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Chloramine Removal

The silent shift in municipal water treatment, and why your old carbon filter is failing to stop it.

The Upgrade from Chlorine to Chloramine

For decades, municipalities used simple Chlorine to disinfect tap water. The problem? Chlorine evaporates too quickly. If a house is located 20 kilometers away from the treatment plant, the chlorine might dissipate before the water even reaches the tap, risking bacterial growth in the pipes.

To solve this, cities began mixing Chlorine with Ammonia to create Chloramine. Chloramine is vastly more stable. It does not evaporate. It stays in the water for weeks, successfully traveling hundreds of kilometers through pipes.

The Flaw in Standard Carbon

Because Chloramine is so incredibly stable, standard activated carbon filters are generally too weak to break the strong chemical bond between the chlorine and the ammonia. If you have a standard cheap carbon filter, the chloramine will blow right past it and still end up in your drinking glass.

The Solution: Catalytic Carbon

To effectively remove Chloramines, you must upgrade your filtration media from standard carbon to Catalytic Carbon. Catalytic carbon undergoes a secondary manufacturing process where the surface structure is altered to aggressively accelerate chemical reactions.

When water hits catalytic carbon, the surface actually acts as a catalyst, forcefully ripping the ammonia atom away from the chlorine atom. Once separated, the carbon easily adsorbs the chlorine, leaving the water mathematically pure and taste-free. If your city uses chloramine, you must verify your brand utilizes "Catalytic Carbon" blocks.