LifeStraw Family | Product guide

RESOURCES

• Performance Data Sheet
• User Manual
• Lab Information

LifeStraw's membrane ultrafilter pores are 0.02 micron —10 times smaller than the pores of the membrane microfilter. Both technologies work via the same mechanism, but ultrafilters also block viruses due to the smaller pore size. When dirty water enters the ultrafilter, the microscopic pores block viruses, bacteria, parasites, microplastics, dirt, and other turbidity forms. Clean water passes through the pores in the membranes making the water microbiologically safe to drink. Because of the smaller pore size, ultrafilters often have a slower flow rate or require more pressure to purify water than microfilters. 

We classify our products that use membrane ultrafiltration technology as purifiers because they remove virus.

Dimensions

• Filter Size: 12.59 in | 31.98 cm
• Hose Length: 39.36 in | 99.98 cm
• Weight: 1.17 lbs | 0.53 kg
• Product Length: 60.24 in | 153 cm
• Max Flow Rate: 3.1 gal/hr | 12 L/hr
• Volume of Dirty Water Tank: 2L
• BPA Free materials

LifeStraw Membrane Ultrafilter Removes:

• 99.999999% of bacteria 
• 99.999% viruses
• 99.999% of parasites 
• 99.999% of microplastics, dirt, sand, and cloudiness 
• Pore size: 0.02 micron
• Lasts up to 4,755 gal | 18,000 L

Additional Filtration Specifications:

• Meets NSF/ANSI P231 drinking water standards for the reduction of viruses, bacteria, and parasites