JP2006334505A - Water modifying catalyst, water modifying device, and water modifying method, and functional water - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water modifying catalyst, a water modifying device, and a water modifying method for modifying normal water to water with a low oxidation-reduction potential, and functional water. <P>SOLUTION: The water modifying device 10 modifying normal water to water with a low oxidation-reduction potential consists of a vessel 101 comprising an opening 102 serving as a supply port for supplying flowing water containing minerals, a static electricity generating part 111 generating static electricity by flowing water friction against the flowing water supplied from the opening 102, water modifying catalyst containing parts 112, 113, 114, 115 containing the water modifying catalyst brought into contact with the flowing water passing through the static electricity generating part 111 and comprising magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, and an opening 103 serving as a water discharge port discharging the flowing water passing through the water modifying catalyst containing parts 112, 113, 114, 115. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a water reforming catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method for reforming ordinary water into water having a low redox potential. The present invention also relates to functional water obtained by such a water reforming catalyst, water reforming apparatus, and water reforming method and having a redox potential lower than that of normal water.

  Normal water has a redox potential of +200 mV or higher as measured by a silver chloride electrode, but there is water called reduced water having a redox potential of 0 mV or lower. Recently, water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water exhibits various characteristics, and has been actively studied in recent years especially as having an effect of maintaining and improving the health of living bodies.

As a technique for generating water having a low oxidation-reduction potential, there are, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, first to third electrodes are arranged in an electrolytic cell into which water to be modified is introduced, an alternating current is applied between the first and second electrodes, and the third electrode is grounded. In this water reforming apparatus, a direct current is passed from the first and second electrodes to the third electrode by the rectifying action of water, and water is electrolyzed to lower the redox potential of this water. In addition, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a method in which raw water in a mixed state of an oxidant (H ⁺ , hydrogen ions) and a reductant (OH ⁻ , hydroxide ions) is supported on a silica-based quartz porphyry. In this method, hydrogen is blown in at a gas pressure of 0.1 to 0.95 MPa for 10 seconds to 10 minutes while being brought into contact with the reduced catalyst, thereby generating water having a redox potential of −400 mV to −600 mV. The metal to be supported on this silica-based quartz porphyry is, for example, an alkali metal, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, zinc or other highly positive metal such as iron (II), tin (II), titanium (III), It is a salt of a metal in a low valence state such as chromium (II).
JP 05-228475 A JP-A-2005-000901

  By the way, as a result of repeating various experiments to obtain water (functional water) having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water, the inventor has developed a new technique and completed the present invention.

  That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a water reforming catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method for reforming ordinary water into functional water. And this invention aims at providing the functional water obtained by such a water reforming catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method.

  As a result of repeating various experiments to obtain functional water, the inventor substantially brought magnesium (Mg), silicon (Si), iron oxide, and germanium (Ge) into contact with running water containing minerals. It was found that the redox potential of water after contact was lower than that of normal water.

Here, iron oxide is iron oxide (II) (FeO), iron oxide (III) (Fe ₂ O ₃ ) and iron oxide (III) iron (II) (Fe ₃ O ₄ (Fe ^II Fe ^III ₂ O _4). In general, a mineral is carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N) among the elements constituting the body. An excluded component, which is an inorganic component necessary for animals. In the present invention, it contains at least calcium (Ca) and silicon (Si), and other elements corresponding to the above definition (for example, sodium (Na), potassium) (K), phosphorus (P), chlorine (Cl), etc.) may be included, and water (functional water) having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water is a silver chloride electrode measurement, Water with a redox potential lower than +200 mV There, the reduced water, as described above, the oxidation-reduction potential refers to the following water 0 mV.

