Matrikx CTO

Benefits of KX MatriKX CTO Carbon Block Filters

Matrikx CTO carbon block filters are now powered by GreenBlock® technology. They feature:

• 5 micron nominal filtration for removal of sediment, dirt, rust, and suspended solids.
• Carbon Block Filtration Reduces Chlorine, Chlorine By-Products, Bad Taste & Odors, Turbidity, Exceptionally low pressure drop.
• High dirt holding capacity.
• Excellent chemical contaminant reduction.
• High Adsorptive Capacity and Efficiency.
• NSF and WQA certification for Material Safety.
• California Prop. 65 compliance.

Benefits of Carbon Block Filters vs. Conventional GAC Filters:

• Chlorine Taste and Odor Reduction as well as Dirt and Sediment Removal: for better tasting drinking water, and protection of downstream equipment.
• No release of carbon fines: Extruded carbon filters do not release activated carbon particles (“gray water”) during startup or operation. Extensive flushing or “activation” of extruded filter elements is not required.
• No channeling, fluidizing, or bypassing: Extruded carbon is a rigid structure that prevents movement of the adsorbent particles or the formation of channels and defects in the adsorbent structure.
• Low pressure drop: Water flows through an extruded filter element in the “radial” direction (from the outside of the filter element to the inside). This results in nearly fifteen times more prefiltration surface area and a much lower flow “density”.
• Low binder content and high dirt capacity: Only a small amount of thermoplastic binder is used in the extrusion process, about one-half of what is used in a molded carbon block.

KX MatriKX Green Advantage

KX Technologies® and Filtrex Technologies®, both Marmon Water/Berkshire Hathaway companies, have teamed up to combine the very best of their Matrikx® and GreenBlock® carbon block lines, into a single world class product offering. The new and improved product line is the result of decades of experience in R&D, design, formulation, and manufacture of high-performance carbon block filters.

Matrikx CTO filters, powered by GreenBlock, are made from 100% coconut shell carbon, a renewable, and ecologically sustainable material. The carbon is processed into blocks using a unique binder system and proprietary manufacturing techniques to produce filters with a greater number of micro-pores and available carbon surface area, which display superior adsorption capacity and kinetic dynamics.

The companies are committed to Research and Development to advance filtration technology in an ecologically sound way.

Green Quality

Matrikx CTO® powered by GreenBlock, carbon block filters are:

• Manufactured in ISO 9001 and 14001 certified facilities.
• Manufactured from NSF standard 61 certified coconut shell carbon.
• NSF Standard 42 certified (material safety).
• Performance validated by independent laboratories including WQA.
• Quality and performance monitored in extensive in-house laboratories.

Applications for KX MatriKX CTO Carbon Block Filter Cartidges

KX MatriKX and Filtrex GreenBlock Replacement Information

KX Technologies® and Filtrex Technologies®,  have teamed up to combine the very best of their Matrikx® and GreenBlock® carbon block lines, into a single world class product offering. The new and improved product line is the result of decades of experience in R&D, design, formulation, and manufacture of high-performance carbon block filters.   The classic models are no longer available.  Please find information on the factory-recomended replacements below.

Other products for use with KX MatriKX GreenBlock Filters

• Filter Housings
• Sediment Filter Cartridges
• In-Line Carbon Filter Cartridges
• Countertop Point of Use Water Filters
• Under the Counter RO Systems
• Whole House Water Filters