Simple and efficient electrolysis method and device for making electrolyzed water from pure water
10421673 ยท 2019-09-24
Inventors
Cpc classification
Y02E60/36
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
International classification
C25B9/00
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
C25B11/00
CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Abstract
A simple and efficient electrolysis device for making electrolyzed water from pure water, comprising a controllable electrolysis power supply, an electrolytic electrode plate assembly connected to said power supply, said component being immersed within the to-be-electrolyzed water when in operation. A gap is provided between an anode and a cathode of the electrolytic electrode plate assembly, the gap distance being greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, said gap being designed according to the principle of optimal minimization, being less than 0.1 mm when necessary. The area of the surfaces, on either side of the gap, of the anode and the cathode of the electrolytic electrode plate assembly are designed according to the principle of optimal maximization, within the occupied set space. Also disclosed is a simple electrolysis method for making electrolyzed water from pure water.
Claims
1. An electrolyzed water production device, comprising an electrolysis power supply and an electrolysis electrode assembly connected with the electrolysis power supply; wherein the electrolysis electrode assembly is immersed in water to be electrolyzed during work; there are neighboring electrodes at different voltages in the electrolysis electrode assembly, and the neighboring electrodes at different voltages forms gaps therebetween; a gap distance of each gap is set at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and configured according to a minimization principle; within a dimension of the electrode assembly, the gaps between the neighboring electrodes at different voltages has a gap area configured according to a principle of optimal maximization; the neighboring electrodes at different voltages with the gap distance configured according to a minimization principle while the gap area configured according to a principle of optimal maximization; whereby the electrolysis device is capable of strongly electrolyzing impurities and water molecules so as to generate more free electrons and obtain a high electrolysis current; wherein the electrode assembly is wrapped with one electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U; the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U defines a passage for water in the electrode assembly to flow inwards and outwards; the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U as a first electrode is connected with a first output of the electrolysis power supply via a conductor; a cake-like electrode or a plane-shaped electrode as a second electrode is mounted inside the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U; a first gap is set between an outer peripheral surface of the second electrode and an inner peripheral surface of the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U; the second electrode is connected a second output of the electrolysis power supply by the conduct; a third electrode is arranged opposite to a back face of the second electrode relative to the first electrode; a second gap is set between the second electrode and the third electrode; the third electrode is connected with a third output of the electrolysis power supply via the conductor; a third gap is set between the third electrode and the neighboring electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U; the first, second, and third gaps among the three electrodes are at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and less than 0.1 mm if necessary; a work mode of the electrolysis electrode assembly is controlled by the first, second, and third outputs of the electrolysis power supply; the electrolysis electrode assembly can respectively or simultaneously be varied that: 1) the second electrode and the third electrode or the third electrode and the second electrode, can be respectively configured a cellular and cake-like electrode or a corresponding comblike electrode insertable each other; comb teeth of the comblike electrode are fixed to a plate or relatively fixed, and are capable of inserting in corresponding cellular holes of the cellular and cake-like electrode; a gap is set between relative surfaces of the cellular and cake-like electrode and the comblike electrode, and is at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and is capable of less than 0.1 mm if necessary; 2) a connection between the second or third electrode and the second or third output of the electrolysis power supply is able to switch off, and the work of the electrolysis electrode assembly is thus only controlled via the first and third outputs or the first and second outputs; 3) via the electrolysis electrode assembly being fixed in a water container for work, the water container from metal or conductive materials, and thus the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U of the electrolysis electrode assembly can be replaced by the water container with a difference that a bottom of the water container to replace the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U has no passage for electrolyzed water to flow; 4) the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U is replaced by a plate electrode, so that the electrode in shape of cylinder, groove or U is simplified to a top plate at a cylinder, and thus the first gap is nearly absent; 5) the second electrode is tightly fitted with the third electrode in the above 2), so that the second gap is 0 mm, and the work of the electrolysis electrode assembly is thus only controlled via the first and third outputs or the first and second outputs; the neighboring electrodes at different voltages of the electrolysis electrode assembly therebetween have a gap distance at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and is capable of less than 0.1 mm if necessary.
2. According to the device in claim 1, comprising a section of tubular channel, the electrolysis electrode assembly is mounted in the tubular channel, and the electrolysis power supply to provide power to the electrolysis electrode assembly; pure water or drinking water flows inwards from one port of the tubular channel and through the gaps between the neighboring electrodes at different voltages of the electrolysis electrode assembly; the gap distance at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and is capable of less than 0.1 mm if necessary; water flows outwards from the other port of the tubular channel and is electrolyzed; the tubular channel is adapted for an electrode, and thus is used as one electrolysis electrode of the electrolysis electrode assembly.
