WO2004112515A1 - Eau potable alcaline, complexe colloidal tire de la tourbe et filtre a ecoulement transversal - Google Patents

Eau potable alcaline, complexe colloidal tire de la tourbe et filtre a ecoulement transversal Download PDF

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WO2004112515A1
WO2004112515A1 PCT/AU2004/000705 AU2004000705W WO2004112515A1 WO 2004112515 A1 WO2004112515 A1 WO 2004112515A1 AU 2004000705 W AU2004000705 W AU 2004000705W WO 2004112515 A1 WO2004112515 A1 WO 2004112515A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for preparing a purified aqueous solution which is adapted to rapidly replace body fluids.
  • the present invention relates to a method of generating an aqueous solution comprising an electrocratic colloidal complex extracted from peat as well as the product produced by the method.
  • Water is necessary for all life. After oxygen, this essential nutrient is involved in all bodily functions. Water helps in the digestion and absorption of food, maintains body temperature, helps to carry nutrients within the blood, and removes toxins and wastes from the body. Water also serves as a cushion for joints, organs, and spinal cord.
  • chlorination In order to provide "clean" potable water many municipal water suppliers have used treatment methodologies such as chlorination. The addition of chlorine to the water supply began in the 1890 's to eradicate microorganisms that cause water-borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. However, chlorine also reacts with organic matter such as leaves and debris to create substances, such as formaldehyde. Moreover, chlorinated water also kills animal cells.
  • chloramine Another additive to scheme water is chloramine, which is a combination of chlorine and ammonia.
  • House Energy and Commerce Commission conducted a study on bottled water and found that 25% of all bottled water originated from the same water sources as most public "scheme" water and 31% exceed tap water limits for microbiological contamination. However, despite these findings, the popularity of bottled water continues to increase .
  • distillation is an expensive system that uses a lot of electricity.
  • Reverse osmosis uses a semi-permeable membrane to filter out small particles.
  • Ozone units use super-oxygenated water to kill bacteria.
  • chemicals, lead, asbestos, and particulate matter are not removed.
  • ozone units are expensive to purchase and maintain.
  • Ozonated water can also create high amounts of toxic by-products such as formaldehyde and ketones .
  • Peat which is generated by the decomposition of vegetation, has been recognised for a number of years as having health promoting or medicinal properties.
  • TorfotTM for example, is a medicinal product used for ophthalmic diseases extracted from cotton grass-sedge peat.
  • peat has been recognised as having health promoting benefits for many years it is not usually used in its native form, but is normally processed to at least remove large particulate matter and other undesirable components.
  • Various processes for extracting peat are known, for example, US Pat. No. 5,747,050 to Tolpa, et al . ; US Pat. No. 5,713,967 to Hamerlinski; US Pat. No. 5,360,117 to Tolpa, et al . and US Pat. No. 5,290,554 to Tolpa, et al . , which are all incorporated in their entirety herein by reference.
  • extraction processes are either destructive to the active agents being extracted or the extracted material becomes contaminated with residual extraction chemicals.
  • one known extraction process utilises steam distillation to extract material from peat; however, this process produces a product which is heavily contaminated with a variety of volatile compounds including phenols, amines, and saturated carboxylic acids.
  • Other extraction processes use either acid extraction or acid degradation of peat, which results in the destruction of many of the active agents being extracted.
  • the peat extract when collected by decanting, is easily contaminated with particulate material.
  • peat-derived bioactive products are obtained by mixing peat with a highly concentrated aqueous solution of inorganic salts, especially of sodium chloride and then diluted with demineralised water and subjected to reverse osmosis in order to desalinate the solution, inorganic salts being removed, and wherein the resulting solution is concentrated and clarified, and, optionally, in at least one further step, sterilised and/or spray-dried.
  • Another known process uses primary and secondary alkaline hydrolysis of an air-dried raw peat material, followed by acidification and separation of insoluble solid parts with subsequent second alkalisation, acidification of the clear liquid phase and elimination of ballast substances by means of alcohol and ether extraction.
  • the aqueous phase from the organic extraction is a liquid peat-derived bioactive product.
  • Alkaline drinking water ie water with a pH above 7.0, more preferably above pH 9, is known to have certain health benefits, including antioxidant properties. See, for example, US Patent No. 6,572,902, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Alkaline drinking water is usually produced by electrolysis of potable source water, which results in separate alkaline and acidic (pH below 7.0) streams of water; however, alkaline drinking water can be produced by adding alkaline minerals to potable source water, such as tap water.
