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High-Performance Water-Iodinating CartridgeHigh-performance cartridge contains bed of crystalline iodine iodinates water to near saturation in single pass. Cartridge includes stainless-steel housing equipped with inlet and outlet for water. Bed of iodine crystals divided into layers by polytetrafluoroethylene baffles. Holes made in baffles and positioned to maximize length of flow path through layers of iodine crystals. Resulting concentration of iodine biocidal; suppresses growth of microbes in stored water or disinfects contaminated equipment. Cartridge resists corrosion and can be stored wet. Reused several times before necessary to refill with fresh iodine crystals.
Document ID
19930000423
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Sauer, Richard
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.)
Gibbons, Randall E.
(Krug Life Sciences, Inc.)
Flanagan, David T.
(Krug Life Sciences, Inc.)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 17
Issue: 7
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Life Sciences
Report/Patent Number
MSC-21855
Accession Number
93B10423
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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