03/06/2026
Back in 2019, Jacobi worked with a German water treatment company to switch from coal-based carbon, which was causing problems with heavy metal leaching (requiring extensive flushing before the filters could be reused), over to coconut-based carbon.
Read more in our case study below to find out how the switch solved the initial leaching issues and improved the treatment plant's long-term sustainability at the same time.
https://www.jacobi.net/wuppertal-municipal-utilities-case-study-reactivation-using-sustainable-coconut-shell-based-make-up-carbon/
From coal based activated carbon to coconut shell, learn how three water treatment plants made the sustainable choice.