  • alkaline drinking water is generally more beneficial than ordinary tap water or even bottled water or bottled mineral water, the health benefits are often lost from alkaline drinking water upon storage. Consequently, there is a continuing need for a purified drinking water, which also contains the health promoting benefits typically associated with alkaline water without the concomitant problems.
  • the broadest aspect of the present invention relates to an improved type of alkaline drinking water which comprises an electrocratic colloidal complex extracted from peat, which greatly increases the rate of adsorption of fluid.
  • the alkaline drinking water is further stabilised for storage by the addition of silica which maintains a millivolt charge in the alkaline drinking water for a greater period of time.
  • the invention provides an alkaline drinking water, which water has a millivolt charge of between about -150 to about -400 millivolts, wherein said charge is maintained for greater than 30 hours .
  • the millivolt charge is maintained with the addition of silica.
  • the invention provides an alkaline drinking water comprising an electrocratic colloidal complex extracted from peat.
  • the alkaline drinking water is prepared by a method comprising the step of electrolysis.
  • the invention provides a method of producing alkaline drinking water comprising the steps of: i) . filtering potable source water to produce purified water; ii) . directing the purified source water through a water softening system to produce ultra-pure water; iii) . oxygenating said ultra-pure water; iv) . electrolysing the oxygenated water to produce alkaline water with a pH greater than 7; and v) . adding silica to the alkaline water so that the resulting alkaline water maintains a millivolt charge of between about -150 to about -400 millivolts.
  • the step of filtering the potable water involves a sand filter and/or an activated charcoal filter.
  • the water softening system is preferably reverse osmosis.
  • the step of oxygenating the water is preferably accomplished by exposing the ultra- pure water to ozone. In one preferred embodiment steps iii) and iv) are interchanged ie the water is oxygenated after electrolysis.
  • the invention provides a method of producing alkaline drinking water comprising the steps of: i) . filtering potable source water through sand and activated charcoal filters to remove particulate matter and produce purified water; ii) . directing the purified source water through an reverse osmosis filter to produce ultra-pure water; iii) . exposing said ultra-pure water to ozone to produce oxygenated water; iv) . electrolysing the oxygenated water to produce alkaline water with a pH in the range of 8 to 10; v) . adding silica to the alkaline water so that the resulting alkaline water maintains a millivolt charge of between -150 to -400 millivolts.
  • the method further comprises the step of adding an electrocratic colloidal complex extracted from peat. More preferably, the step of adding the electrocratic colloidal complex occurs after step v) .
  • the present invention provides a process for producing an electrocratic colloidal complex extracted from peat comprising: i) . Exposing peat to an extracting solvent for a period of time sufficient to release nutrients and minerals into said extracting solvent thereby producing a peat extract; and ii) . Filtering said peat extract through a crossflow filter to produce filtered peat extract.
  • the process further comprises exposing the filtered peat extract to a magnetic field to produce an electrocratic colloidal complex having a millivolt charge corresponding to between -350 and +800 V.
  • the magnetic field is between 100,000 to 120,000 gauss and the millivolt charge corresponds to about -300 mV.
  • the process further comprises exposing the electrocratic colloidal complex to sterilisation.
  • the sterilisation is exposure to ultraviolet light. More preferably, the ultraviolet light is at a wavelength between 200nm to 300nm and at a dose of between 43,000 and 63,000 ⁇ W sec/cm 2 (43 mJ/cm 2 and 63 mJ/cm 2 .
  • the period of time sufficient to release the nutrients and minerals from the peat is greater than 10 minutes. More preferably, the period of time is between 10 minutes and 48 hours. Even more preferably, the period of time is between 5 hours and 24 hours.
  • the solvent will preferably be non-toxic. Accordingly, the solvent is preferably water. More preferably, the water is filtered water. Even more preferably, the water is substantially free of chlorine. Most preferably, the water is in a microstructured form, which is substantially free of negative electrolytes as well as being in a 6 cluster molecular form.
  • the step of exposing the peat to an extracting solvent may utilise any of the known methods of mixing solvent and peat. However, preferably, the method uses either a batch method or a continuos flow method.
  • the peat is retained so that large particular matter or contaminating material such as stones, detritus and the like does not contaminate the electrocratic colloidal complex.
  • the restraint includes a permeable fabric sack.
  • the peat extract is then filtered to remove any further contaminating material.
  • the filtering step is preferably via a crossflow filter of less than 10 microns to produce a filtered peat extract.
  • the crossflow filter is made of fabric with a pore size distribution of between 1 to 8 micron.
  • the fabric is a densely woven filament fabric such as Dacron polyester, which only allows particles of 3 microns or less to pass through.
