TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The adsorbent composition further comprises the flow agent dispersed on the powdered activated carbon, where the flow agent comprises: ultra fine particles with a mean particle size (d50) of the particles of less than 1 mu ; the flow agent comprises silica particles; and the flow agent particles are hydrophobic. Preferred Components: The powdered activated carbon further comprises at least one halogen-containing component dispersed on it, where the halogen-containing component comprises bromine or bromine compounds. In the adsorbent composition: the alkaline component is blended with the powdered activated carbon as fine particles, and reacts with the water to assist in drying the powdered activated carbon; the alkaline component mean particle size (d50) is less than 10 mu , preferably less than 1 mu ; the alkaline component is blended with wet powdered activated carbon; the powdered activated carbon is in part processed by particle size reduction which is accomplished by at least one of milling in a ball mill, or jet milling using a pressurized gas stream, to simultaneously grind, mix and composite the adsorbent composition; the gas is heated to simultaneously dry the adsorbent composition. In the adsorbent composition the mean particle size (d50) of the powdered activated carbon is less than 10 mu . The chemical component comprises: a metal hydroxide including at least one of magnesium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide; and a metal acetate containing at least one of calcium acetate, magnesium acetate or calcium magnesium acetate, where the component is alkaline, is water soluble, and is added to the powdered activated carbon as a solution. The hydrophilic portion comprises a sulfonate group, where the dispersed component comprises a salt of alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, or Aerosol OS (RTM: Sodium diisopropyl naphthalene sulfonate).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: In the method the powdered activated carbon and the sacrificial agent are injected together, and the sacrificial agent is injected closer to the particle separator than is the powdered activated carbon. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.