{"id":2731,"date":"2021-06-21T12:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernaqua.co.za\/shop\/product\/activated-carbon-block-filter-cartridges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:23:03","slug":"activated-carbon-block-filter-cartridges","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/fernaqua.co.za\/shop\/store\/filter-cartridge-replacements\/activated-carbon-block-filter-cartridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Activated Carbon Block Filter Cartridges &#8211; Removes Organic Materials and Chlorine"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Iodine Ratings available<\/li>\n<li>800 Iodine<\/li>\n<li>1000 Iodine<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Subject to stock availability<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Granular activated carbon removes chlorine from the water as well as<br \/>\nany odours from the water, and it promotes taste.<br \/>\nAllowing the organic materials and chlorine to effectively bond with the carbon<br \/>\nmolecules, thus removing these from the water.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Activated Carbon Block<\/strong> is enclosed in a 5-micron filter to catch tiny<br \/>\ncarbon dust particles that may break off during the filtration.<br \/>\nEspecially from phase 2 due to it being in a granular form which has carbon dust<br \/>\npresent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Active or Activated Carbon is Charcoal that has been processed to increase it\u2019s porosity, making it significantly better at absorbing impurities.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ff00; --darkreader-inline-color: #1aff1a;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><strong>Carbon Block Filters have an advantage over Granular Carbon Filters in that the water is exposed to the media for a longer time, improving purification.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ff00; --darkreader-inline-color: #1aff1a;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">A single gram of Activated Carbon has a surface area greater than 3,000m\u00b2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ff00; --darkreader-inline-color: #1aff1a;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Water purification with Activated Carbon Filters improves the smell and taste by removing Organic Contaminants, Chlorine, and Toxins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Carbon particularly has the properties to inhibit Bacterial growth if used in the wrong application.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"><em><strong><span style=\"--darkreader-inline-color: #1aff1a;\">What does carbon do in a water filter?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Carbon filters remove contaminants through adsorption. 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