US Patent Issued to CALGON CARBON on Feb. 24 for "Chloramine and chlorine removal material and methods for making the same" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,672, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CALGON CARBON Corp. (Moon Township, Pa.).

"Chloramine and chlorine removal material and methods for making the same" was invented by Jason Mazzoccoli (Pittsburgh), Walter G. Tramposch (Moon Township, Pa.), Ryan Walker (Pittsburgh) and Robert H. Vaughn (Bethel Park, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sorbent materials are described that have enhanced performance in removing chlorine and chloramine, among other toxic compounds. The sorbent materials are formed by a process which includes steps of oxidation, adding a nitrogen-containing compound, and calcining the sorbent. The processes of forming...