KR102488867B1 - Mudball containing tourmaline and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mudball and a method for manufacturing the same. The mudball is made of mud and a subcomponent in a ratio of 7 : 3 to 5 : 5. The subcomponent includes: 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline; 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite; 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite; 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan; and 4 to 8 parts by weight of calcium, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the mudball.

Description

Mud ball containing tourmaline and its manufacturing method {MUDBALL CONTAINING TOURMALINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a mud ball containing tourmaline and a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, it relates to mud balls that are safe even when added to food or beverages while minimizing the occurrence of cracks by including mud and subcomponents in a specific ratio and securing micropores and mesopores by including tourmaline as subcomponents.

Mud is a sedimentary mixture of water, soil, silt, clay and sand. In Korea, mud from Boryeong in Chungcheongnam-do has more aluminum (Al), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), silicon (Si), and potassium than mud in other regions. (K), calcium (Ca), and iron (Fe) and contains a large amount of active ingredients that prevent skin aging, so it is applied to cosmetics, bath products, hair products, etc., and has particles smaller than sand. It is used in various fields such as being used as a material or used in horticulture.

Recently, as a specific application example of Boryeong mud, mud balls that can be applied to water purifiers or humidifier antibacterial filters, eco-friendly laundry balls, bath balls, and steam balls have been proposed. According to Korean Patent Registration No. 1508932, it is composed of zeolite seeds and mud shells surrounding the zeolite seeds, and the mud shells include mud powder, magnetite powder, oyster shell powder, and metal silver powder, and contain 3 to 20 kg/cm Disclosed is a mud ball characterized in that it is fired after being molded at a pressure of ² .

The prior art describes the efficacy of Boryeong mud for elution of natural minerals, antibacterial action, alkalinization, far-infrared radiation, emission of anions, deodorization, and increase in dissolved oxygen, while showing that mud balls can be reused by heating or drying. However, since it contains magnetite powder, it is difficult to substantially secure homogeneous pores in mud balls by closing or expanding pores as magnetite is oxidized in the firing process and forming by pressing.

Moreover, since the mud balls produced by the method disclosed above have a core-shell structure with zeolite seeds and mud shells, it is difficult to achieve uniform effects throughout the mud balls, and harmfulness to the human body and beneficial bacteria has been reported and regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. It can contain silver nano materials that are doing, and there was an aspect that is difficult to apply to food or beverages.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art and the technical problems that have been requested from the past.

Specifically, the present invention contains tourmaline instead of magnetite or silver powder, so that it is chemically stable even when fired at a high temperature of 1000 ° C or higher, maintaining various micropores and mesopores while decomposing organic substances to provide mud balls suitable for water treatment aims to

In addition, the present invention forms spherical particles by rotating them in a rotating machine without press molding, maintaining various and homogeneous pores in the particles, and naturally drying after firing, providing an eco-friendly and high processing energy efficiency mud ball manufacturing method. aims to

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

Mud balls according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above objects are made of mud and subcomponents in a ratio of 7:3 to 5:5, and the subcomponents are 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline relative to 100 parts by weight of mud balls, It is characterized by comprising 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite, 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite, 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan, and 4 to 8 parts by weight of calcium, while minimizing crack generation and evenly distributing pores inside the mud ball. There are effects that can be done.

More specifically, the total content of the zeolite and bentonite may be 13 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the mud ball.

In addition, the total content of the elvan, tourmaline, and calcium may be 15 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the mud ball.

In addition, the mud balls may additionally contain 2 parts by weight or less of activated carbon compared to 100 parts by weight, and some of the activated carbon is burned during the drying and firing process, so that micropores and mesopores can further increase.

On the other hand, the mud ball may have a diameter of 10 to 40 mm, and provides a mud ball in which pores can be evenly distributed therein even though it has the same diameter as above.

The mud balls may include micropores of 0.1 to 5 nm and mesopores of 100 to 2000 nm, and have an effect of further increasing the adsorption capacity of the mud balls through the micropores.

Nitrogen gas may be filled in the micropores and mesopores, and nitrogen gas may be discharged to the outside when the mud balls come into contact with liquid or satisfy specific conditions.

