JP2006026578A - Electrolytic water producing method and electrolytic water producing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve electrolysis efficiency and to adjust pH between 5.8 and 8.6 by making gaseous hydrogen and gaseous oxygen intermingle in treated water (electrolytic water) by performing electrolysis without via a diaphragm in a water path and further narrowing distance between an electrode and an inside wall of an electrolytic cell. <P>SOLUTION: The subject electrolytic water producing apparatus is provided with an electrolytic current controlling section comprising an electrolytic cell(d) at an upper side wall of which a water inlet port (j) and a water ejecting port (q) are oppositely equipped, positive and negative electrodes (a; b; c) composed of a plurality of planar electrodes (a; b; c) which are flatly arranged in a longitudinal direction of the electrolytic cell (d) and are arranged to face each other at intervals in a transverse direction, and a polarity inversion circuit for electrolyzing water to be treated while periodically or intermittently inverting applied polarity to the positive and negative electrodes (a; b; c). By electrolyzing water to be treated while making the water flow in one direction via between the positive and negative electrodes (a; b; c), the electrolytic water in a state where gaseous hydrogen and gaseous oxygen intermingle with each other is produced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrolyzed water generating method and an electrolyzed water generating apparatus for introducing tap water and other treated water into a multi-electrode electrolytic cell to improve water quality.

  Conventionally, as a device for improving water quality such as tap water, a method of filtering with activated carbon or a method of decomposing water molecules by electrolysis is known. Recently, an instrument that uses a magnet to improve the water quality by applying magnetic force lines has been put into practical use. However, these appliances are difficult to use for a long period of time, and the magnetic field lines that have a low "Gauss" that indicates the strength of the magnet and those that use a ring-shaped inside have a demagnetizing action, There was a problem of lack of improvement effect.

Today, products called electrolyzed water generators are available on the market, most of which are electrolysis systems with a diaphragm between the yin and yang electrodes, which decomposes alkaline and acidic water and discharges water (for example, , See Patent Document 1).
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  However, changing the pH of the raw water produces a medical effect, but it must be drunk under the control of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, and there is a problem that all consumers of an unspecified number of consumers cannot drink.

  Also, with this type, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas generated by electrolysis are separated and discharged, and only a single hydrogen gas-rich water can be drunk.

  Furthermore, if you try to drink water with a lot of oxygen gas, you can only drink acidic water, which is not good for the human body.

  Human body fluid is weakly alkaline (pH 7.35), but there is no device that produces water with a high content of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas that is close to human body fluid. Even on a water quality basis, the pH of 5.8 to 8.6 and the pH suitable for drinking are close to neutrality.

  Furthermore, in the conventional method of electrolyzing water to be treated, only the width between the yin and yang electrodes is watched, and the distance between the electrodes and the inner wall of the electrolytic cell has been ignored.

  However, since the water to be treated passes between the electrodes, reducing the width between the electrodes improves the electrolysis efficiency. However, since the water to be treated must be passed, there is a limit to reducing the width. . In addition, when the electrolysis efficiency increases and the generation of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas increases, in the case of diaphragmless electrolysis, the pH shifts to the alkali side due to the generation of oxygen gas, and it is difficult to extract neutral electrolyzed water. It was.

  Therefore, in electrolysis of tap water and other treated water, electrolysis of yin and yang is not carried out without a diaphragm, and it is not further decomposed and divided into two types of water, but one type of water is discharged, hydrogen gas and It is required to discharge the electrolyzed water mixed with oxygen gas.

  Moreover, in order to increase the efficiency of electrolysis, the concentration of the solution containing the electrolyte has only been increased or the distance between the electrode cages has been reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the distance between the electrode and the inner wall of the electrolytic cell, not just the width between the electrodes.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, solves the above problems, introduces tap water and other treated water into a multi-electrode electrolytic cell, generates electrolyzed water with a diaphragm, and The present invention provides an electrolyzed water generating method and an electrolyzed water generating apparatus for improving water quality by narrowing the distance between an electrode and an inner wall of an electrolytic cell.

In order to solve the problem, the present invention is an improvement of a method for generating electrolyzed water in which tap water or other treated water is introduced into a multi-electrode electrolytic cell to improve water quality,
A plurality of plate-like or cylindrical electrodes are arranged in parallel in the tank, and a negative and positive electrode is formed between adjacent electrodes, and a water inlet and a water outlet are provided opposite to the side wall of the upper tank end, By flowing the water to be treated in one direction via the yin and yang electrodes and performing electrolysis of the water to be treated while periodically or intermittently reversing the polarity applied to the yin and yang electrodes, hydrogen gas and Electrolytic water in a state where oxygen gas is mixed is generated.

