Activated carbon does not replace slow recrystallization, it is just a kind of pre-treatment to remove polymers, colored tars and similar stuff from a substance before doing a proper recrystallization (it won't remove most small, non-polar impurities). Instructions for how to use activated carbon can either be found by using the search engine or by looking in Vogel's book: https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/vogel3.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/vogel3.html)