  The detailed reason is that it is necessary to wait for future research, but the present inventors speculate that the following phenomenon occurs.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the state of water reforming. In FIG. 1, running water 1 obtained by flowing water generates static electricity 3 due to fluid friction with the inner wall of a container 2. The energy of the static electricity 3 is absorbed by a catalyst (water reforming catalyst) 4 substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, and the water reforming catalyst 4 is excited energetically. The energy-excited water reforming catalyst 4 releases energy waves 5 and resonates with minerals 6 containing at least calcium and silicon contained in the flowing water, and transfers energy waves 5. At this time, the cluster of water molecules 7 is subdivided, and a part of the water molecules 7 is further decomposed into oxygen and hydrogen. Oxygen goes out of the water, but hydrogen stays in the water for a while in the form of H ⁺ to reduce the redox potential. In particular, germanium among water reforming catalysts actively generates anions when the temperature exceeds about 30 ° C., and therefore effectively reduces the redox potential when water exceeding about 30 ° C. is used.

  According to various experimental results, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, one embodiment of the present invention is composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, and is oxidized more than normal water by contact with charged water containing minerals. It is a water reforming catalyst that generates functional water having a reduced reduction potential.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, a supply port for supplying running water containing minerals, a static electricity generating unit that generates static electricity by running water friction with the flowing water supplied from the water supply port, and the static electricity generating unit A water reforming catalyst built-in portion containing a water reforming catalyst made of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, which is in contact with the flowing water passing through the water, and waste water from which the flowing water passed through the water reforming catalyst built-in portion is drained It is a water reformer that is composed of a container having a mouth and generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water.

  Moreover, in the above-described water reforming apparatus, any one of a flowing water generation unit that generates flowing water containing minerals and supplies the flowing water to the water supply port, and a flowing water supply unit that supplies flowing water including minerals to the water supply port. Is further provided.

  Furthermore, in these water reforming apparatuses described above, the container is formed of an insulating material.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium is brought into contact with charged water containing minerals, and the redox potential is lower than that of normal water. A water reforming method for producing water.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the redox potential is lower than that of normal water produced by bringing a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium into contact with charged water containing minerals. Functional water.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned functional water is any one of surface active water, washing water, bath water, solvent, and fire extinguishing water.

  Such a water reforming catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method can generate functional water having a redox potential lower than that of normal water. Since this functional water has a reduced oxidation-reduction potential, it exhibits various characteristics compared to ordinary water, and is particularly effective when used for surface active water, washing water, bath water, solvent or fire extinguishing water. It is.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the structure which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in each figure shows that it is the same structure, The description is abbreviate | omitted.
(Embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration and an internal configuration of the water reforming apparatus. 2A shows an external configuration of the water reformer, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the water reformer.

  In FIG. 2, the water reforming apparatus 10 includes a substantially cylindrical container 101, and substantially circular openings 102 and 103 are formed on both surfaces of the container 101. Then, inside the container 101, a predetermined interval from the opening 102, a magnesium filling portion 112 filled with magnesium so as to allow water to pass through, and a silicon filling portion 113 filled with silicon so as to allow water to pass therethrough, and An iron oxide filling portion 114 filled with iron oxide so that water can flow and a germanium filling portion 115 filled with germanium so that water can flow through are formed. The container 101 is made of a resin such as plastic.

The magnesium filling portion 112, the silicon filling portion 113, the iron oxide filling portion 114, and the germanium filling portion 115 contain magnesium, silicon, iron oxide (Fe ₂ O ₃ in this embodiment), and germanium in a mass ratio of 50 to 51.7. %, 49 to 47.7%, 0.5 to 0.3% and 0.5 to 0.3%, respectively. This range is the ratio in the present embodiment, and the effect of reducing the oxidation-reduction potential is confirmed even when the range is exceeded. The range having this effect is eagerly under investigation. In addition, this ratio varies depending on conditions for generating functional water such as the flow rate, water temperature, and the shape of the container 101 and the use of the functional water.