3. According to the device in claim 1, wherein the device is configured as a portable electrolysis device, comprising the electrolysis power supply and the electrolysis electrode assembly connected with the electrolysis power supply; the electrolysis electrode assembly is immersed in water to be electrolyzed in an container during electrolysis, the electrolysis electrode assembly is capable of manufacturing electrolyzed water under a control of the electrolysis power supply; the neighboring electrodes at different voltages of the electrolysis electrode assembly therebetween have a gap distance at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and is capable of less than 0.1 mm if necessary.
4. According to the device in claim 1, wherein the gap distance of each gap is capable of less than 0.1 mm.
5. According to the device in claim 1, wherein the gap distance of any one of gaps is at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 0.1 mm.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The physical embodiments adopted in the present invention will be presented by the following depicted embodiments and accompanying drawings for further explanations.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The First Embodiment
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(10) Accordance with one embodiment, the neighboring electrodes 2, 3 at different voltages of the electrolysis electrode assembly 18 are respectively configured as a cellular and cake-like electrode 2 and a comblike electrode 3 correspondingly insertable to each other; the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 can be configured as a number N of cellular tubes 24 electrically connected with each other, and the comblike electrode 3 can be configured with a number N of comb teeth 23 electrically connected with each other, N is from 1 to any value; the comb teeth 23 of the comblike electrode are fixed to a plate 29; the comb teeth 23 of the comblike electrode 3 are capable of correspondingly inserting in cellular holes 28 in the cellular and cake-like electrode 2; a gap 8 is set between opposite surfaces of the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 and the comblike electrode 3; a gap distance between the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 and the comblike electrode 3 is at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 10 mm, and can be at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 0.1 mm if necessary.
(11) A water container of the above basic technical solution is used in this embodiment. Referring to
(12) The control mode 1 in accordance with the first embodiment is used to manufacture weakly alkaline reduced water with slightly higher alkaline. The control mode is characterized that: the output 17 of the controllable power supply 12 is connected with the output 15, the controllable power supply 12 provides a positive voltage to the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 via the output 16. Pure water including distilled water and trace amounts of impurities are electrolyzed mainly at the gaps 7, 8, and a number N of 22, and the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 as the anode with great equivalent specific surface area advantageously absorb negative chloride ions, and trace amount of impurities in water released from the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 are ionized to generate electrons, which is beneficial to increase electrolysis current and to advance the chance of H+e.sup..fwdarw.H.sup., and a higher indicator of reduced water is accordingly obtained. During electrolysis, water molecules H.sub.2O are ionized or recombined to ions or materials such as OH.sup., H.sup.+, O, H, H.sup., O.sub.2, and H.sub.2 etc. al. O.sub.2 gas and H.sub.2 gas can continuously rise upwards away from the opened top of the cylinder cathode 1, water and ions flowing in gaps in the cylinder cathode 1 can be accelerated, and water and impurities in the container 14 can repeatedly flow through the gaps 7, 8 and a number N of 22 and are electrolyzed, which is beneficial to increase the electrolysis efficiency. Moreover, the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 can strongly absorb negative ions such as H.sup. and OH.sup., the higher electrolytic strength are provided, the more negative ions such as H.sup. and OH.sup. are obtained, and the more negative ions such as H.sup. and OH.sup. are absorbed by the cellular and cake-like electrode 2; at the same time, more H+ and e are combined to H.sub.2 and H.sub.2 rises out from water surface, the advantage of the equivalent area of the anode bigger than that of the cathode is apparent. Therefore, the content of OH.sup. in water is higher than H.sup.+ after electrolysis; the alkalinity of the reduced water is stronger, the pH value is higher. The content of H.sup. is higher, then reduced water with higher indicator is produced, which is weakly alkaline reduced water with a relatively high alkalinity.
