Residential / AFM Activated Glass Filter Media Vessel
Product Details
AFM® is a highly engineered product manufactured from a specific glass type, processed to obtain the optimum particle size and shape. It is then exposed to a 3-step activation process to increase its surface area by up to 300 times for superior mechanical and electro-static filtration performance.
The Glass media will filter the water down to around 3 microns (same as most "throwaway" cartridges). The glass media is reusable and can be back washed to remove the particles captured inside.
1. Clean, carefully selected glass AFM® is only made from pure green and brown glass which have the necessary metal oxides to help make AFM® self-sterilizing.
2. Ideal hydraulic properties The raw material is ground into the optimal grain size and shape that is crucial for the outstanding hydraulic characteristics of AFM®. No dangerous glass splinters are allowed to be present in the filter material. Our manufacturing process is ISO certified.
3. Activation process AFM® activation process creates a mesoporous structure with a huge catalytic surface area. Sand has a surface area of 3,000 m2 per m3 but AFM® has a surface area up to 300 times greater for adsorption and catalytic reactions. Hydroxyl groups on the surface give AFM® a strong negative charge, known as the zeta potential, that attracts heavy metals and organic molecules. In the presence of small amounts of oxygen or oxidizing agents, the catalytic surface generates free radicals that make AFM® self-sterilizing.
The AFM® Glass media has several advantages over the normal silica sand used to remove particles and dirt: