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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven M. Kuznicki, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Valerie A. Bell, Edison, NJ (US);
Tadeusz W. Langner, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Jacqueline S. Curran, Cranford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/42 ;
Abstract
A method of water softening utilizes macrocrystalline aggregates consisting essentially of submicron crystals of aluminosilicate zeolite. The aggregates have a size of greater than 5 microns and are used in a static bed water softening device. Both regenerable and disposable water softening materials can be provided.