In addition, the method for manufacturing a mud ball according to the present invention to achieve the purpose of being environmentally friendly and improving processing energy efficiency while maintaining homogeneous pores in the mud ball, by inserting the first mud mixture and water into a rotating machine and rotating it, the diameter Primary particle shaping step of forming spherical primary particles of 0.1 to 0.5 mm, secondary particle shaping step of growing primary particles by adding a second mud mixture and water to the primary particles in a rotating machine, the secondary particles A manufacturing method that may include a firing step of heating at 200 to 1200 ° C. and a drying step of drying the fired secondary particles at room temperature, minimizing crack generation and at the same time evenly distributing pores inside the mud ball. It is about.

In addition, the first mud mixture and the second mud mixture include mud, and include tourmaline, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, or calcium, and it is easy to secure pores of mud balls only with tourmaline without elements such as magnetite, and mud balls It has the effect of maintaining the pH appropriately.

In addition, the mud balls are 50 to 70 parts by weight of mud, 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline, 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite, 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite, 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan, and 4 parts by weight of calcium It is characterized in that it comprises 8 parts by weight, and has the effect of maintaining the strength of the mud ball at a certain level or higher while containing appropriate mineral components.

In addition, the first mud mixture may further include 1 to 15 parts by weight of activated carbon based on 100 parts by weight of the first mud mixture, and the mud balls further include 2 parts by weight or less of activated carbon based on 100 parts by weight of the mud balls. During the drying and firing process, a part of the activated carbon is burned to further increase the micropores and mesopores.

In addition, the mud ball manufacturing method may further include a washing step after the drying step, and has an effect of reducing or minimizing dust that may occur in the mud ball.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

As described above, the mud ball according to the present invention contains mud and subcomponents in an optimal ratio to improve moldability and processability, minimizes crack generation, and contains mud and tourmaline at the same time to buffer even when organic matter is decomposed by water treatment. It has the effect of maintaining pH by action, and stably maintains micropores and mesopores even during high-temperature firing, so it has the effect of safely purifying drinking water through the adsorption power of micropores and the decomposition of organic matter.

In addition, when the mud ball according to the present invention is filled with nitrogen gas and inserted into a beer can, the moment the lid of the beer can is opened, nitrogen filled in the mesopores and micropores of the mud ball is released to form whiter and finer bubbles. have a negative effect.

In addition, since the mud ball manufacturing method according to the present invention forms integrated spherical particles, it has an advantage of being environmentally friendly and having high processing energy efficiency, having a certain stiffness even without pressure molding while implementing an overall uniform effect.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is an exterior and cross-sectional photograph of a mud ball according to Example 1.
FIG. 2 is a photograph obtained by enlarging the cross-sectional photograph of FIG. 1 with a microscope.
3 is a photograph taken by enlarging a cross-sectional photograph of Comparative Example 1 with a microscope.
4 is a photograph taken by enlarging a cross-sectional photograph of Comparative Example 2 with a microscope.
5 is a photograph of Experiment 2 (licorice) over time.
6 is a photograph of experiment 3 for measuring the sugar content of malt.
7 is a water quality test report for mud ball treated water according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The features and effects of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments described below. However, in describing the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations are omitted to clearly explain the gist of the present invention. In addition, the following examples are for exemplifying the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to these only, and is not interpreted by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. Modifications and changes are possible.

Terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated otherwise in a phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements other than the recited elements. Like reference numerals throughout the specification refer to like elements, and “and/or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited elements. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the first element mentioned below may also be the second element within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used with meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly specifically defined.

Mud balls according to the present invention are made of mud and subcomponents in a ratio of 7:3 to 5:5. The ratio of mud and subcomponents may be 7:3 to 5.5:4.5, 7:3 to 6:4, 7:3 to 6.5:3.5, 6.5:3.5 to 5:5, or 6:4 to 5:5, More than 80,000 combinations are possible by adjusting the detailed ratio of subcomponents within the range of 7:3 to 5:5. The combination can be adjusted in consideration of effectiveness, manufacturing convenience, and manufacturing cost depending on the use and usage of mud balls.

If the content of subcomponents in the mud balls exceeds half of the above ratio, the beneficial effect derived from the mud components may be reduced, and if the mud content exceeds 70%, cracks occur during drying and firing, and the stiffness There is a problem with deterioration.

