Scientific assessments of Carbonit Water Filters
The market for activated carbon-filter cartridges is large. So it might sometimes be difficult to detect true quality. Not so with Carbonit! This manufacturer not only defines very clearly the removal effectiveness for each of the contaminants — they also convince with corresponding scientific assessments and verifiable outstanding filtration performance. This is actually the decisive parameter in water filtration!
The NFP Premium-9 activated charcoal filter cartridge was tested by several universities and testing authorities with 10,000 litres of water and over a period of 6 months. Even at the end of its certified lifetime the filter cartridge is capable to bind contaminants reliably and to deliver the cleanest water.
The secret of the filtration power lies within the structure of the filter cartridge: Contrary to many other water filters, this cartridge is not composed of activated carbon granulates, but consists of one sintered activated carbon monoblock. Therefore the water is “forced” to be in close contact with the activated charcoal and it cannot take the way of least resistance. Thus even the smallest pollutants can be removed from the water.
The listed assessments refer mostly to the NFP Premium-9 filter cartridge — one of the first bestsellers by Carbonit. Since this kind of assessements is very expensive, only this model was tested representatively. These good results can also be expected without restriction from filter cartridges with larger wall thicknesses (GFP Premium-9, WFP Premium, WFP Premium-L) and cartridges with smaller filter meshes (NFP Premium U-9, GFP Premium U-9).
Convince yourself! Here you find a selection of assessments for our Carbonit products. For further questions, please feel free to contact us any time at!
| Contaminant retention by the NFP Premium from Carbonit® |
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| Parameters | Retention1 | Certif. Authorities |
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| Lead2 | > 97 % | TÜV Environm. |
| Copper2 | > 90 % | |
| Bacteria | > 99,9 % | GFT / University of Bielefeld |
| Escherichia coli3, Enterococcus faecalis3, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudom. aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis | ||
| Microorganisms | ||
| Entam. coli, Giardia Lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, Hymenolepis nana, Schistosoma mansoni, Ascaris suum | ||
| Fungi/yeasts | ||
| Candida albicans, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, Saccharomyces cerevisiae | ||
| Chlorine2 | > 99 % | tti Magdeburg GmbH / HS Magdeburg |
| Chloroform (CKW)2 | > 99,8 % | |
| Lindane2 | ||
| DDT2 | ||
| Atrazine2 | ||
| Medical residues2 | > 99,9 % | Technical University of Berlin |
| Clofibric acid, Carbamazepine, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, Propyphenazone | ||
| Diclofenac | > 99,5 % | |
| Steroid hormones2 | > 99 % | |
| 17β-estradiol, Ethinyl estradiol | ||
| Pesticides2 | > 99,9 % | |
| Bentazone, 2,4-D, MCPA, Dichlorprop, Mecoprop | p,p'-DDA | > 99,5 % |
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1 The data refers to tests with the NFP Premium-9 2 Test with load for filter capacity of 10,000 liters 3 Test with load during 6-month period of use |
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