  When flowing water containing minerals is supplied from the opening 102 of the water reforming apparatus 10, the flowing water generates static electricity due to fluid friction with the inner wall of the container 101 in the space 111 from the opening 102 to the magnesium filling portion 112. Generate and charge. Here, the mineral contains at least calcium and silicon. Moreover, the quantity of the grade contained in the natural water, a tap water, and the commercially available natural mineral water, mineral water, and natural water may be sufficient as the mineral in running water. The charged flowing water sequentially passes through the magnesium filling portion 112, the silicon filling portion 113, the iron oxide filling portion 114, and the germanium filling portion 115 in this order, and is discharged from the opening 103 as functional water.

  The opening 102 is an example of a supply port for supplying flowing water containing minerals, and the space 111 inside the container 101 is an example of a static electricity generating unit that generates static electricity by fluid friction with the flowing water, and is filled with magnesium. The part 112, the silicon filling part 113, the iron oxide filling part 114, and the germanium filling part 115 are examples of a water reforming catalyst built-in part, and the opening 103 is an example of a drain outlet from which running water is drained.

  Since the functional water generated by the water reforming apparatus 10 having such a configuration is anionized while the active hydrogen remains in the water, the surface tension is small compared to the water before the reforming, and the interface It is surface active water with activity. And functional water is suitable as fire-fighting water for extinguishing washing water, bath water, a solvent, and an oil fire in order to promote ion decomposition.

Next, an embodiment in which normal water is changed to functional water using the water reforming apparatus 10 having such a configuration will be described.
Example 1
In the first embodiment, the opening 102 serving as the water supply port of the water reformer 10 and the opening 103 serving as the drain port are connected by a pipe, and water is circulated by inserting an underwater pump into the pipe. Configured. The internal volume of the container 101 of the water reformer 10 is 10 liters, and the flow rate is 1 m / s. An experiment was conducted to generate functional water using tap water of Ashiya City, Hyogo, for the water reformer 10 configured as described above. The results are shown in Table 1 and FIG. In addition to calcium and silicon, tap water contains a small amount of chlorine for sterilization.

  When the water reforming apparatus 10 was operated while circulating, tap water with a redox potential of +550 mV had a redox potential of −150 mV after 10 minutes, as can be seen from the characteristic curve a in Table 1 and FIG. After 20 minutes, the redox potential becomes -200 mV reduced water, after 30 minutes the redox potential becomes -350 mV reduced water, and after 40 minutes, the redox potential becomes -352 mV. It became reduced water. As described above, the oxidation-reduction potential decreases relatively rapidly from 10 minutes after the water reforming apparatus 10 is applied, and after 30 minutes, the oxidation-reduction potential is further decreased. The oxidation-reduction potential was maintained at about -350 mV. The redox potential was measured by silver chloride electrode measurement. The same applies to the following.

As described above, when tap water containing a trace amount of mineral is passed through the water reforming apparatus 10 containing a water reforming catalyst substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, the oxidation-reduction potential is Functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water was obtained, and further reduced water was obtained.
(Example 2)
Next, the same experiment was performed by changing the material of the container 101. The results are shown in Table 2, Table 3, and FIG. A characteristic curve b indicated by a solid line in Table 2 and FIG. 4 is a case where the container 101 is formed of plastic which is an insulating material, and a characteristic curve c indicated by a one-dot chain line in Table 3 and FIG. In this case, the material is stainless steel.

  As can be seen from the characteristic curve b in Table 2 and FIG. 4, when the container 101 is formed of an insulating material, tap water having a redox potential of +550 mV is reduced water having a redox potential of −100 mV after 10 minutes. After 20 minutes, the redox potential becomes -150 mV reduced water, after 30 minutes the redox potential becomes -200 mV reduced water, and after 40 minutes the redox potential becomes -202 mV reduced water. It was. On the other hand, when the container 101 is made of a conductive material, as can be seen from the characteristic curve c in Table 3 and FIG. 4, tap water with a redox potential of +550 mV becomes a redox potential of +200 mV after 1 hour, After 2 hours, the redox potential was +100 mV, and after 3 hours, the redox potential was +98 mV.