Although the mud is not particularly limited, it may be Boryeong mud, and more specifically, it may be Boryeong mud powder prepared from the manufacturing method disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 0901998.

Specifically, the mud powder is prepared by (a) collecting mud from Boryeong; (b) washing the mud to remove salt from step (a); (c) a first outdoor drying step for converting the mud that has passed through step (b) into a mud cake state with a moisture content in the range of 25% to 30%; (d) mixing the mud cake and water in step (c) at a ratio of 4:6 and grinding them through a ball mill for 72 hours or more; (e) a sorting step through a vibrating screen of 160 mesh to 165 mesh to remove foreign substances from the mud that has passed through step (d); (f) a filter press step for filtering the mud that has passed through step (e); (g) drying the mud after step (f) in a secondary room; (h) final grinding to make the mud that has passed through step (g) into a fine powder that can pass through 325 mesh; and (i) sterilizing the mud that has gone through step (h) using gamma rays. This method has the advantage of not causing a change in taste even when the mud balls are applied to drinking water because salt is removed through a washing step.

Boryeong Mud has a superior mineral composition compared to Pohang Mud, Dead Sea Mud in Israel, and Baikal Mud in Russia. In particular, it contains aluminum, which promotes metabolism and removes wastes, and potassium and sodium, which regulate osmotic pressure in the body and have a water balance and soothing effect. content is relatively high. Therefore, it is mainly used in cosmetics or packs, and it has antibacterial and antibacterial effects, so it can be used for trauma treatment.

The mud ball according to the present invention can have excellent antibacterial and antibacterial effects of Boryeong mud by using the Boryeong mud powder as a main component, and this mud contains various ions and solids. Mixed with tourmaline as described later By using it, it has a buffering effect in which the pH does not change rapidly.

Subcomponents mixed with the mud in a ratio of 7:3 to 5:5 include 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline, 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite, 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite, 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan, and 4 to 8 parts by weight of calcium.

Hereinafter, specific configurations of the subcomponents will be described.

The tourmaline is also called tourmaline, and is composed of a combination of various elements such as Mg ²⁺ , Fe ²⁺ , Mn ²⁺ , Al ³⁺ , Fe ³⁺ , Mn ³⁺ , and Li ⁺ . Tourmaline ore generally has a hexagonal crystal type, electricity is generated by friction, and when heated, both ends of the crystal have a property of being charged as positive and negative electrodes.

Tourmaline is divided into scorl when it contains a lot of iron, dravite when it has a lot of magnesium, and elbaite when it has a lot of alkali metals such as lithium. , blue indicolite, and green verdelite or brazil emerald. In the mud ball according to the present invention, although not particularly limited, black tourmaline from Inner Mongolia containing a large amount of iron may be used. When black tourmaline produced in Inner Mongolia containing a large amount of iron is used, the final mud ball performance (strength, porosity, etc.) is the best.

The tourmaline is included in 6 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the mud ball, and if the tourmaline content is too high outside the above range, the manufacturing cost of the mud ball increases and the molding processability deteriorates. In the case of a small amount, it may be difficult to expect the mineral elution effect due to the electrical properties of tourmaline and the water purification effect exerted by supplying electrons to the membrane surface of microorganisms.

The mud ball according to the present invention uses a mixture of such tourmaline and mud so that tourmaline can stably exhibit the water purification effect in the final form of mud ball without a rapid change in pH during the processing process. Since tourmaline exhibits structurally spontaneous and permanent electrical polarity, it reacts with water to increase the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH ^- ) and change pH, and this change in pH results in homogeneous pores in the final mud ball. It causes problems such as not being formed properly or causing side reactions of components.

However, when mud and tourmaline are used in combination, various ions and solids in the mud neutralize the electric field of tourmaline, and this buffering action has the advantage of solving problems in the processing process that can occur when tourmaline is used alone. .

The zeolite, also referred to as zeolite, is a mineral generally containing silicate and aluminum salt, and includes natural zeolite naturally collected from the natural lithosphere and artificially synthesized zeolite. In the present invention, the zeolite is not particularly limited within the scope of zeolite in the dictionary sense, analcime, natrolite, stilbite, chabazite, clinoptilolite It may be a natural zeolite such as clinoptilolite, heulandite, or phillipsite.

