Lik'habone tsa Ed li sebelisoa ho khutlisa khauta ho tsoa litharollong tsa cyanide, tse kolobisitsoeng ka ores e nang le khauta.Feme ea rona e ka fana ka mefuta e mengata ea lik'habone tse sebelisoang bakeng sa indasteri ea merafo ea khauta, eo tlhahlobo e ikemetseng, ka litsi tse etellang pele tsa thuto, e bonts'itseng ho fana ka ts'ebetso e ikhethang.
Coconut shell activated carbon e entsoe ka khetla ea coconut ea boleng bo holimo e tsoang kantle ho naha e le thepa e tala, e thunngoa ka mokhoa oa 'mele, e na le thepa e ntle ea adsorption le thepa e hanang ho roala, matla a phahameng, nako e telele ea tšebeliso.Mefuta ea khabone e kentsoeng e sebelisoa haholo ts'ebetsong ea Carbon-in-Pulp le Carbon-in-Leach bakeng sa ho khutlisa khauta ho tsoa ho li-pulps tse omeletseng hape le lipotolohong tsa Carbon-in-Column moo ho phekoloang tharollo e hlakileng ea khauta.
Lihlahisoa tsena li hlahella ka lebaka la litheko tsa tsona tse phahameng tsa ho kengoa le ho hlajoa ha khauta, ho hanyetsa ha tsona ka mokhoa o nepahetseng ho senyeheng ha mochini, litaba tse tlase tsa platelet, litlhaloso tsa boholo ba likaroloana tse thata le lisebelisoa tse tlase tse tlase.