  • the present invention also provides an electrocratic colloidal complex obtained by a process according to the fifth aspect. Accordingly, the present invention provides a peat extract comprising an electrocratic colloidal complex, wherein said electrocratic colloidal complex comprises essential minerals, but is substantially free of hu ic acid.
  • substantially free means less than about 1 weight percent, preferably less than about 0.5 weight percent, more preferably less than about 0.01 weight percent, and most preferably less than about 0.005 weight percent.
  • the essential minerals in the electrocratic colloidal complex is selected from the group consisting of Aluminium, Boron, Barium, Chromium, Calcium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Silicon, Silver, Sodium, Strontium, Sulphur, Vanadium, Zinc and combinations thereof. More preferably, the electrocratic colloidal complex has a millivolt charge of greater than -300 mV.
  • Figure 1 shows a portion of a crossflow filter.
  • Figure 2 shows a typical analysis of the filtered electrocratic colloidal complex produced by the processes disclosed herein.
  • Figures 3a and 3b show a magnetic field generator.
  • Figure 4 shows one embodiment of the process for producing an extract from peat.
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the sequence of steps in one embodiment of claimed process.
  • Figure 6 shows a comparison of reduction- oxidation potentials of various water samples.
  • Figure 7 shows a typical analysis of alkaline water produced by the methods disclosed.
  • peat refers to any partly decayed organic material that has formed in waterlogged, sterile or acidic conditions of bogs and fens over long periods of time.
  • the peat material is isolated from bogs or marshes that are at least between 1000 and 3000 years old.
  • extracting solvent refers to the solution, which is used to leach out the desirable components from the peat.
  • the extracting solvent is water.
  • the water can be any source water including normal mains scheme water, deionised water, purified water and the like.
  • the water is firstly filtered through a filter designed to remove particular matter and particular undesirable chemicals. For example, a 5 micro filter is capable of removing most particulate matter from the water. Most commonly, the water is then passed through a further filter comprising granular activated carbon or the like, which is capable of removing chlorine, organic material and other impurities.
  • the peat is typically allowed to remain in contact with the extracting solvent for a period of time sufficient to enable the release of nutrients and minerals from the peat.
  • Any technique for exposing the extracting solvent may be used; however, preferably the technique is either batch or continuous flow. Batch techniques involve the use of tanks, optionally equipped with mechanical stirrers.
  • the peat is encased in a fabric sack such as hessian and loaded into the tank with the extracting solvent. Periodically, the mixture of peat and solvent is stirred to keep the extracting solvent in contact with the peat material for a time sufficient to obtain a saturated solution of the desired substance or substances in the extracting solvent.
  • the fabric sack is then removed and the extracting solvent is removed for further processing.
  • the solvent is allowed to remain in contact with the peat for at least 10 minutes, but preferably between 4 hours and 10 hours.
  • the ratio of peat to extraction solvent is typically between 1:1 to 1:100, respectively, although different ratios may be used.
  • crossflow filter refers to the type and position of the filter used to filter the extraction solvent.
  • the filter is composed of any material or fabric, which has a pore size of less than 8 micron. In use the extraction solvent circulates through the crossflow filter as shown in Figure 1.
  • the crossflow filter is made of fabric with a pore size distribution of less than 5 micron.
  • the fabric is typically a densely woven filament fabric such as Dacron polyester or nylon, which only allows particles of 3 micro or less to pass through.
  • Types of fabric that may be used in the present invention includes cloth woven from nylon yarns, usually in a ripstop weave.
  • the term "ripstop weave” as used herein means that the weave pattern of the nylon cloth consists of reinforced ribs, in both the warp and the filling, forming a uniform pattern of squares.
  • Some of the commercially available cloths include MIL-C-44378 Type I and Type III, which are high tenacity 30 den flO nylon fabrics.
  • the minimum braking strength of these fabrics is 451bs/inch and the tear strengths are a minimum 51bs/inch.
  • Other fabrics are BSF 118 854 and BSF 118 1302, which are 50 dtex 15 fils 300 tpm Nylon 6.6 Type 143 fabrics.
  • Another fabric is BSF 126/1312, which is a 33 dtex flO/200 tpm Nylon 6.6 Type 143.
  • Other fabrics include BS2F 126/254 (A374) and MIL-C 7020 H TYPE 1 (A380) . All of these fabrics are commercially available from companies such as Gelvenor, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa or Perseverance Mills Ltd, Padiham, Lancashire, UK.
