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Extruded carbon block filters cartridges

Activated carbon is the primary material used in point of use/point of entry (POU/POE) water treatment devices for the control of chlorine, taste and odor. The advantage of activated carbon is its broad spectrum capacity to adsorb organic chemicals and promote catalytic/chemical reduction of chlorine disinfectants, both of which contribute to bad taste in potable water.

Extruded activated carbon filters consist of virgin carbon powder, a thermoplastic binder, and speciality adsorbents such as zeolites or oxidizing filtration media. Carbon block filter cartridges are usually in the form of a thick-walled pipe where the water is forced to pass from the outside to the inside of the porous wall. During their passage through the wall of the device, the fluid contaminants are adsorbed, intercepted, or chemically reacted to provide a highly refined final fluid product.

In a typical consumer carbon block water filter, water has a contact time of only 3 to 12 seconds with the activated carbon. This compares to conventional beds of activated carbon used in municipal applications where contact times are usually 1,000 to 4,000 seconds, which can equate to more than an hour. The purpose of a carbon block filter is to accomplish a comprehensive purification of water in a timeframe perhaps 100 to 1,000 times faster than in a traditional activated carbon application. Remarkably, the carbon is essentially the same in both applications; it is only the kinetics that has been dramatically enhanced using carbon block technology.

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Lenntech can also help you with similar brackish and seawater filters or filtration systems for optimum water purification.

Check also our web page about KDF Process Media.

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