Water purification device

Abstract

A water purification device includes a housing including a first chamber in communication with a second chamber, a first filtration stage, and a second filtration stage. The first chamber has the first filtration stage and the second filtration stage. The filtration stages and chambers are arranged in a serial relationship to another filtration stage and chamber, respectively. The first filtration stage includes inorganic particles and the second filtration stage includes a biocide. At least 95 percent of the inorganic particles will pass through about 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru about 20 micron screen. The inorganic particles have a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalents per 100 grams. The inorganic particles will become charged and have a charge of about 1 to about 500 millivolts with ions from the biocide when the device is filled with water.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A water purification media kit comprising:
 a) porous ceramic particles wherein at least 95 percent will pass through about 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru about 20 micron screen, the porous ceramic particles having a cation exchange capacity of 1 to 200 milli-equivalent per 100 grams; and   b) a biocide, wherein the biocide includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of zinc, ground zinc, zinc alloys, zinc chloride, zinc oxide, silver, ground silver, silver alloys, colloidal silver, silver nitrate, silver dehydrate, copper, ground copper, copper alloys, copper sulfate, brass, iodine, a cation detergent, benzalkonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, organic acid, bromine, nickel, aluminum, halogen and combinations thereof.   
     
     
         2 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of a toxic metal absorber and a pH modifier. 
     
     
         3 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising a toxic metal absorber, wherein the toxic metal absorber includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of a bone meal, metal fillings, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum oxide, iron ore, iron oxide, FeO, Fe 3 O 4 , Fe 2 O 3 , α-Fe 2 O 3 , β-Fe 2 O 3 , γ-Fe 2 O 3 , δ-Fe 2 O 3 , (Fe(OH) 2 ), (Fe(OH) 3 ), (α-FeOOH), (β-FeOOH), (γ-FeOOH), (δ-FeOOH), (Fe 5 HO 8 .4H 2 O), FeOOH, manganese oxide, MnO, Mn 3 O 4 , Mn 2 O 3 , MnO 2 , Mn 2 O 7 , positively charged and negatively charged resins, granular activated carbon and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles have a total capillary porosity and a total non-capillary porosity in a ratio ranging from about 0.7 to about 1.3. 
     
     
         5 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles are fabricated from fired clay-based montmorillonite. 
     
     
         6 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles are constituted of the following elements, 42% illite±15% by dry weight, 39% quartz±15% by dry weight, and 19% opal±15% by dry weight as determined by X-ray diffraction. 
     
     
         7 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , wherein the biocide includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of zinc, ground zinc, zinc alloys, zinc chloride, zinc oxide, silver, ground silver, silver alloys, colloidal silver, silver nitrate, silver dehydrate, copper, ground copper, copper alloys, copper sulfate, brass, iodine, a cation detergent, benzalkonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, organic acid, bromine, nickel, aluminum, halogen and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising silver and copper, wherein a ratio of silver to copper is about 1:10 to about 1:150. 
     
     
         9 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising copper and zinc, wherein a ratio of copper to zinc is about 0.1:1 to about 10:1. 
     
     
         10 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising silver and zinc, wherein a ratio of silver to zinc is about 1:10 to about 1:100. 
     
     
         11 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising zinc and copper sulfate, wherein a ratio of zinc alloy to copper sulfate is about 1:1 to about 30:1. 
     
     
         12 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles have a density range of about 0.3 to about 2.0 grams of dry weight per cubic centimeter. 
     
     
         13 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising a toxic metal absorber, wherein the toxic metal absorber has a volume range of about 1,237 to about 6,186 cubic centimeters. 
     
     
         14 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , wherein the kit services a water purification device that has a volume range of about 19,418 to about 268,436 cubic centimeters. 
     
     
         15 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , wherein the kit services a water purification device has a volume range of about 155,349 to about 5,126,529 cubic centimeters. 
     
     
         16 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles have a size selected from a group consisting of: about 37 to about 420 microns, about 100 to about 5,000 microns, and about 6,350 to about 19,050 microns, and the combinations thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising porous ceramic particles, wherein the biocide has an average size and the porous ceramic particles have an average size, wherein the ratio of biocide average size to the porous ceramic particles average size is between about 5:1 to about 1:5. 
     
     
         18 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising Cu particles having a volume range of about 0.5 to about 8 cubic inches. 
     
     
         19 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising Zn alloy having a volume range of about 0.1 to about 2.5 cubic inches. 
     
     
         20 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising pure Zinc having a volume range of about 0.01 to about 1.5 cubic inches. 
     
     
         21 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising Ag having a volume range of about 0.01 to about 1 cubic inches. 
     
     
         22 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising Cu-sulfate having a volume range of about 0.01 to about 1 cubic inches. 
     
     
         23 . The water purification media kit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least 95 percent of the porous ceramic particles will pass through about 20,000 micron screen and at least 95 percent will not pass thru about 20 micron screen.