JPH0889790A - Method for generating active air and method for activating food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently generate active air including water clusters adequate for activating rice and barley by imparting energy to water to fissure the water to fine water drops and dispersing these fine air drops into the air, then subjecting the fine water drops dispersed in the air to a steam sepn. and taking out the active air. CONSTITUTION: This active air generator 1 to be installed in a storage chamber 8 including chambers for processing and processing food and growing animals and plants has a centrifugal force and Coriolis force generator 2 and a steam separator 4. The water ejected out of nozzles 18... are fissured, ionized and dissociated in swirling air flow by the operation of a pump 17 in this centrifugal force and Coriolis force generator 2 connected with a high-velocity air flow generator 3 in its suction port 5; in addition, the water is fissured to the fine water drops and is transported while the water drops swirl along guides 14. During this time, the water drops receive the effect of the centrifugal force and Coriolis force by the swirling flow of the air flow, by which the boundary of the water surface is activated and the oxygen molecules existing at the boundary on the gas side are ionized. the air is thus activated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for generating water clusters and activating agricultural foods, particularly rice, cereals, cereals and beans, using active air containing the water clusters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Agricultural food is "boiled" or "cooked"
In most cases, it is secondarily processed or cooked. For example, taking soybean as an example and looking at its processing, soybean is a very hard bean. Even if water is added and boiled, the skin does not break, and it is difficult to boil softly enough to crush it with your finger.

Processing of soybeans requires more complicated processing than other beans. Processed soybean products include Kure, soy milk, tofu, fried tofu, frozen tofu, yuba, natto, miso and soy sauce. Soybeans have the property that when they are soaked in water, they swell and become soft.

Most of processed soybeans are usually soaked in water for swelling, and then ground and heated. The soaking time varies depending on the water temperature, but soybeans swell about twice and a half when soaked in water for 15 hours in winter and 8 hours in summer.

The swelling of soybeans is a treatment necessary for processing or cooking, while the swelling of seeds is in preparation for germination, and the vital activity of the dormant seeds is activated and activated. It is thought that there is.

[0006]

On the other hand, regarding the activation of seeds, it is known that the snowmelt water has an action of accelerating the germination of seeds. This phenomenon is explained by Professor Wang-si of the Korean Academy of Science as follows. That is, liquid water is a mixture of three kinds of clusters of a 5-membered body, a 6-membered ring, and a 5-membered ring as shown in FIG. When it is lowered, the proportion of the 6-membered ring increases, the proportion of the 6-membered ring in snowmelt water is high, and the water of the 6-membered ring is familiar to the living body and easily absorbed. It is so-called highly physiologically active water (Shinji Kubota "Interesting Water" p287, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun 19
1994).

Regarding the freshness of foods, water is
It is closely related to the texture of the tongue and its preservability, which is considered to be quite similar to water in the living body. Water activity is important in considering the freshness of food. When the water activity in food is approximately equal to the relative humidity of the outside world, water is not lost from the food and, conversely, food does not take in water from the outside world. All professors think that if water cyclization progresses, the vapor pressure will drop, and by immersing food in such water, the water in the food will be affected and cyclization will occur. For example, the interaction between water molecules is strengthened, the vapor pressure drops, and the water in food becomes difficult to evaporate,
It suggests that the freshness of food is maintained (ibid., P. 283).

However, it is said that the above-mentioned unique physical properties of the snowmelt water will disappear after 4 to 5 days. Therefore, it seems that the proportion of 6-membered ring clusters does not always increase only when the temperature of water is low. If so, the peculiar physical properties of the snowmelt water may be due to the energy acquired during snowfall or snowmelt.

Conventionally, it has been said that magnetically treated water, ceramically treated water, and electrically treated water have an effect of maintaining food freshness. It is known that the evaporation rate of water treated in this way is generally lower than that of untreated water, but the mechanism has not been elucidated, and there are still some who question the effect itself. Furthermore, what is called Qigong water is the water that Qigong irradiates with "Qi" (outside air). As a result of measuring Qigong water by NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus), clusters that are aggregates of water molecules It is said that (five molecules or more) has changed and has become larger, and the numerical value that indicates the movement of clusters has also become larger (see Shoji Ikegami's "Ki" Mysterious Kodansha).

