Patent ID: 8871087

Claim:
A water treatment device, comprising: a filter material of a thickness from 1 mm to 20 meters composed of fibers from a melt of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, and one or more other types of oxides, wherein the fibers of the device have a diameter of 1 to 40 microns and a length of 1 to 20 mm; wherein a surface of the filter material is coated with aluminum oxide; wherein the filter material has a positive charge, and wherein the filter material is formed into at least one of blocks, sheets or granules used for treatment of wastewater or stormwater; and a porous matrix support material disposed on an effluent side of the filter material, wherein the porous matrix support material includes a series of horizontal and vertical holes through which an effluent passes, and wherein the porous matrix is configured to allow for both perpendicular and parallel discharge of effluent.