Inventors:
Jeannine Rebecca Bahm - Milford OH, US
Andrew Thomas Pearks - Cincinnati OH, US
Guillermo Matias Vidal - Cincinnati OH, US
Dimitris Ioannis Collias - Mason OH, US
Michael Donovan Mitchell - Cincinnati OH, US
Robert E. Astle - Middlefield CT, US
Katharine L. K. Faye - Moodus CT, US
Robert Andrew Governal - Middletown CT, US
Thomas J. Hamlin - Vernon CT, US
Rebecca A. Lucht - Rocky Hill CT, US
Hemang Patel - Wallingford CT, US
Assignee:
PUR Water Purification Products, Inc. - Cincinnati OH
International Classification:
B01D 39/00, B01D 39/14, B01D 35/00, B01D 27/00
US Classification:
210503, 210501, 2105021, 210504, 210505, 210506, 210507, 210508
Abstract:
A filter and filter material for providing or treating potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a mixture of a plurality of mesoporous and microporous activated carbon particles. Preferably, at least some of the mesoporous activated carbon filter particles are coated with a cationic polymer, and even more preferably, at least some of the particles are coated with a cationic polymer and silver or a silver containing material. Kits comprising filters and information relating to the reduction, killing or removal of bacteria, viruses, microbials, and TTHM are also provided.