[0010] Due to the fact that research on clusters has just started in earnest in countries around the world, its theoretical consideration can only be expected in the future, but at least water clusters are added to water. I have to think that energy causes structural changes in water.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for activating foods by generating clusters by splitting water and utilizing active air containing the clusters.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, the method for generating active air according to the present invention is a method for generating active air, which comprises a splitting treatment and a separating treatment, wherein the splitting treatment is water. Is a process to disperse the fine water droplets in the air by applying energy to the water to break it up into fine water droplets.The separation treatment is a treatment to separate the fine water droplets dispersed in the air into gas and liquid to take out active air. The active air contains water vapor moisture that is not captured as water droplets, and air ions, and the water vapor moisture that is not captured as water droplets is composed of water clusters.

The splitting process is performed by discharging water into the swirling airflow.

The active air containing water clusters has a temperature of 0 to 50 ° C. and a humidity of 30 to 100%.

The energy of the air for splitting the water is 2 m / sec or more in superficial velocity.

The separation treatment removes water droplets having a particle size of at least 5 μm or more.

Further, the food activation treatment method according to the present invention is a food activation treatment method comprising a division treatment, a separation treatment and an infiltration treatment, wherein the division treatment imparts energy to water. It is a process of splitting it into fine water droplets and dispersing the fine water droplets in the air.The separation treatment is a treatment of separating the fine water droplets dispersed in the air into gas and liquid to take out active air. This is a process in which activated air containing water clusters is permeated into the tissues of food.

[0018]

Function: An aggregate of 2 to several hundreds of atoms or molecules is called a cluster, and is generally called dividedly as shown in FIG. If the clusters are classified according to their binding mode, they are generally classified as follows. Van der Waals cluster covalent cluster hydrogen bond cluster metal cluster cluster ion

By the way, regarding the structure of water, its form has not been established yet. However, due to the accumulation of experiments and the sophistication of logical simulations, it has gradually become clear that water has a hydrogen-bonded cluster structure. Since ancient times, there have been many studies on ice crystals, but liquid water contains hydrogen-bonded clusters that contain the structure of part of the ice. 70% of hydrogen bonds in ice even in water vapor boiling at 100 ℃ due to heating
Remains (see Koji Kaya, Nobuyuki Nishi, Cluster Industry Book, 1994, p64-p78).

The phenomenon in which the air in the vicinity is ionized when water droplets are divided in association with rain and other precipitation is Leonard (Le
It has been known for a long time as the "nard) effect." Leonard discovered that when water droplets collide with a metal plate and split, ions are generated in the nearby air. After that, Simpson repeated the Leonard's experiment and measured it with a more precise device, and it was possible to produce the same result as the Leonard effect by just splitting a water droplet in the air. We have confirmed that this is a negative ion regardless of the charge of the water droplet, and that the water droplet obtains a positive charge equal to the amount of ions generated at the time of fragmentation (Meteorology and Electrical Engineering Hisashi Hatayama, Minoru Kawano). Iwanami Shoten 1965
Years p26-27).

Negative ions generated by the Lennard effect and Simpson effect can be taken out by separating them from water droplets. A negative ion generator utilizing the Leonard effect is described in JP-A-4-141179, and a negative ion generator utilizing the Simpson effect is introduced in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-261396. This device injects a liquid into the swirling flow of an air stream, breaks it into fine water droplets, and then performs gas-liquid separation to take out air containing negative ions as supply air. Is basically humid.

Liquid is ejected into the swirling flow of the air flow to break it into fine water droplets, and then the humid air taken out by gas-liquid separation is used for dust removal, sterilization, deodorization, and gas component removal effects and adjustment. It has a moistening effect and an antistatic effect, and is known to have a favorable effect on the growth of plants and animals. Initially, these effects are all considered to be due to the effect of generating fine water droplets,
Then it came to be considered that the effect was due to negative ions in the air. Certainly, regarding the effects of positive and negative ions on the human body caused by ionization of air, it is generally said that positive ions excite nerves and negative ions calm nerves. Then, there are reports in various literatures that ions in the air make you feel good (Keiichi Morishita "Water and Life", 1992, p7.
7, Midori Shobo and others).

