JP2006334522A - 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 generating functional water with an oxidation-reduction potential lower than that of normal water comprises a container 101, 102 made of a material through which light containing at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared wavelengths penetrates, and containing a water modifying catalyst 112 comprising magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium. <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 the silica-based quartz porphyry is, for example, an alkali metal, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, zirconium, or other highly positive metal, or iron (II), tin (II), titanium (III), It is a salt of a metal in a low valence state such as chromium (II).
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  By the way, the technique according to Patent Document 1 has a disadvantage that a complicated configuration and electric power for causing electrolysis are required. Further, the technique according to Patent Document 2 has a disadvantage that a complicated configuration for blowing hydrogen gas and energy for operating the same are required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and is a water reformer that reforms ordinary water into water (functional water) having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water by a simpler method. It is an object to provide a quality catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method. 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.

  The inventor conducted various experiments to obtain functional water, and as a result, developed a new technique and completed the present invention. That is, the inventors have made a catalyst consisting essentially of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium in contact with water containing minerals, for example, when placed indoors, the redox than normal water. It was found that the potential was decreasing.

  Here, the mineral is a component excluding carbon (C), hydrogen (H), oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N) among the elements constituting the body, and is an inorganic component necessary for animals. In the present invention, at least calcium (Ca) and silicon (Si) are included, and other elements corresponding to the above definition (for example, sodium (Na), potassium (K), phosphorus (P) and chlorine (Cl)). Etc.) may be included. In addition, water having a redox potential lower than that of normal water (functional water) refers to water having a redox potential lower than +200 mV, and reduced water is water having a redox potential of 0 mV or less as described above. Say.

  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, light 2 (for example, sunlight and light of an incandescent light bulb) emitted from the photothermal source 1 and including at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared is substantially magnesium ( The catalyst (water reforming catalyst) 3 composed of Mg), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), zirconium (Zr), and germanium (Ge) absorbs this water reforming. The quality catalyst 3 is excited energetically. The energy-excited water reforming catalyst 3 releases energy waves 4 and resonates with the minerals 5 contained in the running water to transfer the energy waves 4. At this time, the cluster of water molecules 6 is subdivided, and a part of the water molecules 6 is 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.

  According to various experimental results, in order to achieve the above-described object, one embodiment of the present invention includes magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium. It is a water reforming catalyst that generates functional water having a redox potential lower than that of normal water by absorbing light including at least one wavelength in the wavelength range up to the far infrared.

  Another embodiment of the present invention is formed of a material that transmits at least light including at least one wavelength in a wavelength range from infrared to far infrared, and includes magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, and zirconium. This is a water reforming apparatus that contains a water reforming catalyst made of lanthanide and germanium, and that generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water.

  Another embodiment of the present invention is formed of a material that absorbs and emits at least one wavelength in a wavelength range from infrared to far infrared at least at room temperature, and includes magnesium, silicon, aluminum, and calcium. This is a water reforming apparatus that contains a water reforming catalyst composed of iron, zirconium, and germanium and that generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water.

  Furthermore, in the above-described water reforming apparatus, the container is characterized in that at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface is painted black.

  Furthermore, another aspect of the present invention is to provide a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium with a wavelength from infrared to far infrared while contacting water containing minerals. This is a water reforming method for generating functional water having a redox potential lower than that of normal water by irradiating light containing at least one wavelength in the range.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium has a wavelength from infrared to far infrared while contacting water containing minerals. This is functional water having a redox potential lower than that of normal water produced by irradiating light containing at least one wavelength in the range.

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

  Such a water reforming catalyst, a water reforming apparatus, and a water reforming method can more easily generate functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than ordinary water. And since this functional water has a reduced oxidation-reduction potential, it exhibits various characteristics compared to ordinary water, particularly in surface active water, lotion, drinking water, washing water, solvent or fire-fighting water. It is effective when used.

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 a configuration of the water reforming apparatus. In FIG. 2, the water reforming apparatus 10 includes a substantially cylindrical container body 101 having a bottom and a substantially cylindrical container in which an opening 111 having a substantially circular cross section formed on the upper surface of the container body 101 is slidably fitted. A water reforming catalyst 112 substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium is disposed in the container main body 101. The container body 101 is made of a material that transmits at least light including at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared, such as glass such as lead glass and quartz glass, and ceramic such as earthenware, ceramics, and porcelain. Etc. are formed. The container stopper 102 is also formed of the same material as that of the container main body 101. In order to easily open and close the opening 111 of the container main body 101, a convex knob portion 121 is formed on one surface (upper surface). ing.

