One of the most significant challenges in the world today is the availability of clean drinking water. Currently, a large portion of the global population is forced to drink water that is polluted with pathogens, heavy metals, pesticides and other toxic organic compounds. Against this backdrop and societal need, Molycorp pioneered the development of XSORBX™ as a revolutionary water filtration technology.
XSORBX™ has a remarkable capacity to remove a very wide range of contaminants from water, including heavy metals, biological pathogens, organic carbons, pesticides, herbicides, pharmaceuticals, and chemical warfare agents.
XSORBX™ has passed NSF 53 (drinking water treatment units) and NSF 61 (drinking water system components) testing protocols, and Molycorp's testing has been verified by the Water Quality Association.
Below is a variety of the contaminants that XSORBX is capable of eliminating:
Heavy Metals
- Antimony (Sb)
- Arsenic (As-III/V)
- Bismuth (Bi)
- Boron (B)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Chromium (Cr-VI)
- Copper (Cu)
- Lead (Pb)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Selenium (Se-IV/VI)
- Uranium (U-VI)
- Zinc
Biological pathogens
Organic carbons
Anions
- Fluoride (F-)
- Phosphate (PO43-)
- Sulfate (SO42-)
Pesticides
- Monocrotophos
- Phosphamidon
- Heptachlor
- Chlordane
- Phosphonates
- Phosphonic acids
Pharmaceuticals
Chemical Warfare Agents
- VX (nerve agent)
- HD (mustard gas)
- GB (sarin gas)
Used XSORBX™ Media Locks on to Contaminant Waste
Studies have demonstrated that XSORBX™ is not only capable of filtering key contaminants, but also it maintains a strong, stable hold on them. The strength of the bond is so significant the resulting concentrated waste remaining in the XSORBX™ media could potentially be classified as non hazardous.