  When the container 101 is formed of a conductive material in this way, when the tap water is applied to the water reforming apparatus 10, the oxidation-reduction potential is lower than that of normal water, but the oxidation-reduction potential is 0 mV or less. It did not come. In the case where the container 101 is formed of a conductive material, the reduction in oxidation-reduction potential is small and time is required as compared with the case where the container 101 is formed of an insulating material.

  Accordingly, it is presumed that static electricity is used as an energy source for water reforming, and the water reforming apparatus 10 is configured by the insulating container 101 that is likely to generate static electricity due to fluid friction of water. Compared with the case where the reformer 10 is configured, the performance is superior in terms of the degree of reduction in the redox potential and the time required for the reduction.

  Examples of the insulating material include resins such as plastic and ceramics such as earthenware, earthenware, and porcelain. Examples of the conductive material include metals such as aluminum, iron and copper, and alloys such as stainless steel.

Next, an embodiment of a water reforming apparatus including a running water generation unit and a running water supply unit will be described.
(Other embodiments)
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a water reforming apparatus including a running water generation unit. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a configuration of a water reforming apparatus using a submersible pump as a running water generation unit, and FIG. 5B is a water reforming apparatus using a mineral water reservoir as a running water generation unit. FIG.

  In FIG. 5A, a water reforming apparatus A is water having the same configuration as the mineral water storage tank 11 which is a water tank for storing water containing minerals and the water reforming apparatus 10 described with reference to FIG. A reforming unit 12, a functional water storage tank 13 that is a water tank for storing functional water, a pipe 15 that allows the mineral water storage tank 11 and the water reforming unit 12 to pass through, and a water reforming unit 12 and the functional water reservoir 13 are configured to include a pipe 16 that allows water to pass therethrough and a submersible pump 14 interposed in the pipe 15.

  In the water reforming apparatus A having such a configuration, water containing minerals stored in the mineral water storage tank 11 becomes water flowing through the submersible pump 14 when the submersible pump is operated, and is reformed through the pipe 15. Water is sent to the section 12. As described above, the water containing minerals has a redox potential lower than that of normal water in the water reforming unit 12 to become functional water, and is sent to the functional water storage tank 13 through the pipe 16. It is stored in the functional water reservoir 13. Thus, the submersible pump 14 functions as a flowing water generating unit that generates flowing water containing minerals and supplies it to the water supply port of the water reforming unit 12.

  The degree of reduction of the oxidation-reduction potential in the water reforming unit 12 depends on the amount of static electricity caused by running water friction, the magnesium filling portion 112, the silicon filling portion 113, the silicon filling portion 113, the iron oxide filling and the germanium filling amount. It changes in accordance with the contact area where germanium and water contact the part 115, the action time during which these and water act, and the like. For this reason, a desired oxidation-reduction potential may not be obtained only by passing water through the water reforming unit 12 once. In such a case, in order to pass water through the water reforming unit 12 a plurality of times, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 5A, the water in the functional water reservoir 13 is refluxed to the mineral water reservoir 11. A pipe 17 may be further provided, and a submersible pump 18 may be further provided as necessary.

  5B, the water reforming apparatus B has the same configuration as the mineral water storage tank 21 that is a tank for storing water containing minerals and the water reforming apparatus 10 described with reference to FIG. A water reforming unit 22, a functional water storage tank 23 that is a water tank for storing functional water, a connection unit 24 that connects the mineral water storage tank 21 and the water reforming unit 22 so as to allow water to flow, and water Mineral water is provided with a connecting portion 25 that connects the reforming portion 22 and the functional water reservoir 23 so that water can pass through, from the top to the bottom along the direction in which the weight acts (gravity acting direction G). The water storage tank 21, the connection part 24, the water reforming part 22, the connection part 25, and the functional water storage tank 23 are arranged in this order.

