A method of producing permanently structured water in which regular water is passed through at least one flow form where at least one modified material being placed sufficiently close thereto. Also, several products based on modified material, such as food, cosmetics, medicals, jewelry, cleaning and radioactivity-reducing product. Furthermore, various uses of a modified material.

A multi-stage magnetized water generator, includes: a housing; an inlet cap which is provided at an upper end of the housing and allows water to be introduced into the housing; a rotor provided in the housing to rotate water while being rotated by water inflowing through the inlet cap; a plurality of magnets which are provided in the rotor and come into contact with the water being rotated to magnetize the water; and an outlet cap which is provided at a lower end of the housing and allows the magnetized water to be discharged to an outside.

A condensate chamber is a housing having an inlet, an outlet, a base, a top wall, and upstanding sidewalls. The upstanding sidewalls include a first end sidewall, a second end sidewall, a first side sidewall, and a second side sidewall. A divider is disposed within the housing and includes a proximal end disposed against the first end sidewall and extends towards the second end sidewall. A gap is defined in between a distal end of the divider and the second end sidewall. The divider defines a serpentine channel within the housing starting at the inlet and ending at the outlet.

A method of destroying a fluorocarbon compound includes regenerating an adsorbent to remove the fluorocarbon compound and to produce a regeneration fluid having a concentration of the fluorocarbon compound and directing the regeneration fluid to an electro-oxidation system. The method also includes applying a current to the electro-oxidation system to oxidize the fluorocarbon compound within the regeneration fluid and measuring a quantity of fluorides in the regeneration fluid to determine the progress of the removal of the fluorocarbon compound from the regeneration fluid.

Organic water conditioning agents may be added to an aqueous stream that is supplied to a steam generator, such as a heat recovery steam generator within a combined cycle power plant. These organic water conditioning agents may degrade to electrically-charged decomposition products that can interfere with cation conductivity measurements made on the aqueous stream. To allow deployment of the organic water conditioning agents, a sampling device can process aqueous samples to destroy interfering organic molecules, such as through heat or irradiation. Cation conductivity measurements can then be made on the aqueous sample after destroying and removing interfering organic species from the sample stream.

A portable water heater assembly for heating water being dispensed into a drinking glass includes a base that has a fluid reservoir integrated within the base to contain a fluid and a fill port integrated into the base. A bottle is provided to contain water and the bottle is insertable into the fill port to direct the water into the fluid reservoir. A faucet is integrated into the base to dispense the water from the fluid reservoir. A heating element is integrated into the faucet and the heating element is in thermal communication with the faucet. The heating element heats the faucet when the heating element is turned on thereby heating the water when the water flows through the faucet.

A purification device is provided that includes a porous container, purification media retained in the porous container, and a flow controller integral to the porous container. A purification device is also provided that includes a porous elastic container, purification media, and a flow controller. The porous elastic container has a pocket formed therein. The purification media is compressibly retained in the porous elastic container. The flow controller is elastically retained in the pocket of the porous elastic container.

In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to devices and methods for sterilizing objects using HOCl (hypochlorous acid). A variety of objects may be sterilized, including cups, plates, utensils, toys, medical equipment, etc., in various embodiments. In one set of embodiments, chloride ions (Cl.sup.−) in water may be reacted using an electric current to produce HOCl. In some cases, there may be sufficient Cl.sup.− in the water such that another source of CF is not required; for example, the water may be tap water containing some Cl.sup.−. In some cases, the water may be acidified to facilitate the production of HOCl, for example, by introducing CO.sub.2 into the water. The production of HOCl may occur relatively quickly, e.g., within a few minutes. This may allow devices to produce water that can be used to sterilize objects quickly and simply.

A water treatment system is provided. The system includes a container holding a reactant liquid within the container. The system further includes an electrode capsule removably retained within the container and submerged in the reactant liquid. The electrode capsule operates to generate reactant gas by operating within the reactant liquid. The system includes a cap releasably coupled to an opening of the container. The cap includes a nozzle that allows flow of reactant gas out of the container to treat an amount of water. The use of the system operates to treat water for particular applications and controlling pH level range and/or alkalinity for each particular application.

Disclosed herein are polyamide compositions having decreased release of substances in warm water and increased resistance to oxidizing agents and which therefore are suitable for warm water applications, in particular for warm drinking water applications.