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Calgon

Calgon

7.8
A company that makes filter parts and products to clean water for factories and water plants
  • proper noun
: Calgon
  • Calgon is a brand that offers advanced solutions for filtration and water purification systems.
  • Calgon Carbon

Examples

  • The company Calgon Carbon specializes in manufacturing filtration media for effective water treatment.

  • GAC media from the GAC filtration units was returned to the carbon supplier (Calgon) for regeneration.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Calgon is known for producing high-quality activated carbon products that help purify water.

Surface Forms

Calgon main

Etymology

The word Calgon is said to come from the two parts calcium and gone, meaning 'calcium removed'. That's why the brand name fits products like filters and activated carbon that help remove calcium and other impurities from water.