Watercarb – Powdered Activated Carbon For Taste And Odor Treatment Of Municipal Drinking Water

May 17, 2012 - PRLog -- Standard Purification’s Watercarb http://standardpurification.com/watercarb.php  powdered activated carbon is widely used in the treatment of drinking water to remove taste and odor causing compounds. Taste and odor in drinking water is typically caused by algae blooms or degradation of organic matter in reservoirs and lakes. The algae creates by-products, Geosmin and MIB, that contribute to an earthy or musty taste. While not dangerous these by-products reduce the quality of drinking water for the consumer.  

Standard Purification’s flagship product, Watercarb, is produced by exposing 100% recycled wood materials to extreme heat, expanding the porous structure of the carbon particle. With its enlarged surface area Watercarb adsorbs organic contaminants like MIB and Gesomin that contribute to the taste and odor of drinking water.

Watercarb has been manufactured at Standard Purification’s facility in Florida for over 30 years and is used by water treatment plants across the USA to maintain drinking water standards and quality. Watercarb is unique in the fact that it is manufactured from a 100% recycled wood materials generated by the paper and pulp industry. “We are proud to be a leading manufacturer of powdered activated carbon for the purposes of purifying drinking water. Furthermore, our proprietary process using recycled raw materials ensures that we are doing so in an environmentally friendly manner,” says CEO Sharpe.

Wood based powdered activated carbons, in particular Watercarb, display significant advantages over coal and lignite based powdered carbons due to the lower abrasive nature of wood and the lack of residual coating on pipes and dosing equipment attributed with lignite products.

Standard Purification’s environmentally friendly, high performance activated carbon products are widely used for contaminant control in water, wastewater, flue gas and soil treatment industries.  

For additional information, please contact Tony Julian tjulian@standardpurification.com ; 1.888.616.5959.