Carbio 12 has just patenting a new “revolutionary” activated carbon which the innovative property is its strong bactericide power (patent N°INPI-06-01200).

Indeed the C1220 IG 100-BC, thanks to a specific surface treatment (it has been covered by a multitude of metallic silver patches; see the opposite picture) possess a strong bactericide power in the presence of halogenure ions.

Tested by many medical and bacteriological independent laboratories, all of them admit an amazing capacity to kill bacterium held in a liquid as soon as they are in contact with Carbio 12 activated carbon. Thus, with ordinary filtration we can clear out bacterium from polluted water and get back a drinking water.

To date, activated carbon has shown its efficiency with these kinds of bacterium:

• Gold  staphylococcus
• Escherichia Coli
• Salmonella
• Vibrio cholera

(With a completely sterile culture on a set of removed  and incubated samples during 24 to 48h)

To date, we are following through other bacterial tests like legionella pneumophilia, Shigella and more… First results are waiting for July 2006.