Examples of the water reforming catalyst 112 include 47.8 to 50% by mass of magnesium oxide (MgO), 49 to 47.7% by mass of silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ), and 1.2 to 1.0% by mass of aluminum oxide. (Al ₂ O ₃ ), 0.8 to 0.6 mass% calcium oxide (CaO), 0.5 to 0.3 mass% iron oxide (Fe ₂ O ₃ ), 0.2 to 0.1 mass % Zirconium oxide (ZrO ₂ ) and 0.5 to 0.3% by mass of germanium oxide (GeO ₂ ) are prepared, put in a crucible, and heated to melt the crucible. Produced by quenching.

  If water 113 containing mineral is put in from the opening 111 of such a water reforming apparatus 10 and the opening 111 is closed with a container stopper 102 and placed in a room or the like, it is included in sunlight or light of an incandescent light bulb. The water reforming catalyst 112 is irradiated with infrared rays and far infrared rays 131 to be emitted. Here, the mineral contains at least calcium and silicon. Further, the mineral may be in an amount contained in natural water, tap water, and commercially available natural mineral water, mineral water, or natural water. After a while, the water 113 containing the mineral in the container body 101 becomes functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water. Thus, functional water can be obtained simply by putting the water reforming catalyst 112 according to the present invention in the water 113 containing mineral and placing it in the room, which is simpler than the background art.

  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 extinguishing water for extinguishing a lotion, washing water, a solvent and a solvent, and an oil fire in order to promote ion decomposition. Moreover, it is known that functional water has the effect | action which maintains and improves the health of a biological body, and functional water is suitable also as drinking water.

  In the above description, the container body 101 has a cylindrical shape, but may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape or a truncated cone shape, and may be any shape as long as it contains the water reforming catalyst 112 and can store the water 113 containing minerals.

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
A water reforming catalyst having a mass of 100 grams was placed in a water reforming apparatus 10 having an internal volume of 1 liter, and then 1 liter of commercially available mineral water was further added. Then, the water reforming apparatus 10 was placed in a bright room not exposed to direct sunlight, and an experiment for generating functional water was performed. The results are shown in Table 2 and FIG. Commercially available mineral water includes the brand name “Rokko's Tasty Water” (registered trademark) (House Foods Co., Ltd.), the brand name “Minami Alps Natural Water” (Suntory Ltd.), and the brand name “Mt. Fuji's Tasty Water” ( Any product such as Daiei Co., Ltd.) and the trade name “Chichibu Gensuisui” (registered trademark) (Chichibu Gensuisui) can be used. Kita Alps Hotaka Water "(Azumino Co., Ltd.) (expiration date 2006. 3.14) was used. The mineral water components are as shown in Table 1 according to the component table attached to the product.

  As can be seen from the characteristic curve “a” in Table 2 and FIG. 3, mineral water having a redox potential of +230 mV in a silver chloride electrode measurement is reduced water having a redox potential of −50 mV after 0.5 hours (30 minutes). After 1 hour (60 minutes), the redox potential becomes -148 mV reduced water, after 1.5 hours (90 minutes), the redox potential becomes -152 mV reduced water, and 2 hours (120 Min) After the lapse, redox water having a redox potential of −155 mV was obtained. As described above, the mineral water has a relatively rapid reduction in redox potential immediately after 0.5 hours have passed since the mineral water was allowed to act on the water reforming catalyst, and has a relatively gentle reduction in redox potential after the passage of 1 hour. After the lapse of 1 hour, no further reduction in the redox potential was observed, and the redox potential was maintained at about -150 mV.

As described above, mineral water is put into the water reforming apparatus 10 containing a water reforming catalyst substantially composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium and germanium, and the room is not exposed to bright direct sunlight. As a result, the oxidation-reduction potential decreased, and functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water was obtained, and further, reduced water was obtained.
(Example 2)
Next, two experiments were conducted to verify that the catalytic reaction was not a chemical reaction but a physical reaction using infrared rays and far infrared rays.

  In the first experiment, a water reforming apparatus 10 containing a water reforming catalyst having a mass of 100 grams and 1 liter of mineral water was irradiated with a 250 W halogen lamp from a distance of 20 cm. The results are shown in Table 3 and FIG.

