JP6786093B2 - Hydrogen generation unit - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a hydrogen generation unit that produces a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid.

The water we consume on a daily basis plays an extremely important role in laying the foundation for health, and as people become more health conscious, drinking water is receiving more attention.

Conventionally, various drinking waters that meet such needs have been proposed. For example, oxygen water in which a large amount of oxygen is dissolved in drinking water and hydrogen water in which hydrogen is dissolved are known. ..

In particular, there have been various reports that hydrogen water containing molecular hydrogen contributes to health, such as reduction of oxidative stress in the living body and suppression of increase in blood LDL.

Such hydrogen water is produced by dissolving hydrogen in water, but it is generally difficult to obtain hydrogen or dissolve pure hydrogen in water.

Further, hydrogen dissolved in water gradually escapes with time unless a container having extremely low hydrogen permeability is used. Therefore, it is desirable to drink hydrogen water as soon as possible after preparation.

Furthermore, since drinking water is taken into the body, it is necessary to prevent elution of reaction residues, metal ions, etc. generated in the process of hydrogen production as much as possible.

Therefore, a hydrogenation device in which a hydrogen generating agent is sealed inside a bottomed tubular container of about several cm has been proposed so that hydrogen water can be prepared safely and easily even in ordinary households (for example, Patent Document 1). reference.).

According to such a hydrogenation device, hydrogen water can be generated by containing hydrogen in water by putting it in a container such as a PET bottle containing water and sealing it.

However, in the conventional hydrogenation apparatus according to Patent Document 1, the hydrogen generator is taken out from the moisture-proof packaging bag, the hydrogen generator is separately inserted into a closed container, and a predetermined amount of water for reacting with the hydrogen generator is added. It is necessary to close the lid.

Such complicated work is difficult especially for those who are not good at detailed work such as elderly people, and a means capable of generating hydrogen water more easily has been desired. Therefore, the selection according to Patent Document 2. In a target hydrogenation device, a hydrogen generator is housed in a hydrogen bubble forming body made of a gas permeable film, and the selective hydrogenation device is simply put into a container such as a PET bottle containing water and sealed in water. It is said that hydrogen water can be produced by containing hydrogen.

Further, in the hydrogen solution manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Documents 3 and 4, the outflow of metal ions or the like into drinking water is caused by contacting and containing one agent having a metal ion blocking ability and a pH adjusting ability in a hydrogen generating agent. It is said that hydrogen water can be generated by containing hydrogen in water while preventing the above.

Japanese Patent No. 4652479 Japanese Patent No. 4950352 Japanese Patent No. 4769903 Japanese Patent No. 50388546

The selective hydrogenation device according to Patent Document 2 is extremely excellent in that a hydrogen-containing liquid can be easily obtained even by a person who is not good at detailed work such as an elderly person.

However, in the selective hydrogen addition device according to Patent Document 2, water as a liquid in drinking water cannot be circulated inside the gas permeable membrane, and only water as water vapor or moisture is circulated to form a hydrogen generating agent. Since it can be reacted, it takes a long time to generate a sufficient amount of hydrogen that can be drunk as hydrogen water, which is complicated.

Further, the hydrogen solution manufacturing apparatus according to Patent Documents 3 and 4 is excellent in that it can prevent the outflow of metal ions and the like into drinking water, but the metal ion blocking ability and the pH adjusting ability are separately added to the hydrogen generating agent. Since it is necessary to contact and contain one agent having the above, it is expensive, and it is difficult to process and complicated in manufacturing.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can generate hydrogen in a short time as compared with conventional hydrogenation equipment and the like, and can be used for drinking water such as by-products after hydrogen generation. Provide a hydrogen generation unit with enhanced outflow prevention.

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, in the hydrogen generation unit according to the present invention,
(1) In a hydrogen generating unit that generates a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid by putting it into the liquid, the hydrogen generating unit includes a hydrogen generating agent that contains water to generate hydrogen and the hydrogen. It is composed of an ion exchanger or an accommodating body provided with an ion adsorbent containing a generator, and the accommodating body forms the liquid freely in the accommodating body and forms the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent. Is configured to exchange, adsorb or block the cations released when the hydrogen generating agent contains the liquid to generate hydrogen so that the cations do not flow out of the container.

The hydrogen generation unit according to the present invention is also characterized by the following points.
(2) The ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent of the accommodating body is composed of cation exchange fibers or cation adsorbent fibers.
(3) In the container, the cation exchange fiber or the cation adsorption fiber is formed as a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the hydrogen generating agent is encapsulated therein and substantially sealed.
(4) The base material of the container is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent is formed of fine granular cation exchange resin or cation adsorbent resin, and the inside of the base material. , The cation exchange resin or the cation adsorption resin is mounted on the outside or both sides.
(5) (1) above to the inner and outer flow blocking unit in the lower half of the outer peripheral surface of the container according to (4) is provided to cut off the inflow and outflow of the reaction residue to the outside of the liquid into the interior At the same time, the hydrogen generating agent is surrounded by the inside / outside flow blocking portion and is substantially sealed on the end side of the lower half portion of the housing.
( 6 ) The end side of the lower half of the container is formed with a sharp tip, and the inside / outside flow blocking portion is also formed with a sharp tip.

