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Was talking to a non koi keeper and they were talking about a hiking and using a sort of dip the cup into dirty river water and using ceramic filter it becomes drinkable... asked em to send me some info which am posting below... question is... ummm is it effective - could there be a way of using it in a system.... maybe adapting for ro not that I know anything much about the physical set up of ro anyway.... be interested in any thoughts or knowledge..... the paste from his message to me >>>
Specifications
Drinkable water filter in outdoor
99.9999% bacteria removed
Turn rain, lake, and river water into drinkable water immediately!
99.9999% removes bacteria with 0.1μm ceramic membranes cartridge
(1)3-stage water purifier: not only remove disease-causing agent, but also chemicals and improves the taste of drinking water
(2)99.9999% removal of bacteria in water like Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio cholerae, Legionella pneumophila, Giardia intestinalis.
(3)100%eliminating of suspended contaminants of protozoa, algae, worms, dusts, etc.
(4)Filtration out particles down to 0.1 micron compare to the best commercially available unit that can only filter down to 0.2 micron!
(5)Efficiently reducing the concentration of soluble heavy metal ions in water such as Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr6+, As3+, etc.
(6)Efficiently reducing the concentration of organics.
(7)Having a good ability to remove odors and cloudiness.
Size of ceramic membrane's aperture: 0. 1 micron
Output: Approx. 500ml/min
Material: Aluminium or stainless steel and ABS plastic, Ceramic, Nano-metal clusters media (Nano-KDF), Activated carbon fiber
Do these gizmos require you to pressurise water in a cylinder to get it to go through the 0.1 micron ceramic filter?
Dave
They are assembled into stainless or plastic housings in either a gravity fed or pressurised system..they have threaded mounts glued to them which screw into the housings..Commonly they have a inner carbon rod as well to remove chlorine and heavy metals..
The ones which I am aware require a minimum pressure of 0.5bar, but they restrict the water flow to 2-3 litres/min and are only suitable for domestic point of use situations. The main purpose of the ceramic is to kill bacteria and remove sediment in the water...some ceramic's are impregnated with silver in them to help kill bacteria.
The porous ceramic section will remove 99.999% of all particles above one micron in size, including dirt, rust, sediment, harmful bacteria, parasites and cysts.
Last edited by Gavin : 29-01-2012 at 09:04 PM.
Reason: more info
Interesting stuff so off the wall with a NON scientific brain....
Have seen these for hikers and the like - dip cup into river water push the plunger and voila drinkable water - can have a carbon purifier too ?
So... if 3 ltrs a minute 30 gals an hour... could their be an adaption to use and you get filtered water and RO effect all in one? Saves pre filtering cylinders and the membranes... or replace the RO membranes wiuth the ceramic kind maybe in some way?
As was said would we want in effect sterile water but couldn't it be a bit of both? Part not going through the ceramic....
Maybe totally impractical and a non started but thought I would just throw it out there anyway.
Interesting stuff so off the wall with a NON scientific brain....
Have seen these for hikers and the like - dip cup into river water push the plunger and voila drinkable water - can have a carbon purifier too ?
So... if 3 ltrs a minute 30 gals an hour... could their be an adaption to use and you get filtered water and RO effect all in one? Saves pre filtering cylinders and the membranes... or replace the RO membranes wiuth the ceramic kind maybe in some way?
As was said would we want in effect sterile water but couldn't it be a bit of both? Part not going through the ceramic....
Maybe totally impractical and a non started but thought I would just throw it out there anyway.
Hiya Dave
More of the same please, great to see someone thinking outside the box.
In short; Nope. But good idea.
To get you thinking - How would they cope with seawater ?
seawater wow.... am going to think on that and see if I can come up with a de salinity weird idea heh . I know there are desaline 'plants' or that research and stuff done on it - least think I have heard of that but then am thinking if it was practical then why dont desert regions short of water and on a coast line do it hmmm :/. Need to take a bucket down to clacton where I used to wear a red jacket and collect some to expermnet on
Ceramic Filter - Scientific input please..? 
But good idea.
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