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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Philip Frank Souter, Northumberland, GB;
Graeme Duncan Cruickshank, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Barry Stoddart, Gateshead, GB;
Philip Frank Souter, Northumberland, GB;
Graeme Duncan Cruickshank, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Barry Stoddart, Gateshead, GB;
Pur Water Purification Products, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Compositions, methods and kits for purifying and clarifying and/or nutrifying contaminated drinking water and which comprise a primary coagulant material, a microbiocidal disinfectant and an oxidant system. Highly preferred compositions also contain one or more of a bridging flocculent material, the levels and ratios of coagulant to flocculent preferably falling within certain ranges, a cationic coagulant aid, especially chitosan, a water-soluble alkali, a water-insoluble silicate, and a food additive or nutrient source. The purified water remains free of discoloration for extended periods of storage.