According to the hydrogen generation unit according to the present invention, in the hydrogen generation unit that produces a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid by putting it into the liquid, the hydrogen generation unit contains water to generate hydrogen. It is composed of an accommodating body provided with an ion exchanger or an ion adsorbent containing the hydrogen generating agent, and the accommodating body forms the liquid in the accommodating body so as to be freely flowable. The ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent exchanges, adsorbs or blocks the cations released when the hydrogen generator contains the liquid to generate hydrogen, and the cations do not flow out of the container. Due to the above configuration, the liquid comes into contact with the hydrogen generating agent in the hydrogen generating unit charged into the liquid as much as possible and contains water, so that hydrogen can be generated in a short time, and at the time of hydrogen generation. The adsorbent can block the outflow of the resulting metal ions, the cations, into the liquid.

Further, since the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent of the accommodating body is composed of the cation exchange fiber or the cation adsorbent fiber, the structure for allowing the liquid to penetrate into the hydrogen generation unit charged into the liquid. Can be constructed simply.

Further, in the container, the structure of the container is simplified by forming the cation exchange fiber or the cation adsorption fiber as a bag-shaped non-woven fabric and encapsulating the hydrogen generating agent inside and substantially sealing the container. It can be manufactured at low cost and can easily promote the invasion of the liquid into the hydrogen generation unit charged into the liquid.

Further, the base material of the container is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent is formed of a fine granular cation exchange resin or a cation adsorbent resin, and the inside of the base material, By implanting a plurality of the cation exchange resin or the cation adsorption resin on the outside or both sides, it becomes easy to select a non-woven fabric suitable for water content, and moreover, grains of the cation exchange resin or the cation adsorption resin are produced at the time of production. The diameter and number can be easily adjusted, and the amount of cations to be ion exchanged or adsorbed can be arbitrarily adjusted.

Further, an inside / outside flow blocking portion is provided in the lower half of the outer peripheral surface of the housing according to (1) to ( 4 ) to block the inflow of the liquid into the inside and the outflow of the reaction residue to the outside, and the above. Since the hydrogen generating agent is surrounded by the internal / external flow blocking portion and is substantially sealed on the end side of the lower half portion of the housing, the lower half portion of the hydrogen generating unit is heavier than the upper half portion. Since the lower half of the body is stably located below in the liquid, the outflow of the reaction residue from the lower half can be prevented as much as possible, and the liquid can enter the inside of the container from the upper half. Since the generated hydrogen is also released from the upper half, it is possible to reliably prevent the reaction residue from flowing out to the outside of the container.

Further, since the end side of the lower half of the container is formed with a sharp tip and the inside / outside flow blocking portion is also formed with a sharp tip, the hydrogen generation unit is added to the liquid in the preparation container such as a PET bottle. You can intuitively grasp the direction of injection.

(A) is a front view of the hydrogen generation unit according to the first embodiment, (b) is a partial perspective view of (a), and (c) is a sectional view taken along line aa'of (b). (A) is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit according to the second embodiment and in which a cation exchange resin or the like is attached to the inside of the base material, and (b) is a partial perspective view of the second embodiment. In the cross-sectional view, (c) is a partial perspective view showing a form in which a cation exchange resin or the like is attached to the outside or both sides of the base material, and (d) is a form in which the cation exchange resin or the like is attached to the outside of the base material (c). ) C-c'line cross-sectional view, (e) is a d-d' line cross-sectional view of (c) relating to the form of being attached to both sides of the base material. (A) is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit according to the third embodiment and the anion exchange membrane is overlaid on the inside of the base material, and (b) is the e-e'line of (a). In the cross-sectional view, (c) is a partial perspective view relating to a form in which an anion exchange membrane is superposed on the outside of the base material, (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line ff'of (c), and (e) is a sectional view. It is a partial perspective view which concerns on the form in which an anion exchange membrane is superposed on both sides of a base material, (f) is a cross-sectional view taken along line gg'of (e). (A) is a front view of the hydrogen generating unit according to the fourth embodiment, (b) is a partial perspective view of (a), and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line h-h'of (b). It is explanatory drawing which puts the hydrogen generation unit which concerns on any 1st to 4th Embodiment into a preparation container, and prepares a hydrogen-containing liquid. It is a front view of the modification of the hydrogen generation unit which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which puts the modification of the hydrogen generation unit which concerns on 4th Embodiment into a preparation container, and prepares a hydrogen-containing liquid.

The present invention relates to a hydrogen generation unit that produces a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid by putting it into the liquid.

The hydrogen generating unit according to the present embodiment is characterized by a hydrogen generating agent that contains water to generate hydrogen and an accommodating body including an ion exchanger or an ion adsorbent containing the hydrogen generating agent. The accommodating body forms the liquid freely in the accommodating body, and the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent is released when the hydrogen generating agent contains the liquid to generate hydrogen. The cations are exchanged, adsorbed or blocked so that the cations do not flow out of the container.

