Patent ID: 7293661

Claim:
A fluid treatment granular media comprising binder-agglomerated active material consisting essentially of a plurality of separate two-part granules, each of said two-part granules comprising: a central support core of binder material having an outer surface and internal surfaces defining void spaces in the granule; and an active material comprising activated carbon, said active material being active for fluid treatment adhering to said outer surface of the central support core of binder material without compression of said active material and said binder material and adhering to said internal surfaces without compression of said active material and said binder material; wherein the binder material is a polyolefin with a melt index of less than or equal to 1 g/10 min; wherein said two-part granules do not comprise said active material being bound to any solid support core of non-binder material; and wherein said two-part granules are each 75 microns up to about 4700 microns in diameter.