A composite filter aid may include a silicate substrate and a precipitated magnesium silicate having a mole ratio of SiO.sub.2:MgO greater than about 1.0:1. A method for making a composite filter aid may include providing a silicate substrate, precipitating a magnesium silicate onto the silicate substrate to form a composite filter aid, wherein the mole ratio of SiO.sub.2:MgO of the magnesium silicate is greater than about 1.0:1. A method for filtering a non-aqueous liquid may include providing a non-aqueous liquid for filtering and filtering the non-aqueous liquid through a composite filter aid.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a gas adsorbent, a gas adsorption sheet, a filter medium, and an air filter that are excellent in gas component adsorption capacity and excellent in long-term stability of the adsorption capacity and also re-release little odor after being used as an air filter. A main object of the present invention is to provide a gas adsorbent that contains an acid-impregnated activated carbon, a base-impregnated activated carbon, and an aldehyde adsorbent.

The invention relates to whole blood filter media and a process of filtering whole blood samples using a filter medium comprising particles, wherein the blood cells are retained inside the filter, and wherein the plasma or serum is separated from the blood cells.

Embodiments of systems and methods for producing a coated activated carbon comprise the steps of providing activated carbon particles having a particle size up to about 100 m, and coating the activated carbon particles by spraying droplets of a cationic polymer solution onto the surface of the activated carbon particles, wherein the cationic polymer solution comprises about 1% to about 15% by weight cationic polymer and the droplet size is between about 5 m to about 100 m.

A filter material of microspheres bonded in a close-packed arrangement is provided. A filter device comprising a funnel containing a filter material of microspheres bonded in a close-packed arrangement is provided. The filter material and filter device are suitable for plasma separation from whole blood.

Process for the preparation of particles with antibacterial coating, which comprises the following steps: (a) providing an aqueous suspension containing a polyamine, a crosslinker and a porous organic or inorganic carrier material in particle form at a temperature lower than or equal to 10 C. in a mixer for coating the inorganic carrier material with the polyamine; (b) crosslinking the organic polymer in the pores of the inorganic carrier material and simultaneously removing water.

A method and apparatus for separation of radioactive particulates from liquids by filtration to remove or recover the particulates, that reduces the surfaces forces associated with electrostatic attraction between the particles and the filter medium by modifying or coating the surface of the filter medium with a material that exhibits a surface charge closer to or the same as that of the particulates in a given aqueous liquid. The method and apparatus can be used to filter radioactive particulates and contaminants from aqueous liquid or liquid process streams with a radiation resistant filter medium. The filters can exhibit a surface charge different from that of the particulates targeted for separation by mechanical filtration. The filtration medium can be modified to increase its resistance to erosion to permit use of more powerful backwashing regeneration methods and prevent attachment of the particulates to the filtration medium by coating the medium with a hydrophobic layer.

A photothermal composition configured to be used in air filter for destroying bioaerosol particles by converting light energy emitted from a light source into heat energy including a photothermal agent is provided. The present invention also concerns an air filter for collecting the bioaerosol particles in an air flow and destroying said bioaerosol particles deposited thereon, including a photothermal agent which converts light energy emitted from a light source into heat energy.