Our Symbol of Quality & Performance
The "Genuine MATRIKX Extruded Carbon" seal is our way of letting you know
when you use a MATRIKX™ filter our MATRIKX core, you are getting the very best
product available today. At KX Industries, we make our filters only from genuine
MATRIKX extruded activated carbon cores using proprietary solid-state extrusion
technology. This process yields a product that is highly porous and extremely
uniform. As a result, our filters provide an enormous spectrum of performance
advantages while costing approximately the same as conventional filters made using loose
granular activated carbon.
MATRIKX filters, manufactured in over 50 different outside and inside diameters and in
lengths from 0.100" to 60" are finished using a variety of prefiltration and end
capping technologies. Their production is highly automated and supported by both
on-line and off-line quality control systems. Specialized adsorbent additives can be
coated onto individual carbon particles and then extruded to produce complex composites
with unique adsorptive properties. The extrusion process is remarkably flexible and
custom filter sizes can often be developed and tooled for extremely modest investments.
Extruded carbon filters provide all of the following features and benefits:
No release of carbon fines
Extruded filters do not release activated carbon particles, or "gray water,"
during startup or operation.
No channeling, fluidizing or bypassing
Extruded carbon is a rigid structure, preventing movement of particles and the
formation of channels or defects in the adsorbent structure.
Low pressure drop
Water flows through an extruded filter in the "radial" direction, from the
outside to the inside, presenting the entire exterior surface of the filter too the
incoming fluid, not just one edge as in most GAC filters.
Low binder content and high dirt capacity
Only a small amount of thermoplastic binder is used in the extrusion process (about
one-half that of a molded carbon black) producing a carbon block of enormous strength.
Nearly the full capacity of the original activated carbon block is retained, while
the best possible dirt holding capacity and low pressure drop are obtained.
"Blowout" of GAC is eliminated with extruded filter elements
Extruded filters can withstand higher levels of pressure than most GAC filters without
collapsing.
Extruded filter elements are combination "carbon/sediment" filters
In addition to chemical adsorption, extruded filters remove particulates with absolute
removal ratings from 10 to 0.5 µm.
Extruded carbon's cost: performance ratio - the best in the industry
Extruded carbon filters are produced in volumes many times that of molded carbon
blocks, allowing KX Industries to deliver the best product at the lowest price.
Extruded carbon speaks a single word that is universally understood -
"Quality"
The extrusion process produces an incredibly uniform, reproducible, and reliable
adsorbent structure. Each MATRIKX core is converted into a finished filter component
at our modern, fully automated filter assembly plant utilizing both robotic and automatic
systems.
Now, whenever you see the "Genuine MATRIKX Extruded Carbon" seal, you will
know your filter is of superior technology, construction and performance with
"Quality to the Core" from the world's leading producer of extruded carbon - KX
Industries.
"Technology that breaks the mold."
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