JPH0470072B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention aims to increase the carrying capacity of dissolved oxygen by creating a state as close to freezing temperature as possible, and ideally by increasing the dissolved oxygen concentration of this cooling water to at least 12 ppm or more. The target is 16 ppm or more, activated water that promotes biochemical reactions in plants, and generates adenosine triphosphate in plants to increase the water absorption capacity of plants, while cooling water with wavelengths shorter than 300 μm. By passing far infrared rays, it produces a unique resonant resonance effect on the unique stretching vibrations or bending vibrations between the atoms that make up the cooling water molecules, activating the water molecules and stimulating the growth of the plants mentioned above. The present invention relates to the provision of activated water for the purpose of further promoting biochemical reactions.

(Prior art and its drawbacks) Generally, when a plant is in a state of dehydration and wilting of around 5%, the osmotic pressure of the individual cells that make up this plant is extremely high, and these plants are not submerged in water. When soaked, swelling of the individual cells should occur within a relatively short time due to their osmotic function.

However, in plants that have been dehydrated and wilted to around 5%, the biochemical reactions of individual cells are slowed down, and the cell's inherent osmotic pressure function does not work, so even when these plants are submerged in water, their water content is reduced. Absorption rate tends to be extremely poor.

Even when the amount of treated water used for soaking is made as low as possible in order to effectively bring out such osmotic pressure function, the water absorption rate is generally low, as is clear from the following test results.

Conditions: About 5% dehydrated wilted vegetables in water temperature 1℃.
Water increase rate when immersed in treated water for 4 hours: Chives 3.6% Santona 2.8% Spinach 4.8% Chickweed 1.2% Lettuce 5.4% The water absorption rate is significantly lower than the osmotic pressure inherent to cells, which is 5% in plants. The main cause is that the biochemical reactions of individual cells become extremely slow due to the dehydration and wilting state that occurs before and after. It was accepted as unavoidable.

Furthermore, even in plants that are not in such a dehydrated wilting state and have sufficient cell turgor, the generation of cell activation energy bonds decreases over time, resulting in a decline in water supply capacity over time. Even if the plants are continuously immersed in water, they tend to gradually wilt or rot.

In other words, even if there is enough water to create turgor in the individual cells that make up a plant, unless the cells themselves actively undergo biochemical reactions, only a physical osmotic pressure phenomenon will occur. This causes the plants to wither over time or to stop cell function under turgor, and is believed to be a factor in wilting or rotting. .

(Objects and Structure of the Present Invention) The present invention relates to the conventional freshness preservation of plants, and in particular promotes the biochemical reactions of the plants themselves and generates activation energy bonds such as adenosine triphosphate in the plants. Increasing the water supply capacity of plants by promoting the activation of the treated water itself that is absorbed into the plants, so that the treated water has conditions that allow it to be absorbed more easily, and aims to continuously maintain the freshness of the plants. It is something.

Therefore, the activated water according to the present invention is intended to maintain the freshness of vegetables, fruits, etc., ripen them, and produce their unique flavor, and also to ensure that flowers have good longevity and do not wilt or become bitter. It is provided as a purpose.

As a means to achieve such an objective, the present invention uses treated water within the lowest possible temperature range, and in order to increase its oxygen dissolved capacity, a high concentration of oxygen, that is, 12 ppm or more, ideally 16 ppm or more, is dissolved therein. At the same time, the treated water is circulated between substances that generate far infrared rays within a wavelength range shorter than 300 μm.

(Actions and Effects) It has been confirmed that the activated water according to the present invention has the characteristic structure described above, and thus produces the following actions and effects.

(1) The stretching vibrations and bending vibrations that are constantly induced in the bonding parts between atoms that make up the molecules of treated water are synchronized with the frequency of far-infrared electromagnetic waves within 300 μm, and are subject to resonance effects. confirmed.

As a result, water molecules whose activation had been inhibited due to chemical treatment or under the unique conditions of many artificial facilities now actively undergo stretching and bending vibrations due to these resonance effects. It has the characteristic of being a water molecule with original active functions.

(2) Furthermore, by bringing the oxygen dissolved in the treated water under supersaturated conditions, this dissolved oxygen promotes biochemical reactions in plants, and as a result, a large amount of activation energy bonds are generated in the plants. was recognized.

As a result, the osmotic pressure function of plant cells is said to be active, and plants have the feature of having a water absorption function that is higher than the water absorption phenomenon caused by osmotic pressure as a physical phenomenon.

(3) These activated water molecules and the production of activated plant cells have brought the following characteristics to vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

a The water absorption rate has been improved as follows compared to the conventional model.

Chives 46.3% Santona 25.7% Spinach 31.0% Citrus chinensis 34.9% Lettuce 54.8% (Test conditions are the same as the preceding precedent) In other words, approximately 10 times as much as when using regular inactive tap water, etc. An increase in water absorption rate was observed.

b. It was observed that by promoting biochemical reactions in plants and promoting the continuation of these reactions with activated water, vegetables, fruits, and flowers maintained the same biochemical reactions as before they were harvested.

As a result, for a long period of time (at least twice as much)
It was possible to reliably and easily maintain freshness without wilting, aging, or spoiling over a period of time.

