash and Safe pH Matter Most Here

For a feed-grade product, two things carry more weight than raw iodine value:

• Ash content. High ash means more inorganic residue passing through the animal. Our coconut shell carbon runs 2–3% ash, keeping the additive clean and predictable.
• Neutral pH. Feed additives need a pH that will not upset the balance of a ration. Our powder is adjusted to a safe 6–8 range, so it binds toxins without disturbing feed chemistry or palatability.

This is the opposite of what we optimize for on gold recovery orders, where hardness and gold-loading capacity lead. Same factory, same coconut shell raw material — a different grade tuned for the application.

Packaging & Shipping

All 16 tons were packed in 25 kg polypropylene woven bags with an inner PE liner for moisture protection, then palletized and loaded into a single 20-foot container. The 25 kg bag format is easy to handle on a feed production line, where carbon is dosed by the bag into mixing hoppers.

The container was loaded at port and sent via sea freight to Bolivia, with a full batch certificate of analysis accompanying the order.

HojeeCarb's Feed-Grade Carbon Advantage

As a direct manufacturer with over 20 years of experience, HojeeCarb supplies coconut shell powdered activated carbon tuned for feed and other clean-process uses:

• Iodine value: 900–1700 mg/g
• Ash content: ≤3%
• Mesh options: 100, 200, 325 mesh and custom
• Adjustable pH: 6–8 or 8–11 to suit the application
• Raw material sourced from Indonesia, Philippines and Sri Lanka

Frequently Asked Questions

Related reading: Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Guide.