Patent ID: 9573828
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: C02F,Y02A

Claim:
1. A vessel for containing a liquid comprising: a non-porous housing having a top, a bottom, a side and an interior; 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; 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 wherein the copper, zinc or silver 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 purifies the liquid prior to the liquid exiting through the outlet; 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 second element comprises at least one of a: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS), polyamides (PA), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), fiber reinforced polymer and/or paraffin 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.