Here, the liquid for dissolving hydrogen is not particularly limited, but for living organisms regardless of human beings, such as beverages such as water, juice, and tea, and chemical solutions used for injection and infusion. It can be a liquid material to be used.

Further, the hydrogen generating agent is not particularly limited as long as it generates hydrogen by contact with water, and may be a mixture.

Examples of the mixture that generates hydrogen by contact with water include a mixture of a metal or metal compound having a higher ionization tendency than hydrogen and a reaction accelerator such as an acid or an alkali.

Further, examples of the metal that can be preferably used include iron, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, zinc and the like, and examples of suitable reaction accelerators include various acids, calcium hydroxide and oxidation. Calcium, anion exchange resin, calcined calcium, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide and the like can be used.

Further, a substance having functionality may be appropriately added to the hydrogen generating agent as long as it does not inhibit the hydrogen production reaction necessary for practical use. For example, by adding a substance that causes an endothermic reaction upon contact with water (for example, urea or a substance corresponding to a food additive that produces a similar effect), the hydrogen production reaction accompanies the reaction. It is also possible to suppress the heat generated.

Further, the hydrogen generator may contain powdered calcium carbonate (CaCO ₃ ). Calcium carbonate functions as a heat propagating substance for propagating the heat generated together with hydrogen due to the water content of the hydrogen generating agent to the hydrogen permeable membrane. Due to the presence of this calcium carbonate, heat is propagated to the hydrogen permeable membrane to make the hydrogen permeable membrane flexible, and the hydrogen permeable membrane is expanded by the generated hydrogen, so that fine pores formed by hydrogen molecules and water vapor are further expanded. It can be opened to improve the permeability of hydrogen and the permeability of water vapor to further promote the hydrogen production reaction, and it becomes possible to produce a hydrogen-containing liquid in a shorter time.

The accommodating body is provided with an ion exchanger or an ion adsorbent so that cations, which are metal ions generated during hydrogen generation, do not flow out of the hydrogen generation unit. As a past example, a method of mixing an ion exchange resin into a hydrogen generating agent has been proposed, but it is not preferable because it traps metal ions necessary for the hydrogen production reaction and the reaction becomes slow. According to the hydrogen generation unit according to the present embodiment, since the accommodating body is provided with an ion exchanger or an ion adsorbent, it is possible to generate hydrogen water in a short time without inhibiting the hydrogen production reaction. In addition, the liquid formed of hydrogen water can suppress the temperature rise of the ion exchanger and the like to maintain an appropriate ion exchange ability, and can steadily prevent the elution of metal ions into the liquid. Further, since the metal ions are trapped in the ion exchanger or the like provided in the housing, the metal ions are accumulated in the housing and the thermal conductivity is gradually increased, so that the liquid of the hydrogen generating agent during heat generation is generated. It also plays the role of a radiator that diffuses heat to. In particular, in the hydrogen generation unit according to the present embodiment, a liquid is formed so as to be freely flowable in the container, and the heat that tends to be accumulated in the hydrogen generator is efficiently propagated to the container by this liquid. Moreover, in the container in which heat is propagated, the fibers constituting the non-woven fabric are easily stretched, and if the internal pressure is increased by the hydrogen generated inside the container, the fiber spacing is slightly widened, and the hydrogen It does not interrupt the water supply to the inside of the containment while improving the emission efficiency. This is also one of the important configurations for producing hydrogen water in a short time.

Ion exchangers are those that exchange ions with cations that have a lower ionization tendency than metal ions generated during hydrogen production, such as cation exchange fibers and fine-grained cation exchange resins, and have extremely low effects on the human body. The one is selected. In particular, if it is a hydrogen ion type, hydrogen generated by exchanging with metal ions also contributes to the formation of a hydrogen-containing liquid, which is desirable.

Further, the cation adsorbent may be any one that adsorbs metal ions generated during hydrogen generation, such as cation adsorbent fibers and fine-grained cation adsorbent resins.

Such an ion exchanger or an ion adsorbent may form an accommodating body by itself or may be formed as a part of the accommodating body.

In addition, the housing is made of a fiber material such as a non-woven fabric that has extremely high liquid permeability and excellent workability so that the internal hydrogen generating agent contains as much water as possible from the external liquid and hydrogen is generated in a short time. It is desirable to form the hydrogen-containing liquid, and in particular, the hydrogen-containing liquid can be produced in an extremely short time by using a cation exchange fiber or a cation adsorption fiber.

Further, in consideration of the permeability of the liquid, a fiber material such as a non-woven fabric can be used as it is as a base material of the container. In this case, a plurality of cation exchange resins or cation adsorption resins may be placed inside, outside, or both sides of the fiber material as long as the water permeability is not impaired.

Regarding the attachment of the cation exchange resin or the cation adsorption resin to the fiber material, for example, after applying or spraying the glue on the fiber material, the cation exchange resin or the like is sprayed, or the cation containing the glue is applied. It can be formed by applying or spraying a replacement resin or the like.