The components generated by the activation treatment were considered to be two kinds, that is, air ions and fine water droplets.
A water cluster is also included. What is a cluster?
According to the classification of, the number of atoms or molecules is 2 to 10
It can be seen that the structure of a substance composed of 00 pieces is shown.

According to the experiments described later, most of the components contained in the active air are water vapor contents, and negative ions and fine water droplets are contained in negligible amounts as compared with the water vapor content. . Presumably, most of the water vapor content in the active air is hydrogen-bonded clusters.

FIG. 5 shows that after water is split in a swirling air flow,
The mass spectrum of the water cluster of the humid air obtained by the activation process which performs gas-liquid separation is shown, and FIG. 6 has shown the mass spectrum of the water cluster of the atmosphere. As is clear from a comparison between the two figures, water clusters in the atmosphere are distributed around the number of constituent molecules n = 21 and mass number m / z 379, while in the humid air after activation, Are distributed in a region having a small number of constituent molecules centering on the mass number m / z 200. This indicates that when the activation treatment gives mechanical energy to increase the energy level, the number of molecules constituting the water cluster becomes smaller. Conversely, water clusters also show that the number of constituent molecules increases as the system becomes more disordered.

The thermodynamic effect of activated air on the living body is considered as follows. As shown in FIG. 7, consider three types of energy levels of active air, water in a living system, and bulk water. As mentioned above, the energy level of active air is considered to be higher than the energy level of bulk water. Also, the energy level of water in living systems is believed to be lower than the level of active air but higher than the bulk level. The reason for this is that the water in a living system becomes bulky due to the presence of inorganic ions in the living body, the structure itself such as biopolymers, or the potential change that occurs when they move around based on a certain order due to life activity. This is because it is thought that they are organized more than water.

According to the second law of thermodynamics, the disorder of the system tends to increase. That is, the number of constituent molecules of the cluster in activated air increases, the energy level decreases, and eventually the energy level decreases to the bulk energy level. When the movement based on life activity disappears, the energy level of water in the living system is reduced to the energy level of bulk water. However, when the energy level of active air decreases, it will be able to work on other systems and thus increase the energy level of bulk water. Raising the energy level means that the clusters of active air react with the clusters of bulk water to rearrange the structure of the clusters, creating a system with an energy level similar to that in which the living body is active.

Direct action and indirect action are considered as the mechanism by which the active air acts on the biological system. Direct action is
The cluster of active air directly penetrates the biological system and exerts an activating effect.The indirect effect is that the cluster of active air comes into contact with the water of the biological system to gradually change the structure of the cluster. It refers to the case where it penetrates and exerts an activating effect. In the former case, small clusters may be able to move more easily than large clusters. In the latter case, the higher the energy level of the cluster, the more effectively the action will be exhibited.

Microscopic holes are usually formed on the surface of a living body. This is the same for cereals and the like. The opening of this minute hole is very small and the inside is wide, so it is an “ink bottle”.
It is said that. In order for water clusters to enter the biological ink bottle, the clusters must be small because the openings are very small. Since the water clusters contained in the active air are small clusters with the number of constituent molecules n = 10, it is considered that the water clusters effectively penetrate into the ink bottle to obtain the so-called ink bottle effect.

[0030]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment, a negative ion generator that generates negative ions using the Simpson effect can be used as an active air generator.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an active air generator is attached to the outside of the storage room 8. The storage room includes food processing, storage, and animal and plant growing rooms. The active air generator 1 comprises a combination of a centrifugal force / Coriolis force generator 2 and a gas-liquid separator 4.

