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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Fares D. Alsewailem, Riyadh, SA;
Saad A. Aljlil, Riyadh, SA;
Inventors:
Fares D. Alsewailem, Riyadh, SA;
Saad A. Aljlil, Riyadh, SA;
Assignee:
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/22 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/12 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); C02F 101/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/288 (2013.01); B01J 20/12 (2013.01); B01J 20/26 (2013.01); B01J 20/261 (2013.01); B01J 20/28026 (2013.01); B01J 20/3007 (2013.01); B01J 20/3206 (2013.01); C02F 1/285 (2013.01); C02F 1/286 (2013.01); B01J 2220/46 (2013.01); C02F 2101/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and adsorbent composition for removing heavy metals from contaminated water, comprising passing a stream of water having a concentration of one or more heavy metals through an adsorbent comprising granules of a mixture of from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt % clay and a thermoplastic polymer matrix; and collecting water having a reduced concentration of said heavy metal(s) downstream of said adsorbent.