Further, the ion exchanger may be an anion exchange membrane that blocks cations. In this case, since the anion exchange membrane is a thin film such as an anion membrane and has low strength as a single substance, a fiber material such as a non-woven fabric having excellent water permeability is placed as a base material and used as a bag.

The film can be placed in the gap between the inside and outside of the base material or the base material as two layers. As a result, the anion exchange membrane can withstand use as a hydrogen generation unit even though it is a thin film, and the anion exchange membrane comes into close contact with or comes into contact with the fiber material, so that the anion exchange membrane is contained in comparison with the case of the membrane alone. The invasion of liquid into the inside is promoted, and hydrogen can be generated in a short time.

That is, when the hydrogen generating unit is put into a liquid, when the film is located inside the fiber material, the fiber material in a wet state by the liquid forms a stable liquid layer on the surface of the film, so that the film is formed. The ingress of liquid into the interior is promoted.

When the film is located outside the fiber material, the initial liquid that has penetrated the film contains water in the fiber material, and then the external liquid is led out to the inside of the container like a capillary phenomenon, and the film is used. The ingress of liquid into the interior is promoted.

Furthermore, when the film is located between the two layers of fiber material, the invasion of the liquid into the film is further promoted by the synergistic effects of each of the above.

Further, the accommodating body may be provided with an internal / external distribution blocking portion in the lower half of the outer peripheral surface of the accommodating body described above. The internal / external flow blocking section is made of a flexible sheet-like synthetic resin material that blocks the inflow of liquid into the container and the outflow of reaction residue to the outside, and is, for example, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, etc. It is made of polystyrene, PET resin, polyvinylidene chloride resin, or the like.

Further, it is desirable that the internal / external distribution blocking portion is made of a material having excellent resistance to heat generation and acids and alkalis during a hydrogen generation reaction, and polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylidene chloride resin and the like can be mentioned.

Further, the internal / external distribution blocking portion is juxtaposed in the lower half portion of the housing body made of non-woven fabric or the like. In this case, the internal / external flow blocking portion may be attached to or close to the outer peripheral surface of the container, but it is desirable to attach the reaction residue from the viewpoint of outflow.

Inside the internal / external flow cutoff portion, the hydrogen generating agent is surrounded by the internal / external flow cutoff portion and is substantially sealed and accommodated on the end side of the lower half of the accommodating body. In sealing, for example, an accommodating body such as a non-woven fabric is sealed with a heat seal or the like, and the sealing portion is formed by sealing a liquid flowing into the upper half of the accommodating body from the outside with a hydrogen generating agent in the lower half. It is formed so that it can be distributed to.

Further, the accommodating body can be formed with a sharp tip on the end side of the lower half portion forming the internal / external flow blocking portion together with the internal / external distribution blocking portion. By forming in this way, the direction in which the hydrogen generation unit is put into a preparation container such as a PET bottle can be intuitively understood.

As described above, according to the hydrogen generation unit according to the present embodiment, hydrogen can be generated in a short time as compared with a conventional hydrogenation device or the like, and moreover, by-products after hydrogen generation can be added to drinking water. Outflow prevention can be strengthened.

Further, when the hydrogen generating unit described above is put into the liquid of the hydrogen generating unit, it is used as water for infiltrating the liquid into the inside through the housing and reacting with the hydrogen generating agent. It is not limited to.

For example, like the hydrogen generation units proposed in the past by the present inventor that generate a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid by putting it in the liquid, water does not react with the hydrogen generator and does not flow out. It is housed in a housing provided with a non-spill state holding means for holding the state and a discharging means for releasing the generated hydrogen to the outside of the hydrogen generation unit, and the non-spilling state holding means receives a predetermined amount of energy from outside the housing. The non-spilled water is changed to a spilled state that can react with the hydrogen generating agent, and the spilled water is reacted with the hydrogen generating agent triggered by the addition of energy to the inside of the containment chamber. By releasing the hydrogen generated in the above into the liquid via the release means, a hydrogen-containing liquid is generated regardless of the infiltration of the liquid into the hydrogen generation unit or with the infiltration of the liquid into the hydrogen generation unit. It may be configured as desired. The release means is not particularly limited. For example, the structure of the housing described in the present specification is of course, and the water-repellent hydrogen permeable membrane is made of a waterproof moisture permeable material, a semipermeable membrane, or a reverse osmosis membrane. It should be configured with a mechanical valve mechanism such as a check valve, or it should be configured to be able to release hydrogen gas while suppressing the ingress of liquid into the containment chamber by a narrow tubular passage. Is also possible.

For example, the non-spill state holding means is a flexible compartment in which water is hermetically stored to bring it into a non-spill state, and the compartment is accommodated by applying a predetermined amount of external force as energy. If it is configured to have a fragile part that discharges water to cause an outflow state, the user presses a compartment, that is, a pouch containing water for reaction with a fingertip or the like to break the water, thereby causing hydrogen. A developmental reaction can occur.

