US 7,553,792 B2
Sulfur-impregnated and coupling agent-reacted organoclay mercury and/or arsenic ion removal media
Zhen Wang, Hoffman Estates, Ill. (US); and Robert Abraham, Bolingbrook, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Amcol International Corporation, Hoffman Estates, Ill. (US)
Filed on Jun. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/810,379.
Prior Publication US 2008/0302729 A1, Dec. 11, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01J 21/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 502—80  [502/85; 502/400; 502/401; 502/417] 7 Claims
 
1. A method of removing mercury and/or arsenic from water comprising contacting the water with an intimate mixture of A) sulfur impregnated organoclay and B) a sulfur-containing coupling agent-reacted layered phyllosilicate.