The present technology is generally related to a filter assembly. The filter assembly has a first layer has a base layer defining a first perimeter region and a region central to the first perimeter region. A first adhesive is disposed on a first surface of the first layer substantially within the central region, and first adsorbent beads are coupled to the first adhesive. A second layer has a first sheet of filter material having a second perimeter region, wherein the first perimeter region and the second perimeter region are bonded. A third layer has a second sheet of filter material having a third perimeter region, wherein the first perimeter region and the third perimeter region are bonded. The base layer, second layer, and third layer are substantially coextensive.

A monolith for catalytic or sorbent purposes. The monolith includes a substrate sheet having attached thereto a plurality of catalytic or sorbent beads. Each bead has a diameter of at least fifty microns. The substrate sheet at least partially defines one or more channels through the monolith. Fluid flowing through the channels will contact the beads for catalytic or sorbent purposes.

A method of forming a composite particle useful as an animal litter is provided. An absorbent core is formed from an absorbent material. A coating composition is formed by combining a coating material and a binder and heat treating the combined coating material and binder and the resulting coating composition is coated on the absorbent core.

A filtering device features a carrier medium and activated carbon stratum as adsorbent and having a sealing closing over or sealing longitudinal and width sides of the activated carbon stratum all-around a periphery of the activated carbon stratum.

A filtering device features a carrier medium and activated carbon as adsorbent which is immobilized due to the addition of adhesive.

Zeolites having surface modification with graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, or a sulfide have utility in removing pollutants from a water supply. Pollutants include Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals, such as lead. POPs are adsorbed onto zeolites having surface modification with graphene oxide and/or reduced graphene oxide. Heavy metals are adsorbed onto zeolites having surface modification with a sulfide.

A filtering device features a carrier medium and activated carbon as adsorbent which is immobilized due to the addition of adhesive.

Functionalized and crosslinked material, which may optionally be employed as a sorbent, as well as methods of making such materials and systems of using such materials are provided. The processes, methods, systems and materials herein can be used for the separation of carbon dioxide from fluid streams. In one aspect, a method of forming functionalized crosslinked particles comprises introducing at least a portion of a surface of each porous particle in at least a subset of a plurality of porous particles to a crosslinking agent and a first reagent comprising at least one adsorbing moiety. Examples of adsorbing moiety include silane-functionalized amines, amino-functionalized silanes (aminosilane), and polyamines. In some aspects the method further comprises introducing the porous particles to a second reagent comprising at least one interaction moiety such as a silane-functionalized amine, amino-functionalized silane (aminosilane), or polyamine. Examples of crosslinking agent include dialdehyde, diisocyanates, dihaloalkane, diepoxide and dianhydrides.

Methods of manufacturing a substrate including a component, such as superabsorbent material, having a volatile hydrophobic coating are disclosed. The method can include providing a fluid supply including a liquid and providing a supply of the component. The component can include a volatile hydrophobic coating. The method can include introducing the component to the fluid supply. The method can also include transferring the component in the fluid supply to provide the substrate. The method can further include applying heat to the substrate. The heat can remove the volatile hydrophobic coating from the component.

Sorbent materials for the adsorption of hydrocarbons and methods for manufacturing them are described. The sorbents include a slurry of activated carbon and a porous sheet layer permeable to hydrocarbons configured to remove emissions from air intakes. The methods for manufacturing the sorbent materials include providing both a hydrocarbon permeable layer and a slurry that includes the sorbent material, drying the slurry, and affixing the dried slurry layer to the surface of the hydrocarbon permeable layer.