And, even with such a configuration, hydrogen can be generated in a short time as compared with the conventional hydrogenation apparatus and the like mentioned above.

Hereinafter, the hydrogen generation unit according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) to 1 (c) and FIG. 5, the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment contains hydrogen in the liquid M by being charged into the liquid M. In the hydrogen generating unit A that generates a liquid, the hydrogen generating unit A includes a hydrogen generating agent 3 that contains water to generate hydrogen, and an ion exchanger 4 or an ion adsorbent 8 that contains the hydrogen generating agent 3. It is composed of the body 1 and the housing body 1 forms a liquid M freely in the housing body 1, and in the ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8, the hydrogen generator 3 contains the liquid M and hydrogen. It is configured to exchange or adsorb the cations released when the cations are generated so that the cations do not flow out of the housing 1.

Further, the ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8 of the accommodating body 1 is composed of the cation exchange fiber 5 or the cation adsorbent fiber 9.

Further, in the housing 1, the cation exchange fiber 5 or the cation adsorption fiber 9 is formed as a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 is encapsulated therein and substantially sealed.

Specifically, the housing 1 made of the cation exchange fiber 5 or the cation adsorption fiber 9 is formed in a long bag shape, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 is housed therein. Therefore, the liquid M that has flowed into the housing 1 from the outside at the time of use comes into contact with the hydrogen generating agent 3 as much as possible to start the hydrogen production reaction. In all the embodiments described below, the hydrogen generator 3 is a mixed powder containing aluminum and calcium hydroxide as main components.

The hydrogen generating agent 3 containing the liquid M generates hydrogen gas H while producing alumina cement which is a reaction residue during the hydrogen generation reaction, and the hydrogen gas H passes through the housing 1 and is released to the outside. ..

Further, among the cations (aluminum ions) eluted by the hydrogen generator 3 containing the liquid M, the cations that did not contribute to the formation of alumina cement are the cation exchange fibers 5 forming the accommodating body 1 or the cations. Ion exchange or ion adsorption is carried out by the ion adsorption fiber 9 and stays in the housing 1 to prevent outflow to the outside of the hydrogen generation unit A.

As described above, the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment is configured. Therefore, as a procedure for generating hydrogen gas H, as shown in FIG. 5, hydrogen is charged into the drinking water M by charging the hydrogen generating unit A into the drinking water M as a predetermined liquid contained in the preparation container 30. Can be added to prepare a hydrogen-containing liquid.

The preparation container 30 is a PET bottle container having a pressure resistance of 500 ml, which is used when marketing carbonated water or the like, and is screwed into a hollow container body 30a and an upper opening of the container body 30a. It is composed of a screw cap 30b that is airtightly sealed. In the present embodiment, a PET bottle (polyethylene terephthalate container) is used as the container, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a container made of glass, aluminum material, or the like may be used.

Drinking water M is housed in the preparation container 30 up to the vicinity of the bottleneck portion (489/50 to 249/250 of the internal volume of the preparation container 30) to form a liquid phase portion, while the upper portion thereof is a pool portion 31. The gas phase part is formed as.

Specifically, if the hydrogen generation unit A is immersed in the drinking water M through the opening of the preparation container 30 filled with the drinking water M and closed with the screw cap 30b as shown in FIG. 5, the housing 1 Hydrogen gas H is released from.

The released hydrogen gas H is filled while expanding the air reservoir 31 of the preparation container 30, and is dissolved in the drinking water M as the internal pressure of the preparation container 30 rises to prepare a hydrogen-containing liquid.

The hydrogen generation unit A according to the present embodiment is configured so that the hydrogen production reaction is completed in about 5 to 15 minutes after being put into the preparation container 30, and immediately after the preparation of the hydrogen-containing liquid. If you want to drink it, grasp the approximately central part of the preparation container 30 and shake it quickly to the left and right around the wrist for approximately 180 ° for approximately 30 seconds to stir it to obtain a hydrogen-containing solution of approximately 5.0 to 7.0 ppm. Can be generated.

Further, after the hydrogen production reaction is completed, the hydrogen-containing liquid can be stably produced at about 7.0 ppm by allowing it to stand in a refrigerator for about 24 hours and stirring as described above. ..

In general, the air pool portion 31 is present in the preparation container 30 filled with the drinking water M as described above. Since this pool portion 31 becomes a factor that lowers the hydrogen content concentration in the generation of hydrogen, the pool portion 31 should be present as little as possible when the hydrogen generation unit A is put in and the lid is closed with the screw cap 30b. Is desirable.

As described above, the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment is the hydrogen generation unit A that generates a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid M by putting it into the liquid M. The unit A is composed of a hydrogen generating agent 3 that contains water to generate hydrogen, and an accommodating body 1 having an ion exchanger 4 or an ion adsorbent 8 containing the hydrogen generating agent 3. The liquid M is formed freely in the accommodating body 1, and the ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8 exchanges or exchanges cations released when the hydrogen generator 3 contains the liquid M to generate hydrogen. Since it is configured so that the cations are not adsorbed and flow out to the outside of the housing 1, the liquid M comes into contact with the hydrogen generating agent 3 in the hydrogen generating unit A charged into the liquid M as much as possible and contains water. It is possible to provide a hydrogen generation unit A capable of generating hydrogen over time and blocking the outflow of cations, which are metal ions generated during hydrogen generation, into the liquid M by the adsorbent 1. ..