The bentonite is a layered silicate mineral, and contains clay of a montmorillonite mineral as a main component. Bentonite has a strong affinity for water and forms a colloid upon contact with water, thereby controlling viscosity or enhancing binding force.

The forms of zeolite and bentonite introduced into the mud balls according to the present invention are not particularly limited, but may be in the form of powder or flakes.

Meanwhile, the total content of the zeolite and bentonite is preferably 13 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the mud balls. If the content of zeolite and bentonite is too small outside the above range, processability is poor during mud ball molding, and if the content of zeolite and bentonite is too large or too small outside the above range, it is difficult to maintain the stiffness of the mud ball.

The elvan is a mixed structure of quartz and feldspar, which means andesite porphyry, contains silicate, aluminum oxide, iron oxide, and the like, and is generally known for its efficacy such as expression of far-infrared rays. Elvan also has the effect of removing harmful metals from water as it has an ion exchange action with heavy metals. However, if the content of elvan is out of the above range, the moldability may deteriorate and the defect rate of mud balls may increase, and if the content is too small, the desired effect is not obtained, which is not preferable.

The calcium increases the mineral content of water and contributes to the formation of various pores in the mud ball by forming mesopores in the mud ball. Due to such mesopore forming ability and water-insolubility, when the content of calcium is too large beyond the range of the present invention, strength reduction due to excessively formed mesopores may be a problem, and accordingly, molding processability is also deteriorated. Conversely, if the content of calcium is too small, mesopores are not sufficiently formed and it may be difficult to describe the mineral component enhancing effect. Demineralized waste waste powder may be used as the calcium material, but is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, the total content of the elvan, tourmaline, and calcium may be 17 to 20 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of mud balls. The above configurations give additional functions rather than ball shaping and processability, and it is difficult to obtain the desired stiffness and shape of mud balls when the content of elvan, tourmaline, and calcium is too high outside the above range.

The mud balls according to the present invention may further include activated carbon as a subcomponent, and when the activated carbon is included, it is preferably included in an amount of 2 parts by weight or less relative to 100 parts by weight of the mud balls. More specifically, activated carbon may be included in an amount of about 1 part by weight in all mud balls.

The activated carbon is included in the first mud mixture used in the production of primary particles serving as a seed in the sphere forming process, and can improve the molding processability of the primary particles. Such activated carbon is partially burned during drying and firing to increase micropores and mesopores, and in particular, micropores exhibit an excellent effect in adsorbing carbon dioxide and various foreign substances, and thus have an advantageous effect in purifying water. The type and form of activated carbon included in the mud ball according to the present invention is not particularly limited, but palm tree activated carbon may be applied.

On the other hand, the diameter of the mud ball according to the present invention can be manufactured in various ways depending on the use in the range of 1 mm to 50 mm. In particular, the present invention adjusts the detailed ratio of subcomponents to ensure optimal processability, stiffness of mud balls, and various pores, so that it can stably exert effects even when manufacturing relatively large-diameter mud balls.

Specifically, the mud ball according to the present invention may be 10 to 40 mm, and more specifically, 20 to 30 mm. Mud balls of 20 to 30 mm can be easily applied as mud balls for beer can insertion.

On the other hand, even if it is made of large-diameter mud balls, the durability of the finally manufactured mud balls can be maintained at a certain level or more through the optimal combination between mud and subcomponents, and micropores and/or mesopores can be evenly distributed in the mud balls. .

As described above, the mud ball according to the present invention can contain micropores and mesopores at the same time due to the complementary effect of tourmaline and mud, the spherical shape retention ability of zeolite and bentonite, and the mesopore formation ability of calcium. , purifying effect, and has the effect of maximizing the surface area in the mud ball for nitrogen capture.

The micropores are 0.1 to 5 nm, and the mesopores are 100 to 2000 nm, and in the case of including various types of pores, it may include dense and large pores with the same volume compared to the case of including only a single type of pores. there is.

Micropores and mesopores may have different main roles, respectively. In particular, the ability of micropores to adsorb various foreign substances such as carbon dioxide is far superior to that of mesopores. On the other hand, medium pores can not only minimize the cost of materials input to be manufactured into large mud balls, but also provide a space to store gases such as nitrogen in the pores. That is, the present invention can implement various targeted effects by appropriately distributing micropores and mesopores inside the mud ball.

