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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
John D. Tanner, Plymouth, MN (US);
David James Emmons, Plymouth, MN (US);
Richard P. Riedel, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Donovan Mitchell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Mason, OH (US);
John D. Tanner, Plymouth, MN (US);
David James Emmons, Plymouth, MN (US);
Richard P. Riedel, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Donovan Mitchell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Dimitris Ioannis Collias, Mason, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method of treating low-pressure untreated drinking water includes providing a low-pressure water filter device, running low-pressure untreated drinking water from a source of low-pressure untreated drinking water through a low-pressure water filter of the low-pressure water filter device, removing bacteria and viruses from the low pressure untreated drinking water at a level of Filter Bacteria Log Removal of greater than about 2 logs and a Filter Viruses Log Removal of greater than about 1 log, and filling a storage housing with treated drinking water at greater than about 5 mL/min. The low-pressure water filter device may include a connector for connecting to an untreated drinking water source, a low-pressure water filter comprising mesoporous activated carbon particles and a storage housing. The average fluid contact time with the low-pressure water filter may be greater than about 2 seconds.