The clear water flowing from the faucet may hide hidden risks. Except for Shanghai and Hainan, more than 30 provinces in China have high-fluoride groundwater problems in 1,181 counties, affecting over 100,000 villages and 92 million people. Long-term consumption of water with fluoride content exceeding 1.2mg/L (national standard for centralized water supply: ≤1.0mg/L) can lead to dental fluorosis (discolored and defective teeth) and skeletal fluorosis (stiff joints, curved spine), and in severe cases, even paralysis. More worrying is that this kind of damage is irreversible once it occurs, making prevention the key to safeguarding health.
To address water pollution, water purification media serve as a crucial line of defense. This type of industrial material can remove suspended solids, heavy metals, and pollutants from water through physical interception, adsorption, or ion exchange. It is mainly divided into three categories:
• Filtration type: Such as quartz sand and garnet, which block sediment and rust through pores, forming the first line of defense in water purification;
• Adsorption type: Activated carbon, medical stone, etc., which adsorb odors and some pollutants relying on their porous structure;
• Advanced treatment type: Reverse osmosis membranes, fluoride-specific removal media, etc., which target the removal of ionic pollutants.
Among them, fluoride removal media technology is directly related to the drinking water safety in high-fluoride areas. Traditional methods have their limitations: chemical precipitation is difficult to reduce fluoride to below 1.5mg/L; reverse osmosis equipment is costly and energy-intensive; activated alumina requires frequent regeneration. The industry is in urgent need of an innovative solution that balances high efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and durability.
As a new type of mineral composite material, ZONE Fluoride Removal Particles reconstruct fluoride removal efficiency through a "adsorption + ion exchange" dual mechanism:
The well-developed pore network in the inner and outer layers of the material (porosity over 47%, comparable to professional fluoride removal media standards) acts like thousands of micro "traps" to actively adsorb fluoride ions in water. Its specific surface area can reach 500-1000m²/g, which is equivalent to the size of half a football field when 1 gram of the media is spread out, greatly improving the capture efficiency.
When fluoride ions attach to the surface of the media, the OH⁻ in the material immediately undergoes an exchange reaction with them, forming a stable bonded state. This dual effect of "physical adsorption locking + chemical exchange solidification" completely solves the pain points of traditional adsorption methods (easy desorption) and exchange methods (low capacity), ensuring that the fluoride concentration in the effluent is stably below the national standard of 1.0mg/L.
Relying on the stability of natural mineral substrates, ZONE Fluoride Removal Particles achieve coverage across multiple scenarios:
• Household water purification: Compatible with terminal water purifiers, no frequent filter replacement is required, and the operating cost is only 0.2-0.3 RMB per ton of water;
• Rural and town water supply: Can be used to build small and medium-sized water purification stations to solve the problem of excessive fluoride in decentralized drinking water;
• Industrial pretreatment: Serves as a pre-treatment media for reverse osmosis systems in electronics and food industries, reducing the wear and tear of membrane modules.
Compared with similar products, it has significant advantages: no acid-base regeneration (avoiding secondary pollution), strong resistance to turbidity interference, and a service life far longer than ordinary activated alumina media.
High-quality fluoride removal media must meet three criteria: ① Up-to-standard effluent (≤1.0mg/L); ② Cost-effective operation (low maintenance cost); ③ Strong adaptability (compatible with different water qualities). Through its dual-reaction technology, ZONE Fluoride Removal Particles integrates these three advantages, making it an ideal choice for water purification upgrades in high-fluoride areas.
Water is the source of life, and water purification media are the "gatekeepers" of water source safety. With innovations in mineral composite materials, ZONE brings efficient fluoride removal technology to thousands of households, safeguarding healthy drinking water.