AN IRON POWDER AND SAND FILTRATION PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Patent 1216209

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EP 1 216 209 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26

(21)	Application number: 00946872.9

(22)	Date of filing: 28.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C02F 1/70, C02F 1/62, C02F 1/52, C02F 1/34, C02F 1/36

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0017/693

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0110/786 (15.02.2001 Gazette 2001/07)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

06.08.1999 US 147708 P

(71)	Applicant: Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology
	Hoboken, NJ 07030 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MENG, Xiaoguang Highland Park, NJ 08094 (US) KORFIATIS, George, P. Basking Ridge, NJ 08904 (US)

(74)	Representative: Williams, Paul Edwin et al
	Ablett & StebbingCaparo House101-103 Baker Street London W1U 6FQ London W1U 6FQ (GB)

(54)	AN IRON POWDER AND SAND FILTRATION PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AND ORGANIC COMPOUNDS