The centrifugal force / Coriolis force generator 2 has an intake port 5, a liquid suction port 6, and an exhaust port 7. A high-speed airflow generator 3 is connected to the intake port 5 to blow outside air, and an exhaust port 7 is provided. The gas-liquid separation device 4 is connected to and the air from which the liquid has been separated is sent from the outlet. A tank 9 is connected to the liquid suction port 6 via a pump 10 to supply the liquid in the tank 9.
In the embodiment, the output conduit 11 of the gas-liquid separator 4 and the input conduit 12 of the high-speed airflow generator 3 are opened to the storage chamber 8 to form a circulation system. In addition, in the embodiment, the active air generator 1 is installed outside the storage room 8 and is connected to the storage room 8 through the pipelines 11 and 12. Alternatively, the active air generator 1 may be installed inside the storage room 8. When installed, the air supply port of the gas-liquid separation device 4 and the air intake port of the high-speed airflow generation device 3 can be opened to the storage chamber 8 to be used as an indoor installation type.

The centrifugal force / Coriolis force generator 2 is a mechanism for performing ion dissociation treatment of liquid, activation treatment of liquid droplets, and ionization treatment of gas molecules. In the embodiment, inside the horizontal pneumatic force transfer pipe 13. 2, the spiral screw guide 14 shown in FIG. 2 is arranged along the axis, the nozzle pipe 15 is provided on the axis, and the water tank 16 is attached to the lower peripheral surface.

The water in the tank 9 is transferred to the water tank 16 by the pump 10.
The water in the water tank 16 is pumped up by the pump 17 and is sent to the nozzle pipe 15. The tank 9 is equipped with a cooler 19 to adjust the supply water to a required temperature.

The screw guide 14 is used for the pneumatic transportation pipe 1.
The airflow is guided inside the pipe 3 to swirl the pipe axis in a spiral shape. The nozzle pipe 15 is the aerodynamic transport pipe 13.
The guide 14 is not always necessary because the gas is swirling around the axis of
In the embodiment, the direction of the swirling direction of the airflow is defined by using the guide 14 so that the Coriolis force is directed in the angular velocity vector direction of the rotation of the earth. However, if the gas feeding direction from the high-speed airflow generator 3 is set to be tangential to the inner circumference of the aerodynamic transport pipe 13, the swirling direction of the airflow is naturally set to the clockwise or counterclockwise swirling flow. To be done.

The nozzle pipe 15 has a nozzle 18 which is opened at a peripheral portion along the axial center of the nozzle pipe 15.
The liquid supplied from 6 is jetted into the swirling airflow in the aerodynamic transport pipe 13. Water is ejected at high pressure from the nozzle 18,
It gains energy and breaks into fine water droplets.

The high-speed airflow generator 3 is a fan for blowing air. In the embodiment, the air in the storage chamber 8 is sucked,
Air is blown into the aerodynamic transport pipe 13 through the intake port 5.

The gas-liquid separating device 4 uses a cyclone separator in the embodiment. The cyclone separator is effective for centrifugal separation of gas and liquid as long as the air flow containing fine water droplets discharged from the exhaust port 7 of the aerodynamic transport pipe 13 can obtain a wind velocity and wind pressure above a certain level. The air that has been separated into gas and liquid is introduced into the storage chamber 8 through the conduit 11. The conduit 11 is equipped with a temperature control device (H / E) 20.

In the embodiment, the high-speed air flow generator 3 is activated, the water in the water tank 16 is pumped up by the pump 17, and the swirling flow of the powerful air flow generated in the aerodynamic force transfer pipe 13 from each nozzle 18 of the nozzle pipe 15. Inject it against the direction of the flow.

The water jetted into the aerodynamic transport pipe 13 is subjected to gas pressure, is split in the swirling air flow and is ion dissociated,
Moreover, the water droplets are divided into fine water droplets, which are pneumatically transported in the pipe while swirling along the guide 14. During this time, water drops flow toward the tube wall in the axial direction under the action of the centrifugal force and Coriolis force generated by the swirling flow of the air flow, and the water drop interface in contact with the gas is activated while breaking into smaller water drops. Is
When the dipoles are oriented on the surface of the water droplet, oxygen molecules existing at the gas side interface are ionized and the air is activated.