The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the mud ball.

The method for manufacturing mud balls according to the present invention,

A primary particle molding step of forming spherical primary particles having a diameter of 0.1 to 0.5 mm by putting the first mud mixture and water into a rotating machine and rotating it;

A secondary particle shaping step of growing primary particles by injecting a second mud mixture and water into the primary particles into a rotating machine;

A sintering step of heating the secondary particles at 200 to 1200 °C; and

and a drying step of drying the calcined secondary particles at room temperature.

In the following, each step is described in detail.

The primary particle forming step is a step of forming spherical primary particles serving as seeds by putting the first mud mixture and water into a rotating machine and rotating it. the first mud mixture comprises mud, zeolite, and bentonite; including mud, zeolites, bentonites, and activated carbon; contain mud, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, tourmaline, and calcium; include mud, zeolite, bentonite, activated carbon, elvan, tourmaline, and calcium; include mud, zeolite, bentonite, activated carbon, elvan, and tourmaline; mud, zeolite, bentonite, activated carbon, tourmaline, and calcium.

The water and the first mud mixture may be injected simultaneously or sequentially into the rotating machine, and the order of introduction is not limited, but water may be injected through water injection after the first mud mixture is introduced.

The primary particle forming step may include a drying step for drying the primary particles before the secondary particle forming step, and this drying step may be performed through natural drying at room temperature.

The secondary particle forming step is a step of forming secondary particles by injecting a second mud mixture and water to the prepared primary particles into a rotating machine to grow the primary particles.

or the second mud mixture includes mud, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, tourmaline, and calcium; contain mud, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, tourmaline, and calcium; include mud, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, and tourmaline; mud, zeolites, bentonites, tourmaline, and calcium. Boryeong mud may be used as the mud, but other mud may be applied.

The composition of the first mud mixture and the second mud mixture may be the same or different, but mud, which is the main component, must be included in order to form uniform spherical particles as a whole.

It is preferable that the secondary particle molding step is performed until the final mud ball grows by about 5% larger than the target diameter in consideration of moisture evaporation and heat shrinkage during the drying and firing process. Like the primary particle molding step, firing A natural drying step for drying the secondary particles may be included prior to the step.

In the firing step, the prepared secondary particles are heated at 200 to 1200 ° C. to improve the porosity and strength of the mud balls.

The calcination step may be performed by putting the dried secondary particles into a calcination furnace and firing them. The calcination step includes primary calcination performed at 200 to 400 ° C, secondary calcination performed at 500 to 700 ° C, and 1,000 to 1,200 ° C. It may include a third firing performed, and may further include a natural drying step at room temperature after the first firing and the second firing.

The drying step includes a drying step of drying the calcined secondary particles at room temperature.

Mud balls prepared by performing the final drying step are 50 to 70 parts by weight of mud, 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline, 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite, 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite, 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan relative to 100 parts by weight of mud balls part, and 4 to 8 parts by weight of calcium.

Meanwhile, the mud balls may further include activated carbon in an amount of 2 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the mud balls, and at this time, the activated carbon is added to the first mud mixture. Activated carbon is included in 1 to 15 parts by weight, more specifically, 5 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the first mud mixture, so as to have the above content in the final mud ball.

Mud balls that have gone through the final drying step may additionally include a washing step to secure micropores and mesopores and keep them clean from dust and dirt that may occur in each process. In particular, mud balls for beer can insertion In the case of, it is preferable to perform the washing step immediately before being put into the beer can.

Example 1.

S1. Primary particle forming step

150 kg of mud mixture mixed with 8%, 9%, 6%, 6%, and 6% of tourmaline, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, and calcium powders of 300 to 500 mesh in a cylindrical rotary molding machine and 65% of Boryeong mud powder After inserting, it rotates at a speed of 30 times per minute.

After finely spraying water in the form of a haze using a spray gun on the rotating raw material for 30 minutes, the water spraying is stopped and only the rotation process is performed for the next 10 minutes.

The water dispersion and rotation process and the rotation process are continuously repeated for about a week until primary particles of about 0.3 mm are formed.