  For example, the connecting portion 24 is a female screw formed on the outer periphery of the side surface of the substantially cylindrical drain port of the mineral water reservoir 21 and a male screw formed on the inner surface of the side surface of the substantially cylindrical water supply port of the water reforming unit 22. And can be configured. Similarly, the connecting portion 25 is formed on, for example, the female screw formed on the outer periphery of the substantially cylindrical drainage port of the water reforming unit 22 and the inner periphery of the side surface of the substantially cylindrical water supply port of the functional water reservoir 23. It can be composed of formed male screws. Further, for example, the connecting portion 24 includes a flange formed at the substantially cylindrical drainage port of the mineral water storage tank 21 and a flange formed at the substantially cylindrical water supply port of the water reforming unit 22. It can comprise by screwing. Similarly, the connection unit 25 includes, for example, a flange formed in a substantially cylindrical drain of the water reforming unit 22 and a flange formed in a substantially cylindrical water supply port of the functional water reservoir 23. It can be configured by screwing both flanges.

  In the water reforming apparatus B having such a configuration, water containing minerals stored in the mineral water storage tank 21 becomes flowing water by natural flow and is sent to the water reforming unit 22 via the connection unit 24. As described above, the water containing minerals has a redox potential lower than that of normal water in the water reforming unit 22 and becomes functional water, and is fed to the functional water storage tank 23 through the connection unit 25. It is stored in the functional water reservoir 23. As described above, the mineral water reservoir 21 disposed at the upper position in the gravity action direction G with respect to the water reforming unit 22 generates running water containing minerals and supplies it to the water supply port of the water reforming unit 22. It functions as a running water generator.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a water reforming apparatus including a running water supply unit. FIG. 6 (A) is a diagram showing a configuration of a water reforming apparatus when using running water discharged from a water tap, and FIG. 6 (B) is a water reforming process when using running water in a water pipe. It is a figure which shows the structure of an apparatus.

  6A, a water reformer C is a water reformer 32 having a configuration similar to that of the water reformer 10 described with reference to FIG. 2, and a water tap 31 is connected to the water supply port. A water tap connection 321 is further provided. The water tap connection part 321 can adopt, for example, a known connection structure for connecting a water purifier to a water tap. Such a connection structure is, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-14531 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-241074. A large number of publications have been made public. In the water reforming apparatus C having such a configuration, when the tap 31 is opened, running tap water is supplied to the water reforming unit 32 via the tap connection unit 321 and becomes functional water. It is discharged from the drain port of the water reforming unit 32. Thus, the water tap connection part 321 functions as a running water supply part that feeds running water containing minerals to the water supply port.

  In FIG. 6B, a water reformer D is a water reformer 42 having the same configuration as the water reformer 10 described with reference to FIG. Water pipe connection portions 421 and 422 for connecting to the water pipe 41 are further provided. For the water pipe connecting portions 421 and 422, for example, the configuration of the connecting portions 24 and 25 can be adopted. In the water reforming apparatus D having such a configuration, tap water that is inserted into the water pipe 41 and flows through the water pipe 41 is supplied to the water reforming section 32 through the water pipe connection section 421, and the functionality is improved. Water is supplied to the water pipe 41 via the water pipe connection part 422. Thus, the water pipe connection part 421 functions as a flowing water supply part that supplies flowing water containing minerals to the water supply port. The water pipe 41 may be any of a water conduit, a water supply pipe, a water distribution pipe, and a water supply pipe.

  In the above-described embodiment, the container 101 has a cylindrical shape, but may be a rectangular parallelepiped or a truncated cone. In short, a water reforming catalyst substantially including magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium is incorporated, Any shape that allows water to flow from one side to the other may be used.

  In the above description, the water reforming catalyst substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium is provided in the container by providing the magnesium filling unit 112, the silicon filling unit 113, the iron oxide filling unit 114, and the germanium filling unit 115. 101, a magnesium coating part in which the inner wall of the container 101 is covered with magnesium, a magnesium coating part in which the inner wall of the container 101 is covered with silicon, an iron oxide coating part in which the inner wall of the container 101 is covered with iron oxide, and a container By providing a germanium covering portion in which the inner wall of 101 is covered with germanium, a water reforming catalyst substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium may be incorporated in the container 101. The covering may cover the entire inner wall of the container 101 or a part thereof.