  • the crossflow filter is capable of removing much of the fumic and humic acid residues found in peat, which often creates a dark colour.
  • the crossflow filter 11 includes a plurality of elongate tubes 30 through which the extraction solvent passes during use.
  • the crossflow filter 11 is arranged such that extracting solvent is caused to flow in one direction along a tube 30, then to flow in a substantially opposite direction in an adjacent tube 30, and so on in repeated opposite directions until the extracted solvent passes out of the crossflow filter 11.
  • Each of the tubes 30 is defined by a plurality of join lines 32 produced by appropriate weaving, the join lines 32 being such that the seal between adjacent tubes 30 defined by the join lines 32 becomes increasingly more effective as the volume of extracting solvent in the tubes 30 increases.
  • the individual tubes 30 of the crossflow filter 11 can be isolated or segmented so that these can be flushed, or if required the volume of filtrate can be reduced without reducing the filtration efficiency. This feature allows for optimum filtered peat extract production.
  • the further processing comprises exposing the filtered extraction solvent to a magnetic field to produce a millivolt charge in the filtered extract corresponding to between -350 and +800 mV.
  • the magnetic field is between 100,000 to 120,000 gauss produced by magnets, which have signals controlled and omitted at the rate of about 7.8 millivolts per second.
  • the extraction solvent is termed an "electrocratic colloidal complex".
  • colloidal refers to the state of matter in which very finely divided particles (1 to lOOOnm) of one substance (the disperse phase) are suspended in another (the dispersion medium) in such manner and degree, that the electrical and surface properties acquire special importance.
  • the divided particles do not settle out under the influence of gravity either in an electrocratic state or a lyocratic state.
  • electrocratic means that the colloidal particles used have natural repelling action, as they have identical charged particles, and that these particles have not demonstrated any side effects.
  • a suitable magnetic field generator 40 is shown in Figures 3a and 3b.
  • the extraction solvent passes through a conduit 42 which extends through the magnetic field generator 40 so that the extraction solvent is exposed to a magnetic field as it flows though the conduit 42.
  • the magnetic field generator 40 includes a housing 44 and a plurality of magnetic field generating elements 46 disposed at spaced circumferential locations around the housing 44.
  • three magnetic field generating elements 46 are provided, each magnetic field generating element 46 being an electro-magnet energised by a control unit 48.
  • the control unit 48 is arranged to energise the field generating elements 46 so that a pulsed magnetic field of approximately 7.5Mz is produced.
  • the field generating elements 46 are arranged such that north poles of the electromagnets are located closer to the conduit 42 than south poles of the electromagnets.
  • the electrocratic colloidal complex is also further sterilised before use. Any normal sterilisation process may be employed; however, in one embodiment the sterilisation is by ultraviolet (UV) light.
  • UV ultraviolet
  • the filtered electrocratic colloidal complex is exposed to UV of a wavelength between 200nm to 300nm and at a dose of between 43,000 and 63,000 ⁇ W sec/cm 2 (43 mJ/cm 2 and 63 mJ/cm 2 ) .
  • Figure 4 shows one preferred embodiment of the invention that has been described in general terms above. However, it should be noted that Figure 4 is merely an illustration of one embodiment of the invention and should not be construed as the only process that can be used.
  • the process for the extraction of peat comprises a first filter 1, which is typically a 5 micro filter capable of removing most particulate matter from water, a second filter 3, which typically comprises granular activated carbon or the like, which is capable of removing chlorine from water and a peat tank 5, for extracting the electrocratic colloidal complex from the peat.
  • the process starts with source water passing through the first filter 1 and second filter 3, into the peat tank 5, where peat is added.
  • the peat and water are allowed to mix for a period of time then the water, including the colloidal complex, is discharged into a holding tank 7, then pump by rotary pump 9, through a magnetic field generator 23 to a crossflow filter 11.
  • the water at this stage is termed electrocratic colloidal complex and it then either recirculates through openings 15, to the holding tank 7, or passes through pores 13, to a tray 17.
  • the electrocratic colloidal complex at this stage passes through a UV light generator 19, where it is sterilised, to a final product tank 21.
  • electrocratic colloidal complex can be used directly or introduced into purified water as described below.
  • potable water (1) from any source is passed through a sediment filter (3) in order to remove all suspended sediments greater than 5 micron in size.
  • the sediment filter is a multi-media or a graded density depth filter, using sand and gravel, of various dimensions, which removes large particles and oxidized metals such as iron and manganese which may still be in the source water.
  • Sand and gravel filters of the type used are well known in the art.