  As can be seen from the characteristic curve b in Table 3 and FIG. 4, the mineral water with a redox potential of +230 mV becomes reduced water with a redox potential of −180 mV after 3 minutes, and after that, after 40 minutes, The redox potential becomes unstable between −140 mV and −200 mV, and after 50 minutes, the redox potential becomes −235 mV of reduced water, and after 60 minutes, the redox potential becomes −300 mV of reduced water, After 70 minutes, the redox potential is -345 mV of reduced water, after 80 minutes, the redox potential is -977 mV of reduced water, and after 90 minutes, the redox potential is -400 mV of reduced water, 100 minutes. After the lapse of time, the redox potential became -500 mV of reduced water, and thereafter, the redox potential was stabilized at -500 mV. As described above, the mineral water has an acid reduction potential that suddenly decreases after irradiation with the halogen lamp, and after an unstable state, the oxidation reduction potential decreases according to the irradiation time. The above reduction in redox potential was not observed so much, and the redox potential was maintained at about -500 mV.

  In the second experiment, a 3% molar aqueous acetic acid solution was placed in a glass cup containing a water reforming catalyst and placed in a room not exposed to bright direct sunlight. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, spontaneous ignition A occurred at the interface between the aqueous acetic acid solution and air without causing a temperature change at room temperature.

  Since acetic acid is an oxidation accelerator, when the water reforming catalyst acts at room temperature, the decomposition of water contained in the acetic acid aqueous solution is remarkably accelerated to release a large amount of active hydrogen. This active hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air and spontaneously ignites. During this spontaneous ignition, the acetic acid aqueous solution was maintained at room temperature without causing a temperature change, and therefore, it is presumed that it was not a chemical reaction but a physical reaction by infrared rays and far infrared rays.

  Therefore, it is assumed that the water reforming catalyst uses light in the infrared and far infrared wavelength ranges as an energy source for water reforming.

  In addition, although the above-described water reforming apparatus 10 is formed of a material that transmits at least light including at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far-infrared, it is infrared at least at room temperature (25 ° C.). May be formed of a material that absorbs and emits at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from to the far infrared. As such a material, for example, ceramics such as earthenware, earthenware, and porcelain are known. Therefore, you may form the container main body 101 with a ceramic, for example. Even if the water reforming apparatus 10 is constituted by such a material, infrared rays or far infrared rays can be applied to the water reforming catalyst, and functional water can be generated from water containing minerals at room temperature or higher.

  Further, at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface of the container body 101 may be painted black. By coating in this way, absorption and emission of infrared rays and far infrared rays are promoted, and functional water can be effectively generated from water containing minerals.

It is a figure which shows the mode of water reforming typically. It is a figure which shows the structure of a water reforming apparatus. It is a figure which shows the experimental result (the 1) of water reforming. It is a figure which shows the experimental result (the 2) of water reforming. It is a figure which shows the mode of spontaneous combustion.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Photothermal source 2 Light 3, 112, 213, 312 Water reforming catalyst 4 Energy wave 5 Mineral 6 Water molecule 10 Water reforming apparatus 101 Container main body 102 Container stopper 111 Opening part 121 Knob part 131 Infrared and far infrared rays

Claims (7)

  It consists of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium, and absorbs light containing at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared while contacting mineral water. A water reforming catalyst that produces functional water having a lower redox potential than normal water. Formed of a material that at least transmits light including at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far-infrared;
A water reformer that contains a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium, and that generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water. Formed of a material that absorbs and emits at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared, at least at room temperature,
A water reformer that contains a water reforming catalyst composed of magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium, and germanium, and that generates functional water having a lower oxidation-reduction potential than normal water. The water reformer according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface of the container is painted black.   Light containing at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared while contacting a water reforming catalyst comprising magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium and germanium with water containing minerals. A water reforming method that generates functional water that is irradiated and has a redox potential lower than that of normal water.   Light containing at least one wavelength in the wavelength range from infrared to far infrared while contacting a water reforming catalyst comprising magnesium, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, zirconium and germanium with water containing minerals. Functional water produced by irradiation with reduced redox potential than normal water.   The functional water according to claim 6, wherein the functional water is any one of surface active water, lotion water, drinking water, washing water, a solvent and fire fighting water.