Further, since the ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8 of the accommodating body 1 is composed of the cation exchange fiber 5 or the cation adsorbent fiber 9, the liquid M is placed in the hydrogen generation unit A charged into the liquid M. The structure for intrusion can be simply constructed.

In addition, the structure of the container 1 is simple because the cation exchange fiber 5 or the cation adsorption fiber 9 is formed as a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the hydrogen generator 3 is encapsulated therein and substantially sealed. Therefore, it can be manufactured at low cost, and the invasion of the liquid M into the hydrogen generating unit A charged into the liquid M can be easily promoted.

Next, the hydrogen generation units B1, B2, and B3 according to the second embodiment will be described. The parts common to the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[Second Embodiment]
In the hydrogen generation units B1, B2, and B3 according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2E and FIG. 5, the base material 2 of the accommodating body 1 is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric. , The ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8 is formed of a fine granular cation exchange resin 6 or a cation adsorption resin 10, and a plurality of cation exchange resins 6 or cation adsorptions are formed on the inside, outside or both sides of the base material 2. The resin 10 is installed.

Specifically, the base material 2 is formed in the shape of a long bag, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 is housed therein. Here, FIG. 2A shows a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit B1 according to the embodiment in which the cation exchange resin 6 or the like is attached to the inside of the base material 2 among the hydrogen generation units B1, B2, B3 according to the present embodiment. 2 (b) is a sectional view taken along line bb'of FIG. 2 (a).

Further, FIG. 2C is a partial perspective view of hydrogen generation units B2 and B3 according to a form in which a cation exchange resin 6 or the like is attached to the outside or both sides of the base material 2, and FIG. 2D is a base material. FIG. 2 (e) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line cc'of FIG. 2 (c) of the hydrogen generation unit B2 attached to the outside of the base material 2, and FIG. 2 (e) shows the hydrogen generation according to the form attached to both sides of the base material 2. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line dd'of FIG. 2 (c) of the unit B3.

The cation exchange resin 6 or the cation adsorption resin 10 is attached to the base material 2 by spraying a cation exchange resin 6 or the like containing a glue.

As described above, the hydrogen generation units B1, B2, and B3 according to the second embodiment are configured. The hydrogen gas H generation procedure is the same as that of the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment described above.

As described above, in the hydrogen generation units B1, B2, and B3 according to the second embodiment, the base material 2 of the accommodating body 1 is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the ion exchange body 4 or the ion adsorbent 8 is finely granular. It is suitable for water content because it is formed of the cation exchange resin 6 or the cation adsorption resin 10 and a plurality of cation exchange resins 6 or cation adsorption resins 10 are attached to the inside, outside or both sides of the base material 2. It is easy to select the non-woven fabric, and it is easy to adjust the particle size and number of the cation exchange resin 6 or the cation adsorption resin 10 at the time of production, and the amount of cations to be ion exchanged or ion-adsorbed can be arbitrarily adjusted. It will be easy.

Next, the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the third embodiment will be described. The parts common to the hydrogen generation units A, B1, B2, and B3 according to the first and second embodiments described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[Third Embodiment]
In the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3F and FIG. 5, the base material 2 of the housing 1 is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric. The ion exchange body 4 is formed of an anion exchange membrane 7, and the anion exchange membrane 7 is superposed in the gap between the inside and outside of the base material 2 or the base material 2 as two layers.

Specifically, the base material 2 and the anion exchange membrane 7 are formed in a long bag shape, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 is housed therein. Here, FIG. 3A is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit C1 according to the embodiment in which the anion exchange membrane 7 is overlaid on the inside of the base material 2 among the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the present embodiment. 3 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line e-e'of FIG. 3 (a).

Further, FIG. 3 (c) is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit C2 according to a form in which the anion exchange membrane 7 is superposed on the outside of the base material 2, and FIG. 3 (d) is f in FIG. 3 (c). -F'line sectional view.

Further, FIG. 3 (e) is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit C3 according to a form in which the anion exchange membrane 7 is juxtaposed on both sides of the base material, and FIG. 3 (f) is a partial perspective view of the hydrogen generation unit C3. It is a cross-sectional view of g'line.

With this configuration, the anion exchange membrane 7 can withstand use as hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 even though it is a thin film, and the anion exchange membrane 7 is close to or equal to the base material 2. By contacting the membrane 7, the liquid M is promoted to enter the inside of the housing 1 as compared with the case of the membrane 7 alone, and the hydrogen gas H can be generated in a short time.

That is, when the hydrogen generation unit C1 in which the film 7 is located inside the base material 2 is put into the liquid M, the base material 2 in a wet state by the liquid M forms a stable liquid layer on the surface of the film 7. Therefore, the invasion of the liquid M into the membrane 7 is promoted, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 inside the container 1 can be impregnated with the liquid M.