The air containing water drops flows into the gas-liquid separation device 4 through the exhaust port 7 of the aerodynamic transport pipe 13, the water drops remaining in the gas are removed, and then laminarization treatment is performed, and the temperature control device 20. After being adjusted to the required temperature and humidity by means of, the air is introduced into the storage chamber 8 from the pipeline 11 as active air. As a result, a humid active air atmosphere is formed in the storage chamber 8. On the other hand, the air in the storage chamber 8 receives the suction force of the high-speed airflow generation device 3 and is sucked into the conduit 12, and the newly introduced outside air is supplied to the centrifugal force / Coriolis force generation device 2 again if necessary. Pumped.

The water droplets adhering to the pipe wall of the aerodynamic transport pipe 13 and the water droplets separated by the gas-liquid separation device are returned to the water tank 16. Since many positive ions are contained in this water droplet, the tube wall is grounded and neutralized.

As described above, in the embodiment, the horizontal centrifugal force / Coriolis force generating device is shown, but the arrangement direction thereof is not restricted at all. The specifications of the active air generator are as follows, for example.

◎ Centrifugal force / Coriolis force generator Dimension: Diameter 600φ × Length 1,100 mm Entrance superficial velocity: 11-12 m / sec Exit superficial velocity: 9-10 m / sec ◎ Gas-liquid separator Dimension: Diameter 500φ × Length 900 mm Inlet superficial velocity: 9 to 10 m / sec Outlet superficial velocity: 8.5 to 9 m / sec ◎ Fan Airflow: Max 3 m ³ / min ◎ Cooler Refrigerant: R-12 ◎ Temperature controller 2 KW heater

The active air generator shown in FIG. 1 was operated, and the temperature and humidity in the storage chamber, the particle size distribution of fine water droplets, and the amount of ions were measured in the immediate vicinity of the active air outlet opening in the storage chamber.

The particle size distribution number data of fine water droplets is RIO.
Particle counters KC-18 and KC-0 of N company
1A was used to measure in a single mode, and the obtained data was used for an inner wind speed of 4 m / sec, a water pressure of 0.5 kg / cm ² , and city water. The ion concentration was measured under the same conditions using an ion counter (83-1001A) manufactured by RION.

The measurement results are as follows. ◎ Temperature and humidity in storage room Indoor temperature approx. 22 ° C Indoor humidity approx. 95% ◎ Particle size distribution of fine water droplets (single mode) As shown in Table 1.

[0048]

[Table 1] Note) Calculated as 0.01CF = 2.8 × 10 ⁻⁴ m ³ .

⊚Ion concentration is as shown in Table 2.

[0050]

[Table 2]

From the results of Table 1 and Table 2, the abundance ratio of the fine water droplets and air ions (particularly negative ions) is calculated as follows. The negative ion molecules, O ₂ ^- (H ₂
O) n and n = 10 was assumed. Total amount of fine water droplets (from 0.1 μm to 2 μm) 2-3 × 10 ⁻⁶ g / m ³ Negative ion amount 6 × 10 ⁻¹¹ g / m ³

On the other hand, the weight of water vapor contained in the moist air in the storage room at room temperature of 22 ° C. and room humidity of 95% is about 18 g / m ³ as determined from the air diagram. The water content of about 18 g / m ³ contained in the obtained active air is considered to be water clusters. The mass spectrum of active air is as shown in FIG.

The centrifugal force / Coriolis force generating device is characterized in that a swirling air flow for generating centrifugal force and Coriolis force is added by adding a rotating coordinate system to the inertia system in order to give high energy to water. At this time, these energies increase as the superficial velocity (m / sec) of the high-speed airflow increases, and a large amount of water clusters are generated. Superficial velocity of 1.8m
When carried out at / sec, 50 μm particles / 0.01 CF was detected by the particle counter.

Mass spectrometry of active air was performed as follows. The active air was produced by an active air generator produced for mass spectrometry, and introduced into the glass interface of the mass spectrometer using a stainless tube having an inner diameter of 16 mm or more from a cyclone. The water temperature of the tank during the production of active air was 23 ° C., the temperature of the active air was 25 ° C., and the relative humidity was 83%. A quadrupole mass spectrometer was used as a mass spectrometer, and an atmospheric pressure liquid ionization method was used for ionization. As the ion source, activated argon gas using corona discharge was used. FIG. 5 shows a mass spectrum of water clusters of active air under the above conditions, and FIG. 6 shows a mass spectrum of water clusters in the atmosphere measured immediately before the measurement of active air.

