“NanoCeram®” Water Purifier

Catalog House Ltd.

“NanoCeram®” Water Purifier
A water purifier using NASA space exploration technology that makes tap water safe

A water purifier using NASA space exploration technology that makes tap water safe

The NanoCeram® Water Purifier is a compact, high-performance water filter that fuses NASA space exploration technology with Japanese precision manufacturing.

In addition to standard harmful substances, the purifier removes 99.9999% of bacteria and 99.99% of viruses. It is a water purifier that uses NASA space exploration technology to make tap water safe. The technology, known as the NanoCeram® filter, was initially developed to remove bacteria and viruses from astronauts’ urine, sweat, and other wastewater while on board NASA spacecrafts and vehicles—specifically on manned Mars rover missions planned for 2033.

In 2005, Fred Tepper, the founder of U.S. water filtration company Argonide, successfully developed the NanoCeram® filter with the aid of a NASA grant. The technology uses nano alumina fibers with a powerful electrostatic charge to trap impurities. Harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses carry a negative charge, causing them to be drawn into the strong positive charge of the nano filter.

In recognition of Tepper’s achievement, his technology was inducted into NASA’s Space Technology Hall of Fame® in 2005. It was also patented in the U.S. the same year.

Bacteria and viruses, however, are not the only harmful substances that find their way into tap water. For that reason, we surrounded the NanoCeram® filter in our water purifier with high-performance activated carbon to remove a wide variety of other harmful substances.

This is how the water purification mechanism works:

1) The nano filter (nano-sized fibers) carries a strong, positive electrical charge.
2) Bacteria and viruses hold a negative charge, therefore they are attracted to the positively charged fibers of the filter. This makes them cling to the filter’s fibers.
3) Harmful substances other than bacteria and viruses (for example, chlorine, cloudiness, mustiness, and dissolved lead) are caught by the activated carbon surrounding the nano filter.

The electrostatic filter and high-performance activated carbon remove harmful substances from water, making it pleasant to drink

The electrostatic filter and high-performance activated carbon remove harmful substances from water, making it pleasant to drink

The Purifier Removes 99.9999% of Bacteria, 99.99% of Viruses, and 97.93% of PFAS

The NanoCeram® Water Purifier has passed Japan’s rigorous harmful substance removal standards. The numerical data related to bacteria and virus removal are reliable, having been confirmed in strict testing by BCS Laboratories using the American NSF P231 protocol. As part of its basic functions as a water purifier, NanoCeram® removes Cryptotrichosis protozoa, mold odor, and sand. In addition, QFT Labs in the United States confirmed that NanoCeram® removed 97.93 percent of the fluorine compound "PFAS," which has recently become a global social issue.

Substances Eliminated (in accordance with Japanese Standards)
①Free residual chlorine ②Turbidity (cloudiness)

<Volatile organic compounds>
③Chloroform, ④Bromodichloromethane, ⑤Dibromochloromethane, ⑥Bromoform, ⑦Tetrachloroethylene, ⑧Trichloroethylene, ⑨Total trihalomethane
<Pesticides>
⑩2-Chloro-4,6-bis-ethylamino-1,3,5-triazine

<Mildew odors>
⑪2-methylisoborneol
<Heavy metals>
⑫Dissolved lead

In addition to the above substances covered by the JIS standard, the below materials are also removed.

Viruses, bacteria, PFAS (PFOS/PFOA), sand, cryptic protozoa, and mold spores

However, we have not stopped there and continue to test the product’s ability to remove other harmful substances. Please contact us after April 2023 if you would like information on any new results we may have.

The water purifier can be simply installed in about twenty minutes and does not use electricity

The water purifier can be simply installed in about twenty minutes and does not use electricity

Inexpensive, No Complicated Installation, and No Electrical Supply Required

In the international market, there are several water purifiers with similar performance to the NanoCeram® Water Purifier, like those made by Multipure and Amway. However, these well-known brand water purifiers are very expensive. The NanoCeram® Water Purifier is nearly one quarter to one half the price of these expensive water purifiers. Over the course of three years, we have sold over 10,000 units of the NanoCeram® Water Purifier.

The installation of our water purifier is simple; it only takes about twenty minutes to set up and does not require any electricity to run. (It took a Catalog House Ltd. employee twenty-three minutes to set up from opening the box.) It also comes with attachments to fit faucets in most countries around the world.

Washing vegetables with our water leaves them tasting fresh and delicious

Washing vegetables with our water leaves them tasting fresh and delicious

Why the Water Tastes Great

Our Japanese customers have been full of praise for the taste of the water purified using our product. Although the water purifier thoroughly removes harmful substances from the water, it still allows minerals to pass through. The mineral substances that make water taste good (such as magnesium, calcium, and sodium) are positively charged, making it so they can pass through the nano filter with no issue. In other words, what comes out of the faucet is actually mineral water.