ITT C’treat brand Reverse Osmosis Watermaker chosen for Spain’s Castor Underground Storage offshore energy project

C’treat’s innovations in design and technology provide a dependable source of potable water for the offshore drilling and production industry

Activated carbon block filters strain water to trap much more particles than a sediment filter can. The carbon in activated carbon filters have a positive charge that attracts chemicals and impurities. As the water passes through the positively-charged carbon, the negatively-charged contaminants are attracted and bound to the carbon.Reverse osmosis water filters require both a sediment and a carbon filter in front of them, to screen out the dirt and most of the junk, before the water enters the reverse osmosis filter.- CystsA sediment filter blocks particles larger than five or ten microns. That's an improvement over tap water, but it does not help the taste, or filter out tiny or dissolved nasty stuff in the water. The next step is a carbon block filter.The instant that pure water hits your mouth it's no longer pure. Nothing is better for making coffee, cooking, and ice cubes, than using pure water.

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