Example 1 The effect of active air on the processing characteristics of soybean was examined.

◎ Materials Commercial dry whole soybean (Hokkaido, 93/12/6 production, Marine Foods Co., Ltd., Saitama) ◎ Operation procedure (1) Sample soybean is divided into 3 groups (A, B, C) 100 grams of each was precisely weighed. Group A-Permeation treatment was carried out by placing in active air atmosphere (13 ° C). Group B-Placed in a saturated steam dessicator (13 ° C). The group C was placed in a room of -15 to 23 ° C. (2) After leaving each group under each condition for 19 hours,
Soybean weight change and volume change were measured. (3) Add 8 times the weight of tap water to the sample soybean and add 24 hours at room temperature.
Soak for hours. The weight change and volume change of the soybean after the immersion were measured. (4) From each group, 60 g was precisely weighed, placed in a 500 ml beaker, and steamed in the same steamer for three groups simultaneously for 135 minutes. 1
Two soybeans were taken out from each group every 5 minutes and the hardness, feel, color and shape were compared. The measurement results are shown below.

(1) Table 3 shows the measured values of the measured weight and volume.

[0058]

[Table 3]

(2) Table 4 shows the weight ratio (%) and the volume ratio (%).

[0060]

[Table 4]

(3) Comparison of steaming speed Steaming time Group A Group B Group C (-hard + soft) 0 minutes ---- 15- ± -30 ±± -45 + ± -60 ++++ ± 75 +++++++++++ 95 ++++++ ++++ ++ 135 End ○ The skin of Group A was closed and the shape was maintained, but the skin of Group B was swollen. After 120 minutes, the A group was softer inside than the B group. ○ C group was obviously slow to boil, and the inside was hard even after boiling. ∘ No difference was visually observed between the A, B, and C groups.

(4) Comparison of Turbidity of Liquid after Immersion The degree of turbidity of the liquid at the time of completion of immersion is A group <B group <
It was the order of group C. Also, there was much foaming in this order.

The above experiment shows the following. (1) Moisture of active air is more likely to permeate dry soybean than moisture of water vapor normally generated in the air, so that the tissue was swollen by the activation treatment. This is because the water content of the active air is composed of water clusters, and the size thereof is smaller than that of water vapor clusters that are normally generated. The activated material had already swelled to some extent, and the swelling only by immersion was smaller than that in the other groups. (2) The boiled state was different when steamed.
The activated group boiled clearly softer than the group left at room temperature. It is considered that there is a complicated interaction between active air and soybean tissue (such as stimulation of vital activity by promoting self-organization of water in the tissue by active air). (3) Group A; temperature in active air atmosphere; 4 ° C., humidity; 9
When the same experiment was performed at 8%, the same moisture absorption rate (%) was obtained at 62 hours. Temperature: 55 ℃, Humidity: 30
Protein denaturation was observed in the experiment in which it was allowed to stand for 5 hours. Therefore, when performing the activation treatment in the active atmosphere, it is necessary to select the optimum conditions for the temperature and the humidity.

(Example 2) Changes in cell structure of dried soybeans, dried red beans, and polished rice were observed in a scanning electron microscope when they were left in active air.

◎ Materials Commercial dry soybean (Hokkaido, 1992/10 harvest, 199)
4/14/14 Packaging, Obihiro Kawanishi Agricultural Co., Ltd., Hokkaido, 19
Purchased at 94/4/25 Yaoko, opened 1994/4/25) Dried red beans (China, 1994/3/8 manufacturing, Shimoda Shoji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1994/4/25 Yaoko,
1994/5/11 opened) Polished rice (Japan, Koshihikari, 1994/5/7)
Manufacture, 1994/5/18 Purchased at Yako, 1994 /
5/19 opened, Kakashi Rice Co., Ltd., Saitama)

◎ Operation procedure (1) Sample Soybean, red bean, and polished rice were divided into 3 groups, and 50 g of each was precisely weighed. Group A-Place in active air atmosphere (13 ° C). Group B-Placed in a saturated steam dessicator (13 ° C). The group C was placed in a room of -15 to 25 ° C. In addition, what was preserve | saved in the product bag was set as D group. The product bag was left in the same room as the group C. (2) After leaving each group under each condition for 24 hours,
The change in weight was measured. (3) About 5 g from each group was put into a plastic sample tube, the lid was sealed with parafilm, and the site near the epidermis of the sample seed was observed with a scanning electron microscope.