  Further, the space 111 functioning as a static electricity generation unit is omitted, and the magnesium filling unit 112, the silicon filling unit 113, the iron oxide filling unit 114, and the germanium filling unit 115 functioning as a water reforming catalyst built-in unit are also used as the static electricity generation unit. May be.

  Furthermore, in the water reforming apparatus 10 and the water reforming units 12, 22, 32, and 42, as shown in FIG. 7, foreign substances such as dust mixed in the running water are introduced into the space 111 from the opening 102. A filter 1111 for removing, an adsorbing part 1112 composed of an adsorbent such as activated carbon that adsorbs minerals to make the minerals in running water a trace amount, and titanium for killing miscellaneous bacteria in running water and sterilizing running water You may further provide the titanium filling part 1113 filled with (Ti). By comprising in this way, the foreign material in a running water is removed, the excess mineral which accelerates | stimulates the inactivation of a catalyst can be removed, and the sterilized functional water can be obtained.

  Then, as indicated by a broken line in FIG. 7, an ultraviolet light source 116 that emits ultraviolet light to running water and / or titanium may be further provided in the container 101. For example, an ultraviolet light source 116 may be further disposed on a part of the peripheral wall of the titanium filling portion 1113 with the radiation direction directed into the container 101. By comprising in this way, flowing water can be more effectively sterilized directly by ultraviolet rays and / or indirectly through photocatalyst titanium.

It is a figure which shows the mode of water reforming typically. It is a figure which shows the external appearance structure and internal structure of a water reforming apparatus. It is a figure which shows the experimental result of water reforming. It is a figure which shows the experimental result of the water reforming | change in the case of changing the material of a container. It is a figure which shows the structure of the water reforming apparatus provided with the flowing water production | generation part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the water reforming apparatus provided with the flowing water supply part. It is a figure which shows the other internal structure of a water reforming apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flowing water 2 Container 3 Static electricity 4 Water reforming catalyst 5 Energy wave 6 Mineral 7 Water molecule 10, A, B, C, D, Water reformer 11, 21 Mineral water storage tank 12, 22 Water reformer 13, 23 , 32, 42 Functional water reservoir 14 Submersible pump 15, 16 Pipes 24, 25 Connection part 321 Water tap connection part 421, 422 Water pipe connection part 101 Container 102, 103 Opening part 111 Space 112 Magnesium filling part 113 Silicon filling part 114 Iron oxide filling part 115 Germanium filling part 116 Ultraviolet light source 1111 Filter 1112 Adsorption part 1113 Titanium filling part

Claims (7)

  A water reforming catalyst that is composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, and that generates functional water having a reduced redox potential compared to normal water by contacting charged water containing minerals. A supply port for supplying running water containing minerals;
A static electricity generating unit that generates static electricity by running water friction with running water supplied from the water supply port;
A water reforming catalyst built-in portion containing a water reforming catalyst made of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium, which is in contact with flowing water that has passed through the static electricity generation unit;
A water reforming apparatus comprising a container provided with a drain port through which flowing water that has passed through the water reforming catalyst built-in portion is drained, and that generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water. The water supply production | generation part which produces | generates the flowing water containing a mineral, and supplies it to the said water supply port, The flowing water supply part which supplies the water supply containing a mineral to the said water supply port is further provided. 2. The water reforming apparatus according to 2. The water reformer according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the container is formed of an insulating material.   A water reforming method in which a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, iron oxide, and germanium is brought into contact with charged water containing minerals to generate functional water having a lower redox potential than normal water.   Functional water with a redox potential lower than that of normal water produced by bringing a water reforming catalyst comprising magnesium, silicon, iron oxide and germanium into contact with charged water containing minerals.   The functional water according to claim 6, wherein the functional water is any one of surface active water, washing water, bath water, a solvent, and fire extinguishing water.

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