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'''KDF''' or '''Kinetic Degradation Fluxion''' is a [[brass]] [[water filter|water filtration]] media product.<ref name="Thompson2004">{{cite book|author=Athena Thompson|title=Homes That Heal (and those that don't): How Your Home Could be Harming Your Family's Health|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qs9ev0aso0IC&pg=PA136|date=1 October 2004|publisher=[[New Society Publishers]]|isbn=978-1-55092-319-3|pages=136–}}</ref> It was developed in 1984 and patented by Don Heskett in 1987.<ref name="Weber2012">{{cite book|author=Karl Weber|title=Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=s_Bu-8s75mcC&pg=PA181|year=2012|publisher=Public Affairs|isbn=978-1-61039-144-3|pages=181–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=In Business, Volumes 13-14|date=1991|publisher=JG Press|page=16|quote=In 1987, Haskett had patented a new fluid treatment technology that utilizes a copper-zinc alloy called KDF (Kinetic Degradation Fluxation) to remove chlorine, heavy metals and other inorganic contaminants...}}</ref> The KDF 55 and KDF 85 products consists of the [[alloy]] with 45% [[zinc]] and 55% [[copper]], and 15%:85% proportions respectively.<ref name="Materials Handbook">{{cite book|author1=Brady, George S.|author2=Clauser, Henry R.|author3=Vaccari, John A.|title=Materials Handbook: An encyclopedia for Managers, Technical Professionals, Purchasing and Production Managers, Technicians and Supervisors|date=2002|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]]|isbn=978-0071360760|page=17|edition=15|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kdfft.com/products.htm|title=KDF 55 and 85 Process Media for Water Treatment|publisher=kdfft.com}}</ref> KDF is effective in removing chlorine |
'''KDF''' or '''Kinetic Degradation Fluxion''' is a [[brass]] [[water filter|water filtration]] media product.<ref name="Thompson2004">{{cite book|author=Athena Thompson|title=Homes That Heal (and those that don't): How Your Home Could be Harming Your Family's Health|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qs9ev0aso0IC&pg=PA136|date=1 October 2004|publisher=[[New Society Publishers]]|isbn=978-1-55092-319-3|pages=136–}}</ref> It was developed in 1984 and patented by Don Heskett in 1987.<ref name="Weber2012">{{cite book|author=Karl Weber|title=Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=s_Bu-8s75mcC&pg=PA181|year=2012|publisher=Public Affairs|isbn=978-1-61039-144-3|pages=181–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=In Business, Volumes 13-14|date=1991|publisher=JG Press|page=16|quote=In 1987, Haskett had patented a new fluid treatment technology that utilizes a copper-zinc alloy called KDF (Kinetic Degradation Fluxation) to remove chlorine, heavy metals and other inorganic contaminants...}}</ref> The KDF 55 and KDF 85 products consists of the [[alloy]] with 45% [[zinc]] and 55% [[copper]], and 15%:85% proportions respectively.<ref name="Materials Handbook">{{cite book|author1=Brady, George S.|author2=Clauser, Henry R.|author3=Vaccari, John A.|title=Materials Handbook: An encyclopedia for Managers, Technical Professionals, Purchasing and Production Managers, Technicians and Supervisors|date=2002|publisher=[[McGraw-Hill Education]]|isbn=978-0071360760|page=17|edition=15|accessdate=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kdfft.com/products.htm|title=KDF 55 and 85 Process Media for Water Treatment|publisher=kdfft.com}}</ref> KDF is effective in removing chlorine<ref name="Materials Handbook"/> and [[mercury (element)|mercury]]<ref name="CedarBrook">{{cite journal|title=Public Health Assessment for: CEDAR BROOK AREA GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY|date=7 July 2005|page=4|accessdate=15 June 2016|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Health and Human Services]] [[Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]]|URL=http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/CedarBrookAreaGroundwaterContamination/CedarBrookAreaGroundwaterContamination.pdf}}</ref> from liquids. The effectiveness of [[activated carbon]] filters can be increased by combining them with KDF due to the [[antimicrobial properties of copper]] and its alloys.<ref name="Adeyeye2014">{{cite book|author=Kemi Adeyeye|title=Water Efficiency in Buildings: Theory and Practice|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XNTnAgAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA156|date=3 March 2014|publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]]|isbn=978-1-118-45657-6|pages=196}}</ref> |
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KDF or Kinetic Degradation Fluxion is a brass water filtration media product.[1] It was developed in 1984 and patented by Don Heskett in 1987.[2][3] The KDF 55 and KDF 85 products consists of the alloy with 45% zinc and 55% copper, and 15%:85% proportions respectively.[4][5] KDF is effective in removing chlorine[4] and mercury[6] from liquids. The effectiveness of activated carbon filters can be increased by combining them with KDF due to the antimicrobial properties of copper and its alloys.[7]
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References
- ^ Athena Thompson (1 October 2004). Homes That Heal (and those that don't): How Your Home Could be Harming Your Family's Health. New Society Publishers. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-55092-319-3.
- ^ Karl Weber (2012). Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here. Public Affairs. pp. 181–. ISBN 978-1-61039-144-3.
- ^ In Business, Volumes 13-14. JG Press. 1991. p. 16.
In 1987, Haskett had patented a new fluid treatment technology that utilizes a copper-zinc alloy called KDF (Kinetic Degradation Fluxation) to remove chlorine, heavy metals and other inorganic contaminants...
- ^ a b Brady, George S.; Clauser, Henry R.; Vaccari, John A. (2002). Materials Handbook: An encyclopedia for Managers, Technical Professionals, Purchasing and Production Managers, Technicians and Supervisors (15 ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. p. 17. ISBN 978-0071360760.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "KDF 55 and 85 Process Media for Water Treatment". kdfft.com.
- ^ "Public Health Assessment for: CEDAR BROOK AREA GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 7 July 2005: 4. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Kemi Adeyeye (3 March 2014). Water Efficiency in Buildings: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-118-45657-6.
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