CARBON FIBER FILTERS

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 bo...

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Hauptverfasser:	FISHTER, STEVE, G, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, DERBYSHIRE, FRANCIS, J, JAGTOYEN, MARIT, TREMBLAY, MARIO, E, COLLIAS, DIMITRIS, I
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL SEPARATION TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	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.