An electrolyzed water generating apparatus for carrying out the above method,
An electrolytic cell having a water inlet and a water outlet on the upper side wall;
It is composed of plate-like electrodes that are arranged in a plane in the longitudinal direction of the electrolytic cell and are opposed to each other in the transverse direction, and a clearance that connects a water channel is provided at either the upper or lower end of each electrode. A yin and yang electrode in which the clearance is alternately arranged up and down in the inner and outer directions;
An electrolytic current control unit including a polarity reversing circuit for performing electrolysis of water to be treated while periodically or intermittently reversing the polarity applied to the yin and yang electrodes;
The water to be treated is circulated in one direction by using a water channel between the yin and yang electrodes, and electrolyzed water in a state in which hydrogen gas and oxygen gas generated by electrolysis are mixed is taken out.

  Here, it is important not to provide a diaphragm between the electrodes (perform non-diaphragm electrolysis) and to narrow the distance between the inner wall of the tank and the outermost electrode within 5 mm.

  According to the present invention, the electrolyzed water can be discharged without temporarily interrupting the electrolysis of the water to be treated.

  In addition, when electrolyzing the water to be treated while being inverted periodically and intermittently, cleaning and electrolyzed water are equally generated regardless of the usage time and frequency, and the calcium to the electrode plate And adhesion of magnesium and bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen can be prevented.

  Furthermore, since the efficiency of electrolysis can be increased by narrowing the gap between the electrode inserted in the electrolytic cell and the inner wall of the electrolytic cell, the generation of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas is promoted. I can do it. Moreover, the pH of the electrolyzed water can be adjusted in the range of 5.8 to 8.6.

  In the above configuration, the best mode for carrying out the present invention is that a separation wall such as a diaphragm is not provided between the yin and yang electrodes, and hydrogen gas and oxygen gas are mixed during electrolysis to discharge single water. Since there is no diaphragm, positive ions and negative ions are freely mixed in the water to be treated between the electrodes, and electrolyzed water in a state where the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas generated by electrolysis are mixed is discharged from a single water channel. .

  Here, it is desirable that the distance between the outermost installed electrode in the tank and the inner wall of the tank be within 5 mm. This is to increase the efficiency of electrolysis. Thereby, pH of electrolysis water can be adjusted to 5.8-8.6 range. However, the outermost electrode and the inside of the electrolytic cell are not completely in contact with each other, and at least the electrode must be in a wet state with the water to be treated.

  Furthermore, the width between the electrodes is such that electrode plates fixing guides for holding the electrode plates are provided at the upper and lower ends of the electrolytic cell so that the electrodes (hereinafter referred to as electrode plates) do not contact each other alternately. Is preferably kept constant. In addition, a clearance for connecting the water channel is provided at either the upper or lower end of each electrode, and the clearance is alternately arranged in the vertical direction inside and outside the installation to form a one-way water channel.

  The electrode material is preferably selected from titanium, ferrite, stainless steel and other nonmagnetic metals, or those coated with platinum.

  And the to-be-processed water introduce | transduced in the tank from one side (j) of an electrolytic cell (d) upper end passes through the clearance gap (a-1) of an electrode plate (b) and an electrode plate fixed guide (e), and between electrodes. It moves in one direction as a waterway in the tank. At this time, a positive current voltage is applied to the electrode plate (a) and the electrode plate (c), and a negative current voltage is applied to the electrode plate (b).

  Each electrode plate (a), (b), and (c) has at least a DC voltage of 10v and a current of 0.2A intersecting, and the water passing between the electrodes is subjected to the application of the DC voltage / current. Become. Furthermore, when a certain time has elapsed, the applied current control unit (r) reverses the applied polarity and repeats this [so-called AC electrolysis. ]

  By the way, the inner side (d-1) of the electrolytic cell adjacent to the electrodes (a) and (c) has a narrow water channel, but this distance (water channel width) is at most 5 mm or less, The electrolytic current is made to efficiently flow to the electrodes (a), (b) and (c). The narrower the distance, the better the electrolysis efficiency, and a gap is required so that the electrodes (a) and (b) do not contact the inner wall (d-1) of the electrolytic cell.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an electrolyzed water generating apparatus for carrying out the method of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electrolyzed water generator.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the electrode plate.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the electrolytic current control system.

  As shown in the drawing, electrode plate fixing guides (e) for mounting the electrode plates (a), (b), and (c) are provided at the upper and lower ends (h) and (i) of the electrolytic cell (d). Electrode plates (a), (b), and (c) are attached to the guide (e). Here, a gap [clearance (a-1) (b-1) (c-1) between any one of the upper and lower ends of each electrode plate (a) (b) (c) and the electrode plate fixing guide (e). ] To form a one-way water channel (k to p).

  Connection terminals (f-1), (f-2), and (f-3) are provided on the side surfaces of the electrode plates (a), (b), and (c) and are connected to the electrolytic current control unit (r). .

  In the electrolysis current control unit (r), when the DC voltage is at least 10V 0.2 A is supplied from the power source unit (s) to the electrolysis current control unit (r), and the flow rate sensor (t) flows water. A predetermined pulse is detected by the microcomputer unit (U). In the microcomputer unit (U), a predetermined electrolytic current value and voltage supplied to (f-1), (f-2), and (f-3) are stored and instructed, and a power LED (X) and a generation state LED (Y ) Is lit.

  In addition, a predetermined electrolytic current / voltage programmed in the microcomputer unit (U) is supplied to (f-1), (f-2), and (f-3), but operates by switching of (v) and (w). Instruct to reverse.

