Our filter water bottle is equipped with filtration technology developed with funding by NASA for use in space exploration. That means it’s reliable enough for the final frontier, and more than capable of handling any water source on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The BottlePro Adventure filtration technology was originally developed by Fred Tepper of the Argonide Corporation<\/a> for NASA to be used in space exploration vehicles. More recently our filtration media partner Ahlstrom adapted the space technology to be used in our bottle.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n This technology is changing the world of filtration because it is not a mechanical filter media.\u00a0 Instead, it removes submicron contaminants through electroadhesion and ion exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For public tap water in Europe<\/a> and the US you can usually get away with drinking it straight from the tap. However, what about if you are traveling across Asia, Latin America, Africa or unfamiliar regions of Europe or the US? What about if you are hiking and need to fill up your water bottle? Would you dare to drink the tap water?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pathogens in tap water are one of the most common reasons people get sick while traveling. Even if the locals drink the tap water your body may not be accustomed to the kind of bacteria in the water. This also applies to potable public tap water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We invented BottlePro to solve this. Thanks to the Ahlstrom Disruptor space technology used in BottlePro you can practically drink water from any source. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article we will describe the technology in more detail. For the filtration specs and a summary jump to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ahlstrom Disruptor\u00ae technology used in BottlePro is based on the mineral pseudoboehmite, AlO(OH). Each gram of alumina fiber has a surface area of greater than 500 square meters. The active fibers are 2 nm in diameter and approximately 250 nm in length. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The crystal structure of the mineral creates a natural electrokinetic potential of Al+++ on the surface of the fiber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, the charge is not an electrostatic charge that can be dissipated by alcohol immersion, but instead is a charge potential that maintains integrity between 5\u20139.5 pH in polar liquids. The available hydroxyl group in each fiber will also exchange protons with many electropositive colloids to retain them through a form of ion exchange<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ahlstrom Disruptor is different due to its electro adsorptive nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source:http:\/\/www.crystal.unito.it\/vibs\/boehmite\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The crystal structure allows for an extremely high surface area and a large number of active sites for submicron contaminant removal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The pore size of the media is engineered such that the charge field covers the entire void volume of every pore. There are approximate 400 layers of these pores in the thickness of the media that contamination pass through during filtration, creating a tortuous path. The charge field removes the negatively charged, submicron particles while larger particles are captured within the fiber structure of the media<\/p>\n\n\n\n RO membranes<\/a> work on the basis of mechanical filtration and contain very small pores to remove submicron particles.The extremely tight pores of a membrane cause low flow rates and high pressure drop. Ahlstrom Disruptor media has a much larger physical pore size which allows for higher flow rates and lower pressure drop, and can still remove submicron particles due to the inherent charge field extending across the void volume of the pores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more about how Reverse Osmosis compares to other filtration technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ahlstrom’s Disruptor technology that is designed to remove a wide range of contaminants, including submicron particulates, organic acids, viruses, bacteria, cysts, cell debris, and trace pharmaceuticals, from water. It is intended for use in both point-of-entry (POE) and point-of-use (POU) applications, and can be used in a variety of formats, including as a stand-alone solution or in combination with other technologies. It is effective at removing pathogens and other contaminants while maintaining the minerals in the water for taste, and it can be used in pleated configurations to fit any size filter housing. The technology uses an electro-adsorptive process to capture small contaminants and pathogens, and has a high flux rate at lower pressure drops compared to other technologies with similar performance. It is also easy to convert and can be made into virtually any size filter cartridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy do you need space technology in a water bottle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Active ingredient is a natural mineral fiber<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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BottlePro Ahlstrom Disruptor pore vs RO Membrane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How does BottlePro Adventure Disruptor technology compare to other filters?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Summary of the contaminants BottlePro Adventure powered by Ahlstrom Disruptor removes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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