Most of us are lucky and have clean
drinking water when we turn on the tap, but it is also true that environmental
degradation and technological difficulties to ensure quality water often
greatly affects its taste. Aquakleen filters guarantee water directly from your
tap that never looked or tasted so good. One of the causes is the chlorine that
has been added to the water in the water treatment plant for reasons of health
security. The chlorination of water and the presence of chlorine during its
distribution is necessary to reach our homes free of bacterial contamination,
but also endows the water with an unpleasant taste. With Aquakleen filters you
will never have this problem. In other
cases, the great amount of calcium and other salts give a strong flavor to the
water. Aquakleen filters remove objectional tastes and odors. In addition,
Aquakleen filters are salt, water, and energy efficient. Some bromatologists
argue that ingestion of chlorine daily, along with the byproducts of associated
chlorination, is not suitable for many people, but Aquakleen filters are
tested and certified by the Water Quality Association to NSF/ANSI standards
Aquakleen filter’s water purification
is a good option for all those who wish to increase the quality of collective
distribution water. In addition, it allows to reduce the load of bottled water
and to avoid the residues of containers. Aquakleen filters bring soft water to every
outlet of your home making your appliances last longer which also cuts down on
costs. Each purification method is
suitable in one context. In this sense, Aquakleen filters are the most
affordable option to eliminate chlorine-related bad taste problems when water
is not particularly hard and has a low content of dissolved mineral salts.
Filter interiors
The main component of this type of Aquakleen
domestic filters is active carbon, a stable, inert, and extremely porous
material, obtained from materials with a high carbon content, such as coal or
vegetable products.
It is known that in ancient times
graphite was used to filter drinking water in India, and that charred wood was
used as a medical adsorbent in ancient Egypt. It is believed that in AD 400
Hippocrates recommended filtering the drinking water with coal. Since the 1930s
it has been used to eliminate the taste and odor of water and to this day,
active carbon has been extensively used in many industries such as Aquakleen
filters, to remove or recover organic compounds such as dyes or solvents from
the water or to purify the air, as well as in the water treatment plants where
active carbon beds are used for the purification of urban water supply.
In Aquakleen filters, active carbon
obtained from coal or anthracite-type coal is usually used, although there are
also domestic activated carbon filters made from coconut shells. Aquakleen
filters utilize multi-stage refinement. Due to the use of active carbon in large
quantities for industrial processes of refining, purification or filtration, as
well as in the potabilization of water, alternatives have been developed to the
use of mineral coal which are often renewable materials that would be a
residue, such as coconut, wood fibers or fruit bones. Aquakleen filters are
also investigated to obtain active carbon from bamboo.
In Aquakleen filters, the
"activation" of the material is achieved by exposing the raw material
to high temperatures and water vapor. This process creates a very high porosity
structure and tiny channels, which translate into a large internal surface of
positive charge. The effective surface area can be up to 1,400 m2 per gram of
active carbon. The phenomenon by which the material attracts and retains
undesired particles is the physical phenomenon of adsorption. Aquakleen filters
use this process and pairs it with technology developed by NASA. The surface of
the active carbon is non-polar and therefore retains the most hydrophobic
elements with the most affinity for carbon, i.e. especially the organic
molecules. As the number of free pores is limited, the cavities are saturated
until there comes a time when the filter is no longer effective. With
state-of-the-art Aquakleen filters, you never have to worry about the quality,
efficiency, or effectiveness. Since the particles are retained by a surface
phenomenon caused by weak physical forces, adsorption is possible to be
reversible, usually by thermal desorption, applying heat and pressure, as is
usually done at the industrial level. Aquakleen filters provide industrial
strength from the comfort of your entire home.
In Aquakleen filters, the active carbon
is usually in the form of granular activated carbon (CAG), i.e. formed by
particles the size of the grains of sand, and installed inside a plastic or
stainless steel housing. Other Aquakleen filters utilize an exclusive three
tank system. Typically, prior to the Aquakleen filters, a polypropylene filter
cloth is available to remove possible solids in suspension of larger diameter,
thus reducing the load on the Aquakleen filters.
On the other hand, the Aquakleen
filters usually also incorporate ion exchange resins. In some systems, for
example, the granular activated carbon filter is added to a formula with zinc
and copper, an alloy known as KDF that improves the Aquakleen filter
performance. The formula causes oxidation of some chemicals and their passage
to non-harmful forms. These are filtered or simply follow their way into the
water as harmless salts, for example as happens with chlorine, which happens to
chloride or zinc chloride. The KDF complex also generates a very low current
(on the order of 0.04 volts) which acts as a magnet to permanently attract
particles such as heavy metals. It is an additional Aquakleen filter
reinforcement, since it eliminates part of the contaminants, leaving more
capacity to the Aquakleen filters to retain other pollutants or those that have
been able to escape to the complex, thus increasing the capacity of the filter,
both in the amount of retained substances and in its duration. In addition,
Aquakleen filters use genuine parts to service and maintain the water treatment
systems, which adds longevity to your Aquakleen filters.
Tap water under examination
Exposure to high amounts of chlorine
daily is not without suspicion as to possible harmful effects. First, the
ingestion of certain doses of chlorine is related to a higher incidence of
colon and bladder cancer. On the other hand, the chlorine in contact with the
organic matter present in the water, either naturally or from industrial
discharges, reacts and gives rise to trihalomethanes (THM), compounds
considered carcinogenic, the best known of which is Chloroform. With Aquakleen
filter’s five-stage refinement, you have peace of mind that you and your
family’s water supply is healthy and safe.
Although non-chemical water
sterilization methods already exist, chlorination is still the most used
because of its lower cost and because it persists during transportation of
water to homes. On the other hand, there are contaminants that are added to the
water flow after the plant leaves, where the analytical controls are performed
and before the point of consumption. This is the case of materials that are
discharged from water pipes, such as lead from old installations or other heavy
metals. Ultimately, these substances come to our homes because of the existing
purification and supply system, but once there, they can be eliminated to drink
healthier water. For this reason, Aquakleen filters follow a strict maintenance
schedule according to manufacturer’s recommendation for optimum conditions. Only
from Aquakleen filters.