◎ Results Table 5 shows the weights and weight ratios (%) of soybeans, adzuki beans, and polished rice in groups A to C, respectively.

[0068]

[Table 5]

FIGS. 8 to 19 show A group ,. The cross sections of the epidermis of the B group, C group, and C group are shown, and the magnification of (a) is 300 in each figure.
And (b) is an enlargement of 600 times.

8 to 11 are soybeans, FIGS. 12 to 15 are azuki beans,
16 to 19 show polished rice, and FIGS.
Is the group A, FIGS. 9, 12, and 17 are the groups B, and FIGS.
Shows the state of the C group, and FIGS. 11, 14 and 19 show the state of the D group.

From the above results, it was clarified from the observation by an electron microscope that not only the weight increase but also the morphological change was observed in soybean and polished rice left in the active air. This indicates that the active air exerts some action on soybean or the like, which is more than just a humidifying action.

Although the above-mentioned examples are limited, the possibility of utilizing and developing active air containing water clusters is great. For example, in the manufacturing process of soymilk and tofu, a treatment of soaking in water is indispensable before the grinding of the raw material soybean, but the time required for soaking the soybean in water is 10 hours in summer and 20 hours in winter. Moreover, there is a problem that preparation for germination starts when water temperature is raised to accelerate swelling and the amount of eluate increases, but pretreatment with active air can shorten the soaking time, and even if the soaking temperature is low, it is sufficient. Inflate to.

Even if the water immersion time can be reduced by half by the activation treatment, its economic effect is enormous. Further, also in the processing of wheat, an operation called tempering is performed in which water is sprinkled on the wheat and left for a while prior to crushing. By tempering, the outer coat of wheat becomes more tough, the endosperm is more easily broken, and the two are easily separated.

Therefore, it can be sufficiently predicted that the tempering time can be shortened by performing the activation process prior to the tempering. As shown in Example 2, at present, no swelling effect to be observed is observed for hard-grained grains such as adzuki bean, but it will eventually be cleared by solving the problem of setting the activation treatment conditions. It seems possible.

On the other hand, the activation treatment is not limited to the increase in the weight and volume of the food, and as shown in FIG. 7, the function of the water cluster contained in the active air restores the self-organization of the biological system. If it is considered to be an activating effect, it is considered that this is not limited to activation for processing of agricultural foods, but can activate all living bodies.

[0076]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention is to generate active air containing water clusters having a structural change by imparting high energy to water. According to the present invention, fine water droplets in air are formed. It is possible to freely set the temperature and humidity of the water cluster in the gas phase contained in the active air by controlling the temperature of the supply water to be split into two and the temperature of the active air obtained after gas-liquid separation of water droplets. Properly setting the temperature and humidity of water to produce water clusters with a small number of constituent molecules makes it possible to penetrate deeply into the tissues of living organisms, which has a remarkable effect on activation of living tissues, especially on swelling action. To be

Particularly, according to the present invention, since the so-called Leonard effect and Simpson effect are utilized, air ions are also generated in the active air, and the active action on the living body can be further improved. . In addition, by jetting water into the swirling airflow, it is possible to consistently perform the action of water splitting and gas-liquid separation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an active air generator for carrying out the method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an arrangement example of screw guides.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a water aggregate model.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table of differences in names depending on the number of constituent molecules.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a mass spectrum of a water cluster of active air.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a mass spectrum of water clusters in the atmosphere.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a thermodynamic effect of activated air.

FIG. 8 (a) is an electron micrograph of a cross section of activated soybean magnified 300 times, and FIG.
It is an electron micrograph magnified 0 times.