Further, when the hydrogen generation unit C2 in which the film 7 is located outside the base material 2 is put into the liquid M, the initial liquid M invading the film 7 contains water in the base material 2, and then the capillary phenomenon occurs. As described above, the external liquid M is led out to the inside of the housing 1, the invasion of the liquid M into the membrane 7 is promoted, and the hydrogen generating agent 3 inside the housing 1 can be impregnated with the liquid M.

Further, when the hydrogen generation unit C3 in which the film 7 is located between the two layers of the base material 2 is put into the liquid M, the liquid M penetrates into the film 7 due to the synergistic effects described above. It is promoted so that the hydrogen generating agent 3 inside the housing 1 can contain the liquid M as much as possible.

As described above, the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the third embodiment are configured. The hydrogen gas H generation procedure is the same as that of the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment described above, but the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the present embodiment are after being charged into the preparation container 30. Is configured so that the hydrogen production reaction is completed in about 5 to 20 hours, and if you want to drink immediately after preparing the hydrogen-containing liquid, grasp the substantially central part of the preparation container 30 and center the wrist. A hydrogen-containing liquid of about 5.0 ppm can be produced by shaking quickly from side to side at about 180 ° for about 30 seconds to stir.

Further, after the hydrogen production reaction is completed, the mixture is allowed to stand in a refrigerator for about 24 hours and stirred as described above so that a hydrogen-containing liquid of approximately 7.0 ppm can be produced.

As described above, in the hydrogen generation units C1, C2, and C3 according to the third embodiment, the base material 2 of the accommodating body 1 is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the ion exchange body 4 is formed of an anion exchange membrane 7. However, since the anion exchange membrane 7 is placed in the gap between the inner and outer sides of the base material 2 or the base material 2 as two layers, the strength of the fragile anion exchange membrane 7 can be improved, and the non-woven fabric is used. It is possible to promote the invasion of the liquid M into the inside of the housing 1 due to the water-containing property of.

Next, the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment will be described. The parts common to the hydrogen generation units A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, and C3 according to the first, second, and third embodiments described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. To do.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c) and FIG. 5, the internal / external distribution blocking unit 16 is provided in the lower half portion 15 of the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 1 described above. In addition to blocking the inflow of the liquid M into the inside and the outflow of the reaction residue to the outside, the hydrogen generating agent 3 is surrounded by the internal / external flow blocking section 16 and is located on the end side 17 of the lower half portion 15 of the housing 1. It is constructed by being roughly sealed.

Here, FIG. 4A is a front view of the hydrogen generation unit D according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4B is a partial perspective view of FIG. 4A, and FIG. 4C is FIG. 4 (c). b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line h−h'.

The internal / external flow blocking unit 16 is a flexible sheet-shaped synthetic resin material that blocks the inflow of the liquid M into the housing 1 and the outflow of the reaction residue to the outside, and generates heat during the hydrogen generation reaction. It is made of polyethylene, which has excellent resistance to acids and alkalis.

Further, the internal / external distribution blocking portion 16 is provided so as to cover the lower half portion 15 of the housing body 1 according to the first to third embodiments described above, and the internal / external distribution blocking portion 16 is placed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 1. It is pasted.

Inside the inside / outside flow blocking section 16, the hydrogen generating agent 3 is surrounded by the inside / outside flow blocking section 16 and is substantially sealed and housed in the end side 17 of the lower half portion 15 of the housing body 1. In the sealing, the housing body 1 is sealed with a heat seal or the like, and the sealing portion 20 is formed by the liquid M flowing into the upper half portion 18 of the housing body 1 from the outside permeating into the lower half portion 15 and a hydrogen generating agent. It is formed so that it can be distributed in 3.

By forming the hydrogen generating unit D in this way, the lower half portion 15 becomes heavier than the upper half portion 18 due to the uneven distribution of the hydrogen generating agent 3 inside the housing 1, and the lower half portion 15 is in the liquid M. It is stably located below.

Further, the sealing portion 20 of the housing body 1 that substantially seals the hydrogen generating agent 3 is formed at a position of about two-thirds of the inside / outside flow blocking portion 16 from the end side 17, and by any chance, the sealing portion 20 Even if the reaction residue flows out from the upper half portion 18, it is formed so that the outflow of the reaction residue can be prevented in a region directly above the sealing portion 20 and approximately one-third above the internal / external flow blocking portion 16. doing.

The position of the sealing portion 20 formed in the housing body 1 is not limited to this embodiment.

As described above, the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment is configured. The hydrogen gas H generation procedure is the same as that of the hydrogen generation unit A according to the first embodiment described above, but when the hydrogen gas H is charged into the preparation container 30, the hydrogen gas H is efficiently stored in the upper half of the housing 1. In order to release the gas from 18, it is desirable that the internal / external flow blocking unit 16 is turned down.

