Abstract: Polybromide resin beads for disinfecting potable water are stabilized as to bromide content by:(A) initially charging excess bromine into an aqueous slurry of quaternary ammonium amine exchange resin beads;(B) removing external moisture to provide moist sticky beads;(C) passing gaseous drying agent at controlled temperature and velocity effective to gradually remove internal moisture and excess bromine; and(D) continuing the gradual drying until dry, free-flowing beads having less than 5% water and 17 to 47% bromine are obtained.

Abstract: A chemical feeder device for treatment of influent liquid and designed for relatively free maintenance being free of moving parts and including a head member to be disposed in a liquid supply line, a vessel detachably connected to the head member and a disposable, replaceable chemical feeder cartridge also attached to the head member and disposed inside the vessel, the cartridge being a unitary structure including pre-inserted chemical material, built-in capillaries, an inlet check valve. The device is designed to feed a concentrated chemical solution into a stream of flowing liquid at a constant, very low resulting chemical concentration independent of liquid pressure, flow rate and interruptions in flow.