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US 7,537,695 B2Granted
Water filter incorporating activated carbon particles with surface-grown carbon nanofilaments
AssigneePUR Water Purification Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael Donovan Mitchell, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
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Abstract
A filter for producing potable water filter comprises a housing including a water inlet and a water outlet, and a filter material arranged within the housing. The filter material comprises activated carbon particles, and a plurality of carbon nanofilaments disposed on the surface of the activated carbon particles. The filter is operable to provide potable water by removing contaminants from a liquid water stream flowing from the water inlet to the water outlet of the housing.
Claims7
A filter for producing potable water comprising:
- a housing including a water inlet and a water outlet;
- and
- a filter material arranged within the housing comprising,
- activated carbon particles;
- and
- a plurality of carbon nanofilaments disposed on the surface of the activated carbon particles,
- wherein the filter is operable to provide potable water by removing contaminants from a liquid water stream flowing from the water inlet to the water outlet of the housing,
- wherein the plurality of carbon nanofilaments are surface-grown on the surface of the activated carbon particles.
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