  Therefore, the raw water is first poured from the IN side (j), passed in the (l) direction and (k) direction, and between the electrode plate (a) and the electrode plate fixing guide (e) (a-1) Pass through.

  Then, the water that has passed passes in the (m) direction, and passes through (b-1) between the electrode plate (b) and the electrolytic cell guides (e) and (b-1). The passed water proceeds in the (n) direction, passes between the electrode plate (c) and the electrolytic cell guide (c-1), and discharges water to the OUT side water discharge port (q).

  Here, positive electrode current 0.2 to 10 A and voltage 5 to 36 v are applied to the electrode plate (a) and the electrode plate (c), and 0.2 to 10 A and voltage are applied to the electrode plate (b). 5 to 36v is applied. The applied polarity is reversed every predetermined time.

  Water that has entered from the IN side (j) and passed through (a-1) undergoes electrolysis of water due to the voltage and current applied to the electrode plates (a) and (b), and generates hydrogen gas and oxygen gas. generate.

  The water that has passed through (b-1) is further electrolyzed by the voltage and current applied to the electrode plates (b) and (c) to generate hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.

  At that time, narrow water channels are formed in the electrode plates (a) and (c) and the inner wall (d-1) of the electrolytic cell, and the side surfaces of the electrode plates (a) and (c) are kept wet. Here, the narrowness of the water channel width is important, and it is necessary to keep it at most 5 mm or less and not in contact.

  Thereafter, the electrolyzed water taken out from the outlet (q) on the OUT side contains hydrogen gas and oxygen gas at pH 5.8 to 8.6, has a low oxidation-reduction potential, and has a small water molecular group. The water quality has been improved.

It is a longitudinal section view schematic diagram of an electrolyzed water generating device. It is a cross section view schematic diagram of an electrolyzed water generating device. It is a structure schematic diagram of an electrode plate. It is a block diagram explaining an electrolysis current control system.

Explanation of symbols

(A) Plate electrode (electrode plate)
(B) Plate electrode (electrode plate)
(C) Plate electrode (electrode plate)
(D) Electrolytic cell (d-1) Inner wall of electrolytic cell (inner wall)
(E) Electrode plate fixing guide (f) Connection terminal (f-1) Connection terminal A
(F-2) Connection terminal B
(F-3) Connection terminal C
(A-1) Clearance between electrode plate (a) and electrode plate fixing guide (e) (b-1) Clearance between electrode plate (b) and electrode plate fixing guide (e) (c-1) Electrode plate ( c) Clearance between electrode plate fixing guide (e) (h) Upper end (i) Lower end (j) Water inlet IN side (k) Water flow direction 1
(L) Direction of water flow 2
(M) Direction of water flow 3
(N) Direction of water flow 4
(O) Direction of water flow 5
(P) Direction of water flow 6
(Q) Water outlet (r) Electrolytic current control unit (s) Power supply unit (t) Flow rate sensor (U) Microcomputer unit (v) Switching unit A
(W) Switching part B
(X) Power LED
(Y) Generation status LED

Claims (4)

In the electrolyzed water generation method for improving the water quality by introducing tap water and other treated water into the multi-electrode electrolytic cell,
A plurality of plate-like electrodes are spaced apart from each other in the tank, and a yin / yang electrode is formed between adjacent electrodes, and a water inlet and a water outlet are provided on the side wall of the upper tank end to face each other between the yin and yang electrodes. Hydrogen gas and oxygen gas are mixed by circulating the water to be treated in one direction via the electrolysis and performing electrolysis of the water to be treated while periodically or intermittently reversing the polarity applied to the negative and positive electrodes. An electrolyzed water generating method characterized in that electrolyzed water in a state of being produced is generated.   The method for generating electrolyzed water according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the electrolyzed water is adjusted to a range of 5.8 to 8.6 by narrowing the distance between the inner wall of the tank and the outermost electrode to within 5 mm. In the electrolyzed water generator that improves the water quality by introducing tap water and other treated water into the multi-electrode electrolytic cell,
An electrolytic cell having a water inlet and a water outlet on the upper side wall;
It is composed of a plurality of plate-like electrodes arranged in a plane in the longitudinal direction of the electrolytic cell and opposed to each other in the transverse direction, and a clearance for connecting a water channel is provided at either the upper or lower end of each electrode; and , A positive and negative electrode alternately arranged above and below the clearance in the direction of installation inside and outside,
An electrolytic current control unit including a polarity reversing circuit for performing electrolysis of water to be treated while periodically or intermittently reversing the polarity applied to the yin and yang electrodes;
An electrolyzed water generating apparatus characterized in that the water to be treated is circulated in one direction between the yin and yang electrodes, and electrolyzed water in a state in which electrogenerated hydrogen gas and oxygen gas are mixed is taken out.   The electrolyzed water generating apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the pH of the electrolyzed water is adjusted to a range of 5.8 to 8.6 by narrowing the distance between the inner wall of the tank and the outermost electrode to within 5 mm.

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