FIG. 9 (a) is a photograph of a cross section of soybean left in a saturated steam desiccator taken with an electron microscope at a magnification of 300 times, and FIG. 9 (b) is a photograph taken with an electron microscope at a magnification of 1500 times.

FIG. 10 (a) shows a cross section of soybeans left indoors of 300.
A photograph taken by an electron microscope magnified twice, (b) shows the same
It is an electron microscope photograph magnified 00 times.

11 (a) is a photograph of a cross section of soybean stored in a product bag, magnified 300 times, and FIG. 11 (b).
Is a photograph taken by an electron microscope, magnified 1500 times.

FIG. 12 (a) shows a cross section of the red bean which has been subjected to the activation treatment.
A photograph taken by an electron microscope magnified twice, (b) shows the same
It is an electron microscope photograph magnified 00 times.

FIG. 13 (a) is an electron microscope photograph of a cross section of red beans left in a saturated steam desiccator at 300 times magnification, and FIG. 13 (b) is an electron microscope photograph at 1500 times magnification.

FIG. 14 (a) shows a cross section of an adzuki bean left in a room of 300.
A photograph taken by an electron microscope magnified twice, (b) shows the same
It is an electron microscope photograph magnified 00 times.

FIG. 15 (a) is an electron microscope photograph of a cross section of red beans stored in a product bag magnified 300 times, (b).
Is a photograph taken by an electron microscope, magnified 1500 times.

FIG. 16 (a) shows a cross section of milled rice that has been activated.
Photograph by electron microscope magnified 0 times, (b) shows the same
It is an electron microscope photograph magnified 500 times.

FIG. 17 (a) is an electron microscope photograph of a cross section of milled rice left in a saturated steam desiccator at a magnification of 300 times, and FIG. 17 (b) is an electron microscope photograph at a magnification of 1500 times.

FIG. 18 (a) shows a cross section of milled rice left in the room
Photograph by electron microscope magnified 0 times, (b) shows the same
It is an electron microscope photograph magnified 500 times.

FIG. 19 (a) is an electron microscope photograph of a cross section of milled rice stored in a production bag, magnified 300 times,
(B) is an electron microscope photograph magnified 1500 times.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Activated Air Generator 2 Centrifugal / Coriolis Force Generator 3 High Speed Air Flow Generator 4 Gas-Liquid Separator 5 Intake Port 6 Suction Port 7 Exhaust Port 8 Storage Room 9 Tank 10 Pump 11 Pipeline 12 Pipeline 13 Pneumatic Transport Pipe 14 Screw guide 15 Nozzle pipe 16 Water tank 17 Pump 18 Nozzle 19 Cooler 20 Temperature control device 21 Aerodynamic transport pipe

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method for generating active air, which comprises a splitting treatment and a separating treatment, wherein the splitting treatment imparts energy to water to split it into fine water droplets and disperse the fine water droplets in the air. Separation treatment is a treatment that separates fine water droplets dispersed in the air into gas-liquid to take out active air.Active air contains water vapor that is not captured as water droplets and air ions, and is captured as water droplets. A method for generating active air, characterized in that the water vapor content which is not retained is one constituted by water clusters. 2. The method for generating active air according to claim 1, wherein the splitting treatment is performed by discharging water into the swirling airflow. 3. The activated air containing water clusters has a temperature of 0.
The method for generating active air according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the temperature is -50 ° C and the humidity is 30-100%. 4. The method for generating active air according to claim 1, wherein the energy of the air for splitting the water is 2 m / sec or more in superficial velocity. 5. The method for generating active air according to claim 1, wherein the separation treatment removes water droplets having a particle size of at least 5 μm or more. 6. A method for activating a food product, which comprises a fission treatment, a separation treatment, and an infiltration treatment, wherein the fission treatment imparts energy to water to divide it into fine water droplets, Fine water droplets are dispersed.Separation treatment is a treatment to extract active air by gas-liquid separation of fine water droplets dispersed in the air.Permeation treatment is the treatment of activated air containing water clusters into the tissue of food. A method for activating a food, which is a treatment for permeation.