Government Grants	9 Months Ended
Government Grants	Sep. 30, 2016
Government Grants
Government Grants	14. Government Grants On December 19, 2014, the Company received an incentive of 3.86 million RMB or approximately $0.6 million from the Suzhou Wuzhong Economic Development Zone (WEDZ), where the Company’s Suzhou, China facility is located. This incentive was provided based on the Company’s commitment to the construction of carbon reactivation lines in two phases. Under phase one, the construction of two reactivation lines and under phase two, the construction of another two reactivation lines on the same site. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized 1.93 million RMB or approximately $0.3 million less related expenses as a reduction to other expense - net on its consolidated statements of comprehensive income as phase one of the agreed upon commitment had been completed and all required documentation had been submitted to WEDZ. On May 17, 2016, the Company received an incentive of 3.86 million RMB or approximately $0.6 million from the JiangSu Provincial Bureau based on the same Company commitment. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016, the Company did not recognize income for the second incentive as all required documentation has not yet been completed. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company has a $0.9 million and $0.3 million liability recorded as a component of accrued pension and other liabilities within its condensed consolidated balance sheets for the unearned portion of the incentives.

The entire disclosure for research, development, and computer software activities, including contracts and arrangements to be performed for others and with federal government. Includes costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility and in-process research and development acquired in a business combination consummated during the period.