Patent ID: 8664150

Claim:
A method of producing adsorption media, comprising: forming particles of a metal oxide, the particles having a water content less than approximately 0.5% water, comprising: dissolving a metal salt in a reaction solvent to form a metal salt/reaction solvent solution; converting the metal salt in the metal salt/reaction solvent solution to a metal oxide to form a metal oxide/reaction solvent solution; titrating the pH of the metal oxide/reaction solvent solution with a non-aqueous caustic solution to precipitate the particles of the metal oxide, the non-aqueous caustic solution comprising a caustic agent in an organic solvent; suspending the particles of the metal oxide in a solvent to form a metal oxide suspension; dissolving a matrix material in the metal oxide suspension to form a matrix-metal oxide suspension; and depositing the matrix-metal oxide suspension into an aqueous solution.