  • Activated carbon filters are also well known in the art and are produced by RubbermaidTM, Cameron Carbon, Inc., Baltimore, Md.; or HermotzTM filter, Plymouth, Minn., USA or any equivalent .
  • the water is then passed through a water softening system (7) , which removes calcium, magnesium and iron.
  • the water softening system is reverse osmosis such as described in US patent No. 6,531,050 (“US050”) , which describes the removal of nitrate ions from an aqueous solution or European Patent No. EP-A-291,330 (“EP330”) , which describes a process for treating ground water. US050 and EP330 are both incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
  • After filtration the water is then passed through electrolysis (9) .
  • Typical electrolysis systems include a plurality of two-chamber electrolytic cells, each cell including an anode chamber and a cathode chamber, with an ion exchange membrane serving as a diaphragm between the two chambers.
  • an electrolytic cell is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,762,779, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the membrane significantly restricts water from passing therethrough, but allows ions to readily pass through.
  • One of the chambers is an anodic chamber, with an anode positioned therein, while the other is a cathodic chamber and has a cathode disposed therein.
  • the cathode and the anode elements comprise, for example, platinum or carbon. Other metals could also be used.
  • the anode element in the anodic chamber is connected to the positive terminal of a DC voltage source, while the cathode element is connected to the negative terminal of the DC voltage source.
  • An electric field is thus generated across the cell.
  • An electrolyte such as carbon dioxide with an electrolytic salt of ammonia acetate (CH 3 COONH are examples) may be added if necessary to initiate and/or enhance current flow between the electrodes.
  • CH 3 COONH ammonia acetate
  • the result of the operation of the electrolytic cell is two streams of water, one of which is acidic and the other of which is alkaline.
  • Alkaline water produced by the above process has a number of associated health benefits. For example, by disassociation and reconstruction of the acid and alkaline waters, where the positive and negative ions have been separated, beneficial minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and sodium have been segregated and concentrated. When drinking water possessing these beneficial minerals is further enhanced with the removal of acidic minerals such as, carbonic; chlorine; sulphuric and nitric.
  • beneficial minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, manganese and sodium have been segregated and concentrated.
  • acidic minerals such as, carbonic; chlorine; sulphuric and nitric.
  • the basic properties of the alkaline water produced by the above process is its capacity to assist in buffering acidity, removing acidic build up, and further assisting the body in maintaining its narrow window of alkalinity of pH7.2 to pH7. pH. Without wishing to be bound by any particular theory or hypothesis the inventor believes that due to the smaller clustered effect of the alkaline water, it has become water that can more effectively deliver the alkaline minerals to a cellular and sub-cellular level.
  • the increased bioavailability of minerals through an enhanced delivery medium provides effective delivery of minerals to the cells and the body tissue. Also the ability to donate electrons allows the body to utilise the alkaline water as a mechanism to initiate antioxidant activity for minimising free radical damage.
  • alkaline water produced above may be used at this stage in one preferred embodiment it is placed in a holding tank (15), where its pH is determined.
  • the pH is above 9.
  • the millivolt charge of -300 or below is determined.
  • Figure 6 shows the effect of water with millivolts ranging from -350 to +800 mV for tap water, alkaline water and acid water.
  • Ozonation is a well known technique for disinfecting water and oxygenating water. The ozonation is most effective in cold water and a small quantity of ozone will be required for disinfection.
  • Ozone generators and ozonators of different capacities are commercially available and can be customised to the application according to specifications. Ozonators are produced by OzomaxTM, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Water OzonatorTM, Sota InstrumentsTM, British Columbia, Canada; and OzoteckTM, Yreka, Calif., USA, or any equivalent.
  • Inventor has determined that maintaining the pH and/or millivolt charge is important for alkaline water.
  • the millivolt charge should preferably be in the range from about -150mV to about -400 mV.
  • the inventor has found that this may be maintained with the introduction of silica.
  • the inventor typically adds a concentrate of silica.
  • the amount of silica added is typically 50ppm.
  • the introduction of silica lengthened the normal time for holding the millivolt charge from several hours to at least 30 hours and up to 50 days.

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Cette invention se rapporte à une eau potable alcaline possédant une charge en millivolts comprise entre -400 et environ -150 millivolts, ainsi qu'à un procédé permettant d'obtenir cette eau. On a découvert que l'adjonction de silice à l'eau préserve la charge pendant une période plus grande que sans adjonction de silice. Cette invention concerne également un complexe colloïdal électrocratique extrait de la tourbe, ainsi qu'un filtre à écoulement transversal pourvu d'une toile ayant une porométrie inférieure à 3 microns.
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