(13) The control mode 2 in accordance with the first embodiment is used to manufacture weakly alkaline reduced water with slightly higher alkaline. The controllable power supply 12 provides a positive voltage to the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 via the output 16, the output positive voltage is lower than the control mode 1.sup.st; at the same time, the controllable power supply 12 provides a higher positive voltage to the comblike electrode plate 3 through the output 17. Water and impurities are electrolyzed mainly at the gaps 7 and 9, the positive voltage provide to the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 by the controllable power supply 12 is lower than the control mode 1, the absorbability of the cellular and cake-like electrode 2 to OH.sup. and H.sup. are accordingly weakened, thus the alkalinity of reduced water is lower than that via the control mode 1. The electrolysis at the gap 9 is capable of supplying H.sup. to balance H.sup. loss due to the weakened absorbability of the cellular and cake-like electrode 2, therefore, slightly-alkaline reduced water with higher indicator is according produced.
(14) The control mode 3 in accordance with the first embodiment is used to manufacture acidic electrolyzed water. The cellular and cake-like electrode 2 is connected with the negative electrode 15 of the controllable power supply 12 via the output 16 and namely is connected with the cylinder cathode 1. The controllable power supply 12 provides a positive voltage to the comblike electrode plate 3 through the output 17. Water and impurities are electrolyzed at the gaps 9, a number N of 22, and 8. The cellular and cake-like electrode 2 is connected with the negative electrode 15 of the electrolysis power supply, has strong absorbability to positive ions such as H.sup.+, and reduces the chance of H.sup.++e.sup. .fwdarw.H.sub.2; at the same time, OH.sup. in water is easily electrolyzed into O.sub.2 and H.sup.. the gap 9 is relatively narrow, when the electrolysis uses the power supply 12 with a low and safety voltage to supply power source, the gap distance of the gap 9 usually is designed at a range of greater than 0 mm and less than 1 mm, more O.sub.2 and less H.sub.2 rise upwards from an inside edge of the cylinder cathode 1 through the gap 7, and then a fast flow of water, ion current and impurities are accordingly obtained, which is beneficial for H.sup. generated at the gap 9 to spread outwards, such manner is repeated, and then the content of H.sup.+ in water higher is than OH.sup., and the pH value of reduced water is lower, therefore, acidic electrolyzed water with higher indicator is manufactured.
(15) Table 4 shows the measured indicator data of alkaline or acidic electrolyzed water with a negative potential from pure water via the three control modes in accordance with this embodiment.
(16) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Measured indicator Data of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the first embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator Reduced ORP (mv) 657 523 210 water Content of H (ppb) 698 578 267 pH value 9.8 8.5 6.1 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +167 mv, content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
(17) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with the first embodiment is also applicable for unpurified water to manufacture reduced water in a negative potential, the principle and process is similar to the above. Table 5 below shows the indicator of reduced water produced from drinking water in accordance with this embodiment.
(18) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Measured indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Drinking Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the first embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 762 650 189 Water Content of H (ppb) 798 687 238 pH value 9.8 8.8 6.2 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +286 mv, content of H = 0, pH = 7.5.
The Second Embodiment
(19) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(20) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Measured Indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the second embodiment Control Control Control Control mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 301 210 104 Water Content of H (ppb) 332 231 118 pH value 9.5 8.1 6.1 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +242 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
The Third Embodiment
(21) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(22) TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Measured Indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the third embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 289 204 121 Water Content of H (ppb) 309 230 143 pH value 9.2 8.2 6.1 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +263 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
The Fourth Embodiment
(23) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(24) TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Measured Indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the fourth embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 652 589 210 water Content of H (ppb) 687 613 267 pH value 9.8 8.5 6.1 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +251 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
The Fifth Embodiment
(25) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(26) TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 Measured indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the fifth embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 451 418 203 water Content of H (ppb) 474 463 247 pH value 9.6 8.4 6.0 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +242 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
The Sixth Embodiment
(27) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(28) TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 Measured Indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the sixth embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 448 406 198 Water Content of H (ppb) 487 440 225 pH value 9.6 8.4 6.0 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +231 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.
The Seventh Embodiment
(29) The structure of the electrolysis device in accordance with this embodiment is shown in
(30) TABLE-US-00011 TABLE 11 Tested Measured indicator of the Reduced water Manufactured from Pure Water via 3 Control Modes in accordance with the seventh embodiment Control Control Control Control Mode for electrolysis mode 1 mode 2 mode 3 Indicator of Reduced ORP (mv) 431 402 192 Water Content of H (ppb) 443 430 218 pH value 9.6 8.4 6.0 Remark: electrolysis works for 3 minutes, at usual temperature, with raw water: ORP = +238 mv, a content of H = 0, pH = 5.5.