The present invention relates to systems and methods for cleaning materials, such as flooring and upholstery. In some cases, the systems and methods use an electrolytic cell to electrolyze a solution comprising sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium acetate, sodium percarbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and/or any other suitable chemical to generate electrolyzed alkaline water and/or electrolyzed oxidizing water. In some cases, the cell comprises a recirculation loop that recirculates anolyte through an anode compartment of the cell. In some cases, the cell further comprises a sensor and a processor, where the processor is configured to automatically change an operation of the cell, based on a reading from the sensor. In some cases, a fluid flows past a magnet before entering the cell. In some additional cases, fluid from the cell is conditioned by being split into multiple conduits that run in proximity to each other. Additional implementations are described.

A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed. The modeling methods include steps for analyzing raw effluent to be treated, providing a field of raw effluent condition entry values and a field of treated effluent condition goals entry values, and utilizing said fields to determine an initial treatment model including a selection of, and use parameters for, treatment technologies from the plurality of down-scaled treatment technologies at the facility, the model dynamically and continuously modifiable during treatment modeling.

The beauty device according to the present invention comprises by including a mist processing part generating sterilization water by electrolyzing water in a water tank and spraying the generated sterilization water in the form of mists, and a temperature stimulation processing part applying temperature stimulation to skin using a thermoelement. A more convenient and efficient skin care can be made possible because a mist spray function of hydrogen sterilization water and a temperature stimulation function can be simultaneously implemented using a single portable device. The temperature stimulation function can be simply implemented because temperature is controlled using a Peltier device.

An electrolytic ion water generation method for generating strong electrolytic ion water having a pH value higher than a reference pH value through use of the same generation apparatus as an electrolytic ion water generation apparatus configured to generate electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value by setting an amount of raw water, which is to be supplied into a cathode chamber of an electrolytic bath, to be smaller than that of the raw water used for generating the electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value and setting generation conditions other than the amount of the raw water to the same generation conditions as those for generating the electrolytic ion water having the reference pH value. The raw water amount is set to a raw water amount calculated based on the following expression: pH=14+log [OH.sup.−].

A hydrogen water manufacturing system includes: a container-shaped constant pressure maintaining unit receiving water and maintaining a water level; an electrolysis unit including a hermetically sealed container bisected into an oxygen generation chamber and a hydrogen generation chamber with an ion exchange membrane interposed therebetween, wherein the chambers independently receive the raw water from the constant pressure maintaining unit, and a positive electrode plate is provided in the oxygen generation chamber and a negative electrode plate is provided in the hydrogen generation chamber; a fluid pump receiving the water and hydrogen from the hydrogen generation chamber; a dissolution unit having a nozzle to inject the water and the hydrogen supplied from the fluid pump; and a flow rate detection sensor arranged on piping downstream of the dissolution unit to detect supply of hydrogen water and drive the fluid pump and simultaneously supply electrical power to the electrolysis unit.

A multi-functional integrated skin beauty device according to the present invention is formed by comprising a mist treatment part generating sterilization water by electrolyzing water in a water tank and spraying the generated sterilization water in a mist shape, a temperature stimulation treatment part applying a temperature stimulation to skin, an EP treatment part applying an electric signal to an EP electrode; and a light treatment part outputting a light for skin care. A housing forming an exterior appearance of the multi-functional integrated skin beauty device includes a pillar-type handle part graspable by a user with one hand, and a first head part and a second head part protruded from an upper end of the handle part toward both lateral surfaces.

The present invention has an object to efficiently precipitate a paint residue. A system (10) of collecting a paint residue includes: a bubble-containing functional water generation portion (6) which is configured so as to generate functional water that is bubble-containing alkaline water or acid water; a paint collecting portion (1) which collects the paint residue with the functional water; and a storage portion (2) which recovers the functional water from the paint collecting portion and which stores the functional water.

Methods and systems for in situ electrochemical treatment of aqueous solutions used in agricultural systems, community systems and industrial systems. In aspects, is an in situ electrochemical method for the treatment of fertigation water, comprising: flowing the fertigation water through an electrochemical cell comprising at least one anode and at least one complementary cathode while simultaneously adjusting one or more of current density, flow rate and pH, wherein said flowing fertigation water contacts the anode and cathode causing one or more of: degradation of a recalcitrant organic contaminant, mineralization and solubilization of an organic, forming a disinfection agent against a pathogen, and maintaining nutrient levels in said fertigation water; and collecting treated effluent.

A disinfection and sterilization device of a beverage maker is disclosed. The beverage maker has an operation panel, a beverage outlet, and a water receiving tank under the beverage outlet. The beverage maker is provided with a power cord and a feed-water pipe. One end of the feed-water pipe is connected to the beverage maker, and the other end of the feed-water pipe is connected to an ozone water producing device. The ozone water producing device is connected with a water supply apparatus through a water supply pipe. The electrolytic ozone water generator is directly connected to the water supply pipe of the beverage maker. The ozone water producing device works to generate ozone gas microbubbles that are quickly dissolved and mixed in the water to generate ozone water. The internal pipe and the beverage outlet of the beverage maker through which the ozone water flows are sterilized.

A method of operating an electrochemical cell including introducing an aqueous solution into the electrochemical cell, applying a current across an anode and a cathode to produce a product, monitoring the voltage, dissolved hydrogen, or a condition of the aqueous solution, and reversing polarity of the anode and the cathode responsive to one of the measured parameters is disclosed. An electrochemical system including an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode, a source of an aqueous solution having an outlet fluidly connectable to the electrochemical cell, a sensor for measuring a parameter, and a controller configured to cause the anode and the cathode to reverse polarity responsive to the parameter measurement is disclosed. Methods of suppressing accumulation of hydrogen gas within the electrochemical cell are also disclosed. Methods of facilitating operation of an electrochemical cell are also disclosed.