Patent ID: 9580334
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01D,C02F

Claim:
1. A vessel for containing and purifying a liquid comprising: a non-porous housing having a top, a bottom, a plurality of sides and an interior wherein the top, the bottom and the plurality of sides have an interior surface area and form a solid load-bearing surface of the non-porous housing; an opening forming an inlet to the interior of the non-porous housing; an opening forming an outlet of the non-porous housing wherein a liquid moves through the inlet to the interior of the non-porous housing and then out through the outlet; and a solid non-load bearing liquid purification component located within the interior of the non-porous housing wherein the solid non-load bearing liquid purification component is a stearate organo-metallic comprising a copper, zinc or silver metal element and a second element which is an organic-non-metallic combined in a polymer matrix and wherein the stearate organo-metallic with copper, zinc or silver metal element of the matrix purifies the liquid prior to the liquid exiting through the outlet of the non-porous housing; a predetermined zone located within the interior of the non-porous housing wherein the predetermined zone is defined by at least one wall having openings wherein the liquid may pass through the openings of the wall and wherein the solid non-load bearing liquid purification components are prevented from passing through the openings of the wall; and wherein the solid load-bearing interior walls of the non-porous housing of the vessel are comprised of the stearate organo-metallic with copper, zinc or silver metal element liquid purification component which purifies the liquid.