Furthermore, due to the supersaturated oxygen and activated molecular structure of the above-mentioned treated water, there is no generation of spoilage bacteria, and it has been found that it prevents the rotting of fruits and vegetables.

d In addition, with the resonance of water molecules due to the far infrared rays mentioned above, the pH adjustment of the water becomes active, the pH adjustment becomes more neutralized, and the uptake of oxygen becomes active, which tends to increase the dissolved capacity. It shows. It was also found that this increase in dissolved capacity extends to calcium, phosphorus, potassium, aluminum, etc., increasing their dissolved concentrations and activating them.

e In addition, such activated water molecules are said to actively decompose foreign substances mixed in the water, especially organic foreign substances, and have the feature of purifying the water itself, and these together promote the growth of plants. It was recognized that it provides a convenient place for chemical reactions.

(Example) First, an apparatus for producing activated water according to the present invention will be described.

An immersion tank 3 and a cooler 4 were placed on a common base 2 having casters 1-1, and these devices were configured to be movable.

The cooler 4 consists of a cooler 5, a filter 6, an accumulator 7, a compressor 8, a condenser 9, a dryer 10, and a capillary tube 11. The liquid is supplied and ejected from a nozzle over almost the entire area of the immersion tank 3.

Further, the immersion tank 3 has a pipe 13 that forms a circulation path together with the pipe 12 for the immersion tank 3 connected to the cooler 5, and the ozone generated by the ozone generator 14 is dissolved in this pipe 13. A mixer 15 and a far-infrared ray generator 16 are provided, and forced circulation is provided by a circulation pump 17.

Furthermore, the immersion tank 3 is provided with a water supply pipe 18 and a drain pipe 19, and is also provided with a ball tap 20 for detecting the level of makeup water.

In addition, to explain the valve relationships in the figure, 21 is the ozone generator main valve, 22 is the immersion tank outlet valve, and 23 is the ozone generator main valve.
24 is the cooler inlet valve, 24 is the drain valve, and in relation to the pressure gauge 25, 26 is the pressure gauge fitting, and 27 is the pressure gauge base. Note that 28 indicates a thermometer, and 29 indicates a lid.

The device described above is just a circulation path for configuring one immersion tank, and does not necessarily negate the use of circulators, oxygen generators, or far-infrared ray devices other than those configured.

In addition, the immersion tank 3 or the circulation pipes 12, 13 can be used without using the ozone generator 14 in the above embodiment.
By supplying fine air inside the cooling water, the dissolved oxygen concentration in the cooling water can be increased.

In this method, compressed air is supplied to a porous ceramic pipe that supplies air, and fine bubbles are supplied into the cooling water through pores of approximately 1 μm provided on the circumference of this pipe, thereby reducing the dissolved oxygen concentration in the cooling water. can be increased.

By the way, the far-infrared generator 16 typically uses oxides such as aluminum, titanium, nickel, chromium, zirconium, iron, and cobalt, carbides such as zirconium carbide, chromium carbide, and silica carbide, and silicones such as silicon oxide. The generator 16 was filled with a sintered material made of a viscous substance that absorbs water, and the cooling water was configured to pass through this gap.

As a result, these fired materials generated electromagnetic waves of 4 μm to 300 μm, which caused the cooling water molecules to resonate and become activated.

Incidentally, the fired material mentioned above does not necessarily have to be a fired material, and may be used together with some other supporting material, and may have a shape such as a filter shape, a thin nozzle shape, a plate shape, a spherical shape, etc., or a groove. There are no restrictions on the construction, and there are certain
It only needs to contain electromagnetic waves of 30 μm and not be washed away by cooling water.

(Operations and effects of the embodiment) In the apparatus described above, the cooling water in the immersion tank 3 is constantly circulated and cooled by the cooler 4, and is set within the ideal temperature of 3°C, while being induced by the ozone generator 14. The dissolved ozone is constantly dissolved in cooling water, and the dissolved oxygen concentration in this cooling water is kept at 16 ppm or more, especially 17 ppm with this device.
I was able to do more than that. At the same time, the cooling water is constantly activated by a far-infrared ray generator, which generates electromagnetic waves of 4 to 300 μm that resonate with the stretching vibrations and bending vibrations between the atoms that make up the molecules. .

Therefore, when vegetables, fruits, or flowers are soaked in the soaking tank 3, biochemical reactions in plant cells are promoted, and activation energy bonds such as adenosine triphosphate are rapidly generated, which accelerates plant activation. I've gotten used to being angry.

In addition, instead of using the immersion tank 3, these cooling waters may be circulated or sprayed in a mist or other appropriate manner to be administered to the plants. After the activation of the plant cells, the active state is maintained, so it is not necessary to soak the plant cells in cooling water until they are sufficiently swollen.

As a result of the above, this device and the cooling water associated with this device have been found to be optimal for use in a wide range of applications, such as fresh fruit stores, flower shops, agricultural and horticultural stores, and food preparation stores.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a side view thereof. In the figure, 1...caster, 2...common base, 3...immersion tank, 4...cooler, 5...cooler, 6...filter, 7...accumulator, 8...compressor, 9... Condenser, 10...Dryer, 11...Capital tube, 12, 13...Pipe, 14...Ozone generator, 15...Mixer, 16...Far-infrared generator, 17...Circulation pump, 18... ...water supply pipe,
19...Drain pipe, 20...Ball tap, 2
1...Ozone generator valve, 22...Immersion tank outlet valve,
23...Cooler inlet valve, 24...Drain valve, 25
. . . Pressure gauge, 26 . . . Pressure gauge metal fittings, 27 .

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Activated water which is cooling water at a temperature of 1 to 12°C with a dissolved oxygen concentration of at least 12 ppm or more, and which is characterized in that the cooling water is passed through far infrared rays in a wavelength range shorter than 300 μm.