Jyntrel Sintered Activated Carbon Rod Ф60×240 for Water Purifiers

The Jyntrel sintered activated carbon rod Ф60×240 is a coconut-shell carbon block filter element that removes chlorine, odours, colour and heavy metals from drinking water. It is built for domestic reverse-osmosis purifiers, direct-drinking dispensers, refrigerator water systems and commercial coffee machines. Jyntrel manufactures it in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, with food-grade ion-exchange resin blended into the carbon matrix for scale control. This page sets out how the rod behaves in the water path so you can check it against your own system conditions.

Operating Conditions and Flow Path

In a typical installation the carbon rod sits in the pre-filter position of a reverse-osmosis system, where it protects the membrane from chlorine and particles, or in a post-filter position where it polishes taste. Water enters the outer surface, passes radially through the sintered wall and leaves through the core. Flow rate, inlet pressure and the particle load in the feed water decide how long the rod stays within its pressure-drop budget.

Jyntrel sintered carbon is a rigid block, so it holds its shape under the pressure swings of a domestic water line and does not channel or bypass at the seal face. The porous structure gives a high initial flow with a mechanical filtration rating of 5 µm or finer, which means sediment and rust are held on the outer surface while chlorine and organics are adsorbed through the wall thickness. Because the block does not shed loose carbon fines, downstream components such as pumps, valves and membranes see clean water.

For systems that run at higher temperatures or intermittent flow, the block is stable across the normal range of cold drinking-water service. If your line runs at elevated pressure, tell us the working pressure when you request a quote so we can match the wall thickness and resin loading to that duty.

Core Performance

The carbon is a high-iodine-value coconut-shell grade. Chlorine removal is 95% or more under the standard test conditions Jyntrel uses in its laboratory, and taste, odour, colour and volatile organic compounds are adsorbed in the same pass. Food-grade ion-exchange resin is distributed through the carbon matrix, which softens the water and helps prevent scale on downstream heaters and membranes, and the block captures harmful heavy metals such as lead and mercury.

The pore structure is uniform from end to end, so the rod delivers a high initial flow rate at a low pressure drop and keeps a large adsorption capacity in reserve. That combination gives a long service life: under normal feed-water quality the standard Ф60×240 rod is expected to last 6 to 12 months, depending on the chlorine level and the volume of water treated.

Selection and Customisation: the Data We Need

Jyntrel supports OEM and ODM work on this carbon rod. Outside diameter, length, core diameter and the ratio between them can be tooled to your device, and end caps can be welded to suit your housing. The standard reference sizes range from Ф32×106 mm to Ф62×240 mm, with Ф60×240 as the size described on this page. To propose the right build we ask for the following:

• Device or system model and the housing drawing, if available
• Required outside diameter, length and core diameter
• Water flow rate and inlet pressure at the filter
• Feed-water quality: chlorine level, hardness, sediment and temperature
• Required filtration rating, from 1 µm to 20 µm
• Quantity per order and per year

With those inputs we can select the carbon grade, resin loading and wall thickness, and confirm whether the standard Ф60×240 rod fits or a custom tool is needed.

Parameters

Typical Applications

The Ф60×240 rod is most often used as the CTO pre-filter in domestic reverse-osmosis purifiers, where it removes chlorine before the membrane, and as a T33-style post-filter where it improves taste at the tap. It also fits direct-drinking dispensers, built-in refrigerator water filters and commercial coffee machines, where stable flow and the absence of carbon fines protect brewing components. In each case the selection depends on the water volume and chlorine load of the device, so the same rod may be specified with different carbon or resin grades for different markets.

Manufacturing and Testing at Jyntrel

Jyntrel runs multiple automated production lines with a monthly capacity of millions of pieces, and has exported filtration products to Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea for more than 20 years. That export history supports stable supply for programmes that need repeat volumes across seasons. The plant covers 50,000 m² in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China, including six clean workshops with a combined area of 20,000 m², which limits secondary contamination during carbon block production.

Quality control follows IQC, IPQC and OQC stages, and the company's own laboratory holds CNAS accreditation, so it can issue reports on filtration efficiency, dust holding capacity and resistance. The factory is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and gained IATF 16949 certification in 2024. Products meet REACH and RoHS requirements and compliance documents can be supplied on request. Jyntrel has developed more than 1,000 filtration solutions and supports OEM/ODM customisation of size, structure, media grade, end caps, logo and packaging.

For this carbon rod, each batch is checked for flow, pressure drop, filtration rating, chlorine removal, TOC release and heavy metals in the CNAS laboratory, so the performance quoted here is tied to measured data rather than a catalogue figure.

Share Your Operating Conditions

To get a quotation that matches your system, send us the device or vehicle model, the size or a drawing, the water flow rate or airflow, the operating conditions (pressure, temperature, chlorine and sediment levels), and the quantity you expect to order. Our engineers will confirm whether the standard Ф60×240 rod fits or whether a custom tool is required. Contact Jyntrel to start the conversation.