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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Marit Jagtoyen, Leawood, KS (US);
Rosemary Anne Alexander Derbyshire, Lexington, KY (US);
Mario E. Tremblay, West Chester, OH (US);
Steve G. Fishter, Harrison, OH (US);
Dimitris I. Collias, Mason, OH (US);
Marit Jagtoyen, Leawood, KS (US);
Rosemary Anne Alexander Derbyshire, Lexington, KY (US);
Mario E. Tremblay, West Chester, OH (US);
Steve G. Fishter, Harrison, OH (US);
Dimitris I. Collias, Mason, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a filter comprised of activated carbon fibers, wherein said filter has a Virus Removal Index (hereafter 'VRI') of at least about 99%, as measured in accordance with the test method described in the specification. The filter may comprise unbound fibers, or the fibers may be bound with a binder to form a composite of fibers. Also disclosed is a method of removing viruses from a liquid, the method comprising contacting the liquid with a filter comprising activated carbon fibers wherein said filter has a VRI of at least about 99%. Also described is an article of manufacture comprising: (a) a filter comprising activated carbon fibers, wherein said filter has a VRI of at least about 99%; and (b) instructions which inform a user that the filter may be used to remove viruses from a liquid.