| CPC C02F 3/106 (2013.01) [B09C 1/065 (2013.01); B09C 1/08 (2013.01); C02F 3/104 (2013.01); C02F 2003/003 (2013.01); C02F 2101/105 (2013.01); C02F 2101/16 (2013.01); C02F 2101/20 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |

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1. A process comprising:
passing polluted water through either a) a filled bed of bulk loaded composite particles or through b) a filter cell of a fixed bed of bulk loaded composite particles to yield decontaminated water; heavy metal ions and organics being retained in the composite particles;
wherein each composite particle comprises zero-valent iron biochar and sludge biochar.
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