High Quality Water Filters

Fluoride is a mineral that’s crucial to bone health, but many people receive doses that are either too high or too low to be beneficial. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the acceptable daily limit for fluoride is 1.5mg per litre. It’s common practice...

Activated carbon filters are an effective tool in water purification for both widespread residential use and manufacturing processes. Weather using block or granular carbon filters, the goal is to remove free chlorine and organic compounds from the water. This reduces...

1. 2 billion people don't have access to safely managed drinking water (Drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination) Source: JMP (WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring...

While many people are familiar with a traditional image of a coconut—the brown, hairy, slightly oval shell, sometimes cracked open to reveal a thick, white layer of flesh inside—not many people realize that there are a number of different types of coconut that grow...

One of the only costs associated with water purifiers (non-electric) is the replacement of the filter cartridges within those purifiers. Changing the activated carbon is an important part of filter maintenance that will extend the life of your filter and ensure you...

The actual “discovery” of charcoal was likely long before the first recorded use of the substance in about 3750 B.C. Because charcoal burns hotter than wood, it was often used for melting and combining metals in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians eventually discovered that...

Turning Coconut into Charcoal Another term for activated carbon is activated charcoal. Both of these terms refer to a charcoal material that has been reheated and oxidized (“activated”) to increase porousness. So, one of the necessary steps toward turning a coconut...

Carbon blocks have become a popular product worldwide because of their perfect applicability in the manufacture of water filtration systems. As a material, carbon is widely available, so there are a variety of carbon block manufacturers across the globe. Businesses...

What is Activated Carbon? Activated Carbon is just stuff made out of carbon molecules, from materials like coconut or peat, which is ‘activated’ by heating it to high temperatures inside a special kiln. This causes it to develop an extremely elaborate network of pores...

Activated carbon filters are frequently used as a complimentary filter for UV and reverse osmosis water filters. When it comes to choosing an activated carbon filter for these type of systems, you generally have two choices: granular activated carbon (GAC) or carbon...