The prepared primary particles are naturally dried at room temperature.

S2. Secondary particle forming step

After putting the dried primary particles back into the cylindrical rotary molding machine, while rotating at a speed of 30 times per minute, water is finely sprayed using a spray gun, and a mixture having the same composition as the mud mixture prepared in the primary particle molding step Finely sprinkle 10% of the total weight of the mud balls. The water injection time and the input amount of the mud mixture are adjusted in consideration of the molding progress and moisture content of the mud ball.

When it grows into spherical particles with a particle diameter of 23 to 25 mm, the mud mixture is injected without water spraying anymore, and dried at room temperature after continuing until it has a particle diameter of 27 mm.

S3. firing and drying step

After loading the prepared secondary particles on the firing rail, put them in a firing furnace to perform the first firing at a low temperature of 200 to 400 ° C., and then naturally dry them. Thereafter, a secondary firing is performed at 600 to 800° C., followed by natural drying. Finally, after performing the third firing at 1,000 to 1,200 ° C, a final natural drying step was performed to prepare mud balls of about 26 mm.

Comparative Example 1.

The composition of the mud mixture was mixed with 10%, 7%, 7%, 7% of zeolite, bentonite, elvan, and calcium powder, respectively, and 69% of Boryeong mud powder, except that tourmaline powder was not used. Mud balls were prepared in this way.

Comparative Example 2.

In Comparative Example 1, magnetite powder was used instead of tourmaline, and mud balls were manufactured by processing the rotation method of the method of Example 1 by the conventional press method.

<Experiment 1: pore distribution>

Cross-sectional photographs of the mud balls according to Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 prepared above are shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, respectively. 1 is a picture of the appearance and cross-section of a mud ball manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a photograph of the cross-sectional picture of FIG. 1 enlarged under a microscope, and FIG. 3 is a mud ball manufactured according to Comparative Example 1. 4 is a cross-sectional photograph of a mud ball manufactured according to Comparative Example 2.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portion of a different color on the inside is a seed ball portion and includes a first mud mixture. Figure 2 is a picture taken by enlarging the cross section of the mud ball of Figure 1 with a microscope. Comparative Example 1 When compared with Figure 3, which is a cross-sectional photograph, it can be seen that the surface is homogeneous and the pore size is considerably small. That is, it can be seen that the appropriately formulated tourmaline contributed to the improvement of the performance of the finally produced mud ball.

On the other hand, it can be seen that the mud ball of FIG. 4 has a rougher surface and a much larger number of mesopores than the mud ball of FIG. First, it can be seen that better performance is improved when mud balls are produced by the rotation method rather than the press method. Second, during the manufacturing process, hematite is confirmed by oxidation of magnetite, and accordingly, it can be confirmed that the surface is not smooth. In addition, hematite produced by combustion should theoretically be reduced in a high-temperature firing process, but it is not easy for oxygen to escape from hematite in a general processing environment using an electric furnace. That is, mesopores and larger pores are generated.

<Experiment 2: Licorice Elution Test>

Mud balls according to an embodiment of the present invention are made to be used for food processing or drinking water processing. It was confirmed what kind of effect the mud ball according to an embodiment of the present invention has in this edible field. The experiment was conducted at room temperature, and the materials to be prepared are as follows.

1. Control: 500ml of commercially available purified water

2. Experimental group: 500ml of purified water immersed in mud balls in the same commercially available purified water as the control group

40 g of licorice was added to the control group and the experimental group, respectively, and the dissolution rate and degree of dissolution of licorice were compared for each time period. In addition, the temperature and humidity in the laboratory were maintained to prevent contamination and cross-contamination from the outside, and the concentrations of fine dust, ultrafine dust, and TVOC were also kept below a certain level. Figure 5 is a photograph comparing the dissolution rate and the degree of dissolution for each time period after adding licorice.

As can be seen in Figure 5, it was found that the degree of dissolution of licorice was already much higher in the experimental group 1 minute and 5 minutes after licorice injection. In addition, when 72 hours have passed since licorice was added, contaminants (white) were generated on the surface of both the control group and the experimental group, but it was confirmed that the control group had significantly more contaminants than the experimental group.

