Patent ID: 7335307

Claim:
A method for removing chemical and biological contaminants from water consisting of: a. contacting the water with an effective amount of at least one ruthenium compound selected from the group consisting of RuO 2 ·xH 2 O wherein x denotes the degree of hydration, Ru—Fe oxyhydroxides, Ru—Fe hydroxides, Ru—Fe oxides, Ru—Mn oxides, Ru—Mn oxyhydroxides, Ru—Mn hydroxides, Ru—Mn, Ru—Al oryhydroxides, Ru—Al hydroxide and Ru—Al oxides; b. whereby said chemical and biological contaminants are sorbed to said at least one ruthenium compound to form sorbed material; and c. removing the sorbed materiel from the water.