Reduction of oxidation from consumer organic products by electric field

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process and system using induction of electric voltage to reduce the oxidation of consumer organic products. In particularly, chemical reactions within the AC and/or DC field are influenced by a catalytic reaction caused by the changing the field to reduce and/or eliminate oxidation in consumer organic products.

Claims

1. A process for reduction of oxidation from liquid product having degradation or spoilage comprising: producing an induction of electric field by using a coil wound around a container of said liquid product, wherein said liquid product is exposed to expanding and collapsing said electric field, and wherein said electric field is changeable upon an electrolyte by inducing low voltages and currents; and altering induced voltage for creating ionization effect within said container to replace electron loss in oxidation of said liquid product, until DC offset caused by unipolar field is about greater than 30 mV.

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6. The process according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more characteristics of said liquid product is selected from the group consisting of resistivity, temperature, pH, and any combination thereof.

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9. A system using the process of claim 1 for reduction of oxidation in consumer organic product, comprising a consumer organic product which is subject to degradation or spoilage in the presence of air or oxidative conditions; a colorimetric indicator comprising a colored compound which changes color upon oxidation; wherein said indicator is exposed to substantially the same environmental conditions as said consumer organic product; and a reference standard, whereby comparison of the color of said indicator with said reference standard determines the presence or absence of oxidative changes in said consumer organic product.

10. The process according to claim 1 further comprises producing said electric field by using a coil for creating an expanding and collapsing electric field.

11. The process according to claim 1, wherein said container serves as magnetic core having permeability to shape the electric field.

Description

DETAILS OF INVENTION

[0020] The present invention relates to a process and system for extending the shelf life of consumer organic products and reducing oxidation (the rotting process) of plant and organic substances by induction of a replacement electron lost in oxidation of extracted compounds.

[0021] In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, radio frequency (RF) field using a specially altered waveform, or flux pattern, changes the ionization in some substances within that field that can have effect on the substance within the treatment container, which is the electrolyte.

[0022] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the process begins with a coil that is used to produce the field is wound around the lip of a pot. This creates an expanding and collapsing field within the pot to act upon the electrolyte. The rise and fall times of the exciting voltage is altered. An unequal, or unbalanced, voltage is thereby introduced across the molecules in the container to cause an ionization effect. The container itself serves as a magnetic core of high permeability to shape the field. The container may be operated over a heating source, thus combing external heat with the ionizing energy from the coil to influence the chemical reaction within the container. The dielectric constant of the electrolyte greatly influences the magnetic effect upon the electrolyte.

[0023] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a coil wound around the lip of the pot. The diodes cause the voltage and current in the coil to be unequal in outgoing and incoming energy, with the drive energy being greater than the self-induced energy when the field collapses.

[0024] A common balanced field, as would be generated by normal alternating current, cannot be used for this purpose since more energy must be sent out in flux power than is returned by the collapsing field. Some of the energy is absorbed in the iron of the pot and some in heating, or converting, the electrolyte. This transfer of energy is well known in industry where RF heating is used in metal processing. Microwave ovens are an example of the electrolyte (dielectric) heating. Shaping the voltage waveform applied to the coil can cause this loss, or energy transfer effect to an electrolyte, to be maximized.

[0025] In experiments using various substances as electrolytes, such as tea and coffee, it was found the resistivity of the electrolyte could be increased by exposure to the varying field. A circuitry used to obtain the varied magnetic flux strength and to measure the DC offset caused by the unipolar field. Normally, a balanced RF field would produce no direct current from the pickup coil. In the tests conducted with unipolar fields, a DC potential greater than 30 mV was observed anywhere within the container electrolyte. This would vary according to the primary and/or secondary that turns ratio and the applied power level.

[0026] Still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the coil that is used to produce the field is wound around a Ferro magnetic core that is placed alongside a non ferrous pipe transferring chemicals for further processing. The material within the pipe is then subjected to the ionizing energy and to molecular alignment if applicable. The core and pipe may be so arranged that the field is not centered in the center of the pipe.

[0027] In another embodiment of the present invention, the power for the oscillator and coil driver to produce the RF field is obtained from a Peltier device which has a voltage output, the level of which is dependent upon heat difference.

[0028] In a further embodiment of the present invention, this voltage level causes the oscillator to vary in frequency. A receiving device near the processing pot can pick up this oscillator signal frequency and use it to control temperature by measuring the frequency. In this case the pot is totally portable and not connected direct to an external energy source.

[0029] Thus, the invention may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves or optimizes one advantage or group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings.

[0030] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed, but is capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications, and substitutions of parts and elements without departing from the spirit of the invention. 9. A system using the process of claim 1 for reduction of oxidation in consumer organic product, comprising a consumer organic product which is subject to degradation or spoilage in the presence of air or oxidative conditions; a colorimetric indicator comprising a colored compound which changes color upon oxidation; wherein said indicator is exposed to substantially the same environmental conditions as said consumer organic product; and a reference standard, whereby comparison of the color of said indicator with said reference standard determines the presence or absence of oxidative changes in said consumer organic product.