To provide a novel method for producing
chlorous acid water that can stably maintain
chlorous acid in water for extended periods. [Solution] A method for maintaining
chlorous acid (HClO2) stably in water for a long period of time by
trapping (capturing or adsorbing)
chlorine dioxide gas (ClO2) with an inorganic acid, inorganic
acid salt,
organic acid, or
organic acid salt, either individually or in combination with two or more of these, thereby creating a
transition state and slowing down the
decomposition reaction. For example, a gas cleaning device 2 is filled with H2O, NaOH, and H2O2 as a gas cleaning liquid,
chlorine dioxide gas is prepared in a
chlorine dioxide gas
storage tank 3,
sodium carbonate,
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate, and
sodium tetraborate are filled in a chlorous
acid water production tank 1, and an
air pump 4 is operated to introduce chlorine dichloride into the chlorous
acid water production tank 1 to produce chlorous
acid water.