Mild, rinse-off antimicrobial cleansing compositions which provide improved immediate germ reduction during washing

Publication Date

October 18, 1977

Patent Number

US6183757B1

Abstract

Treating water with various grades of attapulgite clay and sepiolite using contacting or percolation techniques removes substances not removable by standard water purification methods under many conditions. Substances such as pesticides, toxins, hormones, heavy metal cations and viruses are removed from water by adsorption upon the clay surface. When contacting is employed, the clay containing the adsorbed substances is subsequently removed by sedimentation or filtration. The clays can be regenerated by appropriate chemical or thermal techniques.