As described above, the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment is provided with the inside / outside flow blocking portion 16 in the lower half portion 15 of the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 1 described above, and the liquid M flows into the inside and goes out to the outside. Since the outflow of the reaction residue is blocked and the hydrogen generating agent 3 is surrounded by the internal / external flow blocking section 16 and substantially sealed at the end side 17 of the lower half portion 15 of the housing body 1, the hydrogen generating unit D is formed. Since the lower half portion 15 is heavier than the upper half portion 18 and the lower half portion 15 is stably located downward in the liquid M, the outflow of the reaction residue from the lower half portion 15 can be prevented as much as possible. Moreover, since the liquid M invades the inside of the housing 1 from the upper half 18 and the generated hydrogen gas H is also released from the upper half 18, the outflow of the reaction residue to the outside of the housing 1 is surely prevented. can do.

The hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment may be configured as described above by a housing body 1 formed of a simple non-woven fabric or the like that does not include the ion exchanger 4 or the ion adsorbent 8.

In this case, the hydrogen gas H generation procedure is the same as that of the hydrogen generation unit D according to the present embodiment described above, but it is particularly necessary to put the hydrogen gas H into the preparation container 30 with the internal / external distribution blocking unit 16 facing down. ..

That is, when charging into the preparation container 30, even if the upper half 18 of the hydrogen generating unit is placed on the lower side, the lower half 15 is heavier than the upper half 18, so the lower half 15 is over time. Is stably located below in the liquid M, but at the initial stage of charging, the metal ions generated by the hydrogen generation reaction by the liquid M that permeated into the upper half 18 and circulated in the lower half 15 are located in the lower half. This is because there is a risk of being released from 18.

Next, a modification of the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment will be described. The parts common to the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[Modified example of the fourth embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the hydrogen generation unit D1, which is a modification of the hydrogen generation unit D according to the fourth embodiment, has a sharply formed end side 17 of the lower half portion 15 of the housing body 1. At the same time, the inside / outside distribution blocking portion 16 is also formed with a sharp tip.

Specifically, the internal / external distribution blocking portion 16 is overlapped by covering the outer peripheral surface of the lower half portion 15 of the housing body 1 formed in a bag shape having a substantially isosceles right triangle shape with the end side 17 as the apex. Will be done.

By forming in this way, it is possible to intuitively grasp the direction in which the hydrogen generation unit D1 is put into the liquid M in the preparation container 30 such as a PET bottle.

Finally, the description of the embodiments described above is an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Therefore, it goes without saying that various changes can be made according to the design and the like as long as the technical idea of the present invention is not deviated from the embodiment other than the above-described embodiment.

A Hydrogen generation unit (first embodiment)
B1 to 3 Hydrogen generation unit (second embodiment)
C1-Hydrogen generation unit (third embodiment)
D Hydrogen generation unit (fourth embodiment)
D1 hydrogen generation unit (modification example of the fourth embodiment)
H Hydrogen gas M Liquid (drinking water)
1 Container 2 Base material 3 Hydrogen generator 4 Ion exchanger 5 Ion exchange fiber 6 Ion exchange resin 7 Anion exchange membrane 8 Ion adsorbent 9 Ion adsorbent fiber 10 Ion adsorbent resin 15 Lower half 16 Internal and external distribution Block 17 end side

Claims (6)

In a hydrogen generation unit that generates a hydrogen-containing liquid by containing hydrogen in the liquid by putting it in the liquid.
The hydrogen generation unit is
A hydrogen generator that contains water to generate hydrogen,
It is composed of an ion exchanger containing the hydrogen generating agent or an accommodating body provided with an ion adsorbent.
The container forms the liquid freely in the container and forms the liquid in the container.
The ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent exchanges, adsorbs, or blocks the cations released when the hydrogen generator contains the liquid to generate hydrogen, and the cations flow out of the container. A hydrogen generation unit characterized by being configured not to. The hydrogen generation unit according to claim 1, wherein the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent of the accommodating body is composed of a cation exchange fiber or a cation adsorbent fiber. The hydrogen according to claim 2, wherein the accommodating body is formed by forming the cation exchange fiber or the cation adsorption fiber as a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the hydrogen generating agent is encapsulated therein and substantially sealed. Generation unit. The base material of the container is formed of a bag-shaped non-woven fabric, and the ion exchanger or the ion adsorbent is formed of a fine granular cation exchange resin or a cation adsorbent resin, and the inside, outside or the base material of the base material is formed. The hydrogen generation unit according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the cation exchange resins or the cation adsorption resins are implanted on both sides. An inside / outside flow blocking section is provided in the lower half of the outer peripheral surface of the housing according to claims 1 to 4, and the inflow of the liquid into the inside and the outflow of the reaction residue to the outside are blocked.
A hydrogen generating unit characterized in that the hydrogen generating agent is surrounded by the inside / outside flow blocking portion and is substantially sealed on the end side of the lower half portion of the housing. The hydrogen generation unit according to claim 5 , wherein the end side of the lower half of the accommodating body is formed with a sharp tip, and the inside / outside flow blocking portion is also formed with a sharp tip.

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