WATER FILTER MATERIALS COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS CARBON PARTICLES AND WATER FILTERS WITH SAID FILTER MATERIALS

A filter and filter material for providing or treating potable water is provided. The filter includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, a filter material disposed within the housing, the filter material formed at least in part from a mixture of a plurality of mesoporous and microporous activated carbon particles. Preferably, at least some of the mesoporous activated carbon filter particles are coated with a cationic polymer, and even more preferably, at least some of the particles are coated with a cationic polymer and silver or a silver containing material. Kits comprising filters and information relating to the reduction, killing or removal of bacteria, viruses, microbials, and TTHM are also provided. Se proporciona un filtro y material filtrante para proporcionar o tratar agua potable. El filtro incluye un alojamiento que tiene una entrada y una salida, un material filtrante dispuesto dentro del alojamiento, el material filtrante esta formado por lo menos en parte a partir de una mezcla de una pluralidad de particulas de carbon activado microporosas y mesoporosas. Con preferencia, por lo menos algunas de las particulas de carbon activado de filtro mesoporosas estan recubiertas con un polimero cationico y, aun con mayor preferencia, por lo menos algunas de las particulas estan recubiertas con un polimero cationico y plata o un material que contiene plata. Tambien se proporcionan estuches que comprenden filtros e informacion con respecto a la reduccion o eliminacion de bacterias, virus, microbios y TTHM.