The present invention provides a complex that is capable of eluting minerals beneficial to the human body and adjusting the contents of the minerals according to their health functions, and a method for producing the same.

Specifically, the present invention provides a composite filter including: a filter impregnated with halite; a filter impregnated with calcite; and a filter impregnated with organic germanium-containing ore powder, wherein the filter impregnated with halite, the filter impregnated with calcite, and the filter impregnated with organic germanium-containing ore powder are sequentially stacked.

A system, a cartridge and a dispensing valve for eliminating a drift or sag in BCDMH output from an inline dispensing valve containing a dispensing cartridge mountable within the inline dispensing valve with the dispensing cartridge containing a batch of water erodible cluster inhibiting BCDMH particles to provide a linear output flow of BCDMH which is responsive to flow of water though a cartridge in the dispensing valve and a method of obtaining a linear output in a dispensing system by increasing the size of particles in a dispensing cartridge in the system.

Systems and methods for passively dosing fluid with a consumable additive in a controlled and measured fashion. A capsule containing the additive is placed in a fluid reservoir and passively doses static water in the reservoir over time. Instead of directly exposing the additive to the dispensing system's fluid, fluid within the capsule's internal volume becomes saturated with dissolved additive and then diffuses to the dispensing system's fluid through one or more openings. The one or more openings are sized so the that the diffusion occurs at a predetermined rate, and are positioned on the capsule to prevent an undesirable fluid exchange which extends the life of the additive and maintains a constant diffusion rate. The size of the cartridge can be selected to control the volume of fluid that is passively dosed within the reservoir, thereby controlling an overall concentration of additive in the total volume dispensed.

An air conditioning drain line system is disclosed where the drain line includes an access connector pipe for inserting a chemical delivery strand of material into the drain pipes. The connector pipe may be a Y-shaped connector pipe and retain the strand. The strand may extend into the drain pipes and around an elbow in the pipes. The elbow may be designed to receive standard drain pipes into receiving inlets and create a smooth flow channel through the pipe without any elevational differences between the inner diameter of the elbow at the junction point of the elbow and the received pipes and the inner diameter of the received pipes.

An article for removing undesired chemical ions or compounds from gas and fluid streams where the article is a porous polymeric matrix with a sorption particle, the sorption particle is capable of removing the undesired chemical ion or compound.

A device (1) for purification of water driven by gravity through a purification unit between an upper dirt water container (2) and a lower clean water tank (3). A backwash system may be integrated, the system comprising a receptacle (8) for accumulation of the backwash water to prevent consumption thereof by mistake.

An encapsulated reactant(s) having at least one encapsulant and at least one reactant, and methods of making and using the encapsulated reactant(s), are presently provided. An outermost encapsulant is substantially nonreacting, impermeable and nondissolving with water. The reactant(s) contribute to at least one reaction with contaminants in environmental media rendering the environmental media less harmful.

One compound according to the present invention contains silicon fine particles having a capability of generating hydrogen or aggregates of the silicon fine particles. The compound that contains the silicon fine particles or the aggregates having a capability of generating hydrogen is capable of generating hydrogen in the body of, for example, an animal that has ingested the compound. For a plant, the compound can be disposed or charged into, for example, moisture (water-containing liquid) or fertilizer to be provided to the plant, to supply the plant with hydrogen generated from the compound.

The present invention discloses a swimming pool chemical dispenser, comprises a main body, an upper cover which covers the upper opening of the main body, an accommodating cavity for storing tablets is formed inside the main body; the swimming pool chemical dispenser further comprises a tablet clamp; the clamping end of the tablet clamp penetrates downward through the upper cover and abuts against the tablets, and the tablet clamp is provided with scales; the tablet clamp descends along with the dissolution of the tablets and displays the amount of residual chemical in the main body. The amount of residual chemical can be visually and reliably determined from the scales on the tablet clamp for timely refill; the tablet clamp is placed on the main body, thus makes it convenient for the user to replace the tablets bare-handed without touching the tablets, which is much safer and more environmentally friendly.

A method for treating water in a spa or a hot tub includes, for example, suspending a water treatment dispenser from an upper end of a filter cartridge disposed in a skimmer of the spa or the hot tub. The dispenser includes a water treatment material. A supply of water is passed from the spa or the hot tub into the skimmer and through the filter cartridge so that the dispenser suspended in the filtered water in the filter cartridge is operable to dispense the water treatment material from the dispenser, and a supply of treated filtered water from the filter cartridge is returned to the spa or the hot tub. A cover, for example, may be employed when the dispenser is not used.