Carbon Filters

Activated Carbon is heated in the absence of oxygen to bake off impurities then treated with superheated steam to activate it. This process creates a network of cracks and pores that greatly increase its surface area. Massive surface area is what makes carbon so effective at removing a range of different solubles. Contaminats such as chlorine, taste and odour are adsorbed by chemically binding the impurities to the carbon. The large amount of cracks and pores physically remove particulate, organics and heavy metals.