Patent ID: 7264722

Claim:
A filtration system for separating organic contaminants from an aqueous phase in which the contaminant is solubilized or emulsified, comprising: a canister or other container having an inlet and an outlet for passing said aqueous phase therethrough; a fluid-pervious media being provided at the interior of said container in the flow path of the aqueous phase proceeding between said inlet and outlet, said media being infused with an absorbent composition comprising a homogeneous thermal reaction product of an oil component selected from the group consisting of glycerides, fatty acids, alkenes, and alkynes, with a methacrylate or acrylate polymer component; said oil component comprising at least 95% by weight of the combined oil and polymer components; said absorbent composition being cured in situ at the media; said contaminants in the aqueous phase flowing through said canister thereby coming into intimate contact with and being immobilized at said media.