Methods for removal of chlorine from water

A method of providing chlorine-free potable water in an automatic coffee maker having a water reservoir, comprising:

• a) placing enhanced activated carbon into the water reservoir of the coffee maker;
• b) placing water in the water reservoir so that the water is in contact with the activated carbon;
• c) allowing the enhanced activated carbon to remain in contact with the water for sufficient time for substantially removing chlorine;
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• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of potassium iodide, followed by drying the activated carbon without reaching ignition temperature until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.

A method of providing chlorine-free potable water in an automatic coffee maker having a water reservoir, comprising:

• a) placing enhanced activated carbon into the water reservoir of the coffee maker;
• b) placing water in the water reservoir so that the water is in contact with the activated carbon;
• c) allowing the enhanced activated carbon to remain in contact with the water for sufficient time for substantially removing chlorine;
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• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of ammonium carbonate, followed by drying the activated carbon without reaching ignition temperature until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.

A method of providing chlorine-free potable water in an automatic coffee maker having a water reservoir, comprising:

• a) placing enhanced activated carbon into the water reservoir of the coffee maker;
• b) placing water in the water reservoir so that the water is in contact with the activated carbon;
• c) allowing the enhanced activated carbon to remain in contact with the water for sufficient time for substantially removing chlorine;
• and
• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of ammonium sulfate, followed by drying the activated carbon without reaching ignition temperature until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.

A method of removing chlorine from potable water, comprising:

• a) placing enhanced activated carbon in the water;
• b) allowing the enhanced activated carbon to remain in contact with the water for sufficient time for substantially removing chlorine;
• and
• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of potassium iodide, ammonium carbonate and ammonium sulfate, followed by drying the activated carbon without reaching ignition temperature until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.

A method of making a substantially chlorine-free beverage, comprising:

• placing enhanced activated carbon in contact with water for a time sufficient for rendering the water substantially chlorine-free;
• and
• making the beverage with the substantially chlorine-free water;
• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of potassium iodide, ammonium carbonate and ammonium sulfate, followed by drying the activated carbon until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.

A method of making a substantially chlorine-free coffee beverage, the method comprising:

• placing water in contact with enhanced activated carbon for a sufficient time to reduce chlorine content in the water so as to produce substantially dechlorinated water;
• heating the dechlorinated water;
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• placing the hot dechlorinated water in contact with a predetermined quantity of ground coffee for a sufficient time to make the substantially chlorine-free coffee beverage;
• wherein the enhanced activated carbon is produced by essentially saturating activated carbon with an aqueous solution of from about 1% to 10% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of potassium iodide, ammonium carbonate and ammonium sulfate, followed by drying the activated carbon until substantially all water is evaporated therefrom.