Through this experiment, the following facts were confirmed. First, the dissolution rate can be significantly accelerated through the various mineral components of mud balls according to an embodiment of the present invention. Second, the antibacterial and antibacterial effect is remarkably increased through the electrical properties of tourmaline and the mud balls contained in the mud balls.

<Experiment 3: Glycosylation Experiment>

The experiment was conducted under the same indoor conditions as in Experiment 2, and the final sugar content (Brix) of each used water was measured when malt was added. The experimental conditions and results are summarized in the table below. German WEYERMANN product was used for malt, and 2L of the same bottled water was used.

Number of uses (L) malt (g) Saccharification reaction conditions (min) Sugar content (Brix) note 2L bottled water 620g <Continuous heating in the following order>
1. 40 minutes at 64 °C ;
2. 40 minutes at 72 ° C ;
3. 10 minutes at 78 ℃

27.1 Mud ball water treatment bottled water 2L 620g 31.8 Mud ball water treatment bottled water 2L 496g 25.9 496g, 80% of 620g malt

As a result of the experiment, the glycation degree of bottled water without mud ball water treatment (bottled water + malt 620g) was 0.0437 Brix per g of malt, whereas the glycation degree of bottled water with mud ball water treatment (mud ball water treated bottled water + malt 620 g) was 0.0500 Brix. appeared as That is, it was confirmed that a higher sugar content can be achieved compared to the same amount of malt when the mud ball water treatment is completed.

On the other hand, it was confirmed that the sugar content reached 25.9 Brix (0.0522 Brix per g of malt) under the same experimental conditions as 2L of mineral water treated with mud ball + 496 g of malt. Despite a 20% reduction in malt consumption, the saccharification level per gram of malt increased and was almost similar to that of bottled water treated with mud ball water.

In beer production, numerous malts are used to achieve a certain level of sugar content. If the mud balls according to one embodiment of the present invention are commercialized in the beer production process, the amount of malt required for beer production can be reduced from a minimum of 12% to a maximum of 18%. can In addition, due to the reduction in the amount of malt used, the effect of reducing the final by-product (residue) occurs, and it is possible to reduce the cost and environmental pollution for processing it.

Through the above experimental results, the following facts were confirmed. First, as in Experiment 2, the various mineral components of mud balls significantly increased the dissolution rate of sugar components in malt. Second, as can be confirmed through comparison with Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2, the mud ball according to an embodiment of the present invention has more micropores than before and the components are evenly spread in the mud ball, so the water treatment effect is higher. . That is, in the water treated with mud balls, foreign substances in the water are smoothly adsorbed into the micropores, so the minerals in the mud balls can be better dissolved into the water, and through this, more sugar components per gram of malt can be eluted. The fact that the components are evenly spread in the mud ball induces the minerals in the mud ball to dissolve better into bottled water.

Thanks to the unique manufacturing method as well as the ingredients of the mud ball, excellent effects such as Experiments 1 to 3 can be obtained.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the above information. In addition, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A primary particle molding step of forming spherical primary particles having a diameter of 0.1 to 0.5 mm by putting the first mud mixture and water into a rotating machine and rotating it;
A secondary particle shaping step of growing primary particles by injecting a second mud mixture and water into the primary particles into a rotating machine;
A sintering step of heating the secondary particles at 200 to 1200 °C; and
As a mud ball manufacturing method comprising a drying step of drying the fired secondary particles at room temperature,
The first mud mixture and the second mud mixture include mud and include tourmaline, zeolite, bentonite, elvan, or calcium,
The mud balls contain 50 to 70 parts by weight of mud, 6 to 10 parts by weight of tourmaline, 7 to 15 parts by weight of zeolite, 4 to 12 parts by weight of bentonite, 4 to 8 parts by weight of elvan, and 4 to 8 calcium, based on 100 parts by weight of the mud ball. Mud ball manufacturing method, including parts by weight.
The method of claim 8, wherein the first mud mixture further comprises 1 to 15 parts by weight of activated carbon based on 100 parts by weight of the first mud mixture, and the mud balls add 2 parts by weight or less of activated carbon based on 100 parts by weight of the mud balls. Characterized in that it comprises a, mud ball manufacturing method.
The method of claim 8, wherein the mud ball manufacturing method further comprises a washing step after the drying step.

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