Catalytic carbon is a non-chemically impregnated coconut shell catalytic activated carbon product. It has been surface modified during manufacture, to significantly enhance the carbon’s catalytic capabilities to promote oxidation, reduction, decomposition, substitution, and elimination reactions in water treatment and other applications. More specifically, this carbon’s high catalytic activity provides enhanced removal of chloramines and hydrogen sulfide from potable and process water. Our catalytic carbon also has a high surface area that enables it to adsorb organics as well as decomposing compounds such as hydrogen sulfide and chloramines.