Adsorbent mixture for depleting antibiotics, pathogens, and heavy metals
AssigneeFoundation for Neglected Disease Research
InventorsShridhar Narayanan, R K Shandil, Saumya Dhup Gulati, Siva Shanmugam Selvaraj
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Abstract
The present invention provides a mixture of adsorbents which has the capacity to adsorb high concentrations of antibiotics from a diverse range of classes, pathogens, and heavy metals. The invention is a mixture of various charcoal adsorbents including areca nut, bamboo, pine nut, coconut shell and paper that can deplete a wide variety of antibiotics in one go.
Claims11
An adsorbent mixture for depleting effluents from water sources, the adsorbent mixture comprising:
- a charcoal mix, wherein the charcoal mix consists of activated charcoal originating from a combination of coconut shells, pine wood, and bamboo;
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- a pre-filter comprising a combination of silica and PEG 3350, wherein the combination of silica sand and PEG 3350 is at 0.1 to 10-fold of the charcoal mix.
An adsorbent mixture for depleting heavy metals, and fluoride from water sources, the adsorbent mixture comprising:
- a charcoal mix, wherein the charcoal mix consists of activated charcoal originating from a combination of coconut shells, pine wood, and bamboo;
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- a pre-filter comprising an ion exchange resin, wherein the ion exchange resin is at 0.5 to 2-fold of the charcoal mix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.