Method for producing functional water

Abstract

To provide a functional water production method in which produced functional water can have an enhanced function.SOLUTION: A functional water production method comprises: an intermediate water generation step S1 of generating intermediate water by eluting a component of raw material stone into raw water by heating the raw water stored in a heated vessel with the raw material stone immersed therein; a fired body generation step S2 of generating a fired body by kneading and firing the intermediate water and a pottery stone powder; and a functional water generation step S3 of generating functional water by eluting a component of the fired body into the raw water by heating the raw water stored in the heated vessel with the fired body immersed therein.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing functional water.

Background Art

[0002] As a conventional functional water, Patent Document 1 discloses a functional liquid containing water as a main component, a mineral component of a fired product that is fired quartz andesite glassy porphyry, and a mineral component of an unfired product that is unfired quartz andesite glassy porphyry. The fired product is fired at a firing temperature of 300 to 1500°C by a known method, pulverized to an appropriate size together with the unfired product, and then mixed, and the mineral component is eluted into the water by passing or circulating water.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The functional water of Patent Document 1 above is said to exhibit various functions, such as adsorption and decomposition of odors and irritants, prevention of spoilage of water and food, promotion of growth of organisms and plants, inhibition of bacterial propagation, inhibition of ripening of fruits, etc., and keeping the mind and body comfortable. However, the conventional method for producing functional water has difficulty in sufficiently releasing the components of the fired product into water, and there is room for further improvement from the viewpoint of improving the functions of functional water.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing functional water that can enhance the functions of the produced functional water.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] By immersing raw material stones in raw water stored in a heating container and heating them, a first intermediate water generation step of eluting the components of the raw material stones into the raw water to generate first intermediate water, and the first intermediate water a part of is Amakusa kneaded with pottery stone powder and fired to generate a first fired body in a first fired body generation step, and stored in a heating container the remaining that is not used in the first fired body generation step By immersing the first fired body in the first intermediate water and heating it, the a second intermediate water generation step of eluting the components of the first fired body into the first intermediate water to generate second intermediate water, and the second intermediate water a part of is Amakusa kneaded with pottery stone powder and fired to generate a second fired body in a second fired body generation step, and stored in a heating container the remaining that is not used in the second fired body generation step By immersing the second fired body in the second intermediate water and heating it, the a functional water generation step of eluting the components of the second fired body into the second intermediate water to generate functional water having a deodorizing function or a relaxation function by drinking is provided. The first intermediate water generation step includes a step of individually generating the first intermediate water generated from one type of raw material stone for each of seven types of raw material stones including germanium, radium, terahertz, crystal, fossil of ginkgo leaves, raw material stone eluting silver ions, and rock salt. The first fired body generation step process includes a step of individually generating the first fired body from the seven types of the first intermediate water a part of and is achieved by a method for producing functional water. body In the second intermediate water generation step, the first fired body individually produced is immersed in the seven types of the first intermediate water stored in a heating container and not used in the first fired body generation step, and heated to generate seven types of the second intermediate water. The second fired body generation step includes a step of generating the second fired body by kneading and firing a part of the mixed water obtained by mixing the seven types of the second intermediate water in the same amount with pottery stone powder. The functional water generation step includes a step of generating the functional water by immersing the second fired body in the remaining mixed water stored in a heating container and not used in the second fired body generation step and heating it

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for producing functional water that can enhance the function of the produced functional water.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] <First Embodiment> Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining a method for producing functional water according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, in the method for producing functional water of this embodiment, first, an intermediate water generation step of generating intermediate water by immersing a raw material stone in raw water stored in a heating container such as an electric kettle and heating it to dissolve the components of the raw material stone in the raw water is performed (step S1).

[0011] In the above intermediate water generation step, tap water can be used as the raw water, and preferably deaerated water obtained by boiling tap water to remove dissolved chlorine, oxygen, etc. can be used. Before storing the raw water in the heating container, it is more preferable to bring the raw water into contact with spherical or honeycomb-shaped raw material stones of the same type as the raw material stones to be immersed. As the raw material stone, a radioactive ore containing radioactive elements can be preferably used, but it is not limited to radioactive ores. For example, one or more of germanium, terahertz, radium, fossil ginkgo leaves, rock salt, silver ions raw stone for elution , quartz, graphite, charcoal, tiger eye, rutile quartz, amethyst, diamond, black spinel, onyx, turquoise, tourmaline, gold, meteorite, lapis lazuli, banded brand, hematite, jade, rose quartz, sunstone, calcite can be selected and used. The heating temperature and heating time of the raw water are not particularly limited, but for example, it can be 85°C for 48 hours.

[0012] Next, an intermediate firing body generation step is performed (step S2) in which the intermediate water generated in the above intermediate water generation step is kneaded with pottery stone powder, formed into a predetermined shape, and then fired at a high temperature (for example, 1200 to 1300 ° C) to generate a fired body. As the pottery stone powder, it is possible to preferably use powder of Amakusa pottery stone, but one or more may be selected from Hanasaka pottery stone, Tobe pottery stone, Kakinoya pottery stone, etc. Pottery clay such as frog-eye clay, wood-knot clay, and kaolin clay may be mixed with the pottery stone powder. The molding shape of the fired body is not particularly limited, but a shape having corners such as a rectangular parallelepiped shape is preferable.

[0013] Next, a functional water generation step is performed (step S3) in which the fired body generated in the fired body generation step is immersed in raw water stored in a heating container such as an electric kettle and heated to elute the components of the fired body into the raw water to generate functional water. The heating temperature and heating time of the intermediate water are not particularly limited, but for example, it can be 85 ° C for 48 hours. The raw water used in the functional water generation step can be the same as the raw water used in the intermediate water generation step, or the intermediate water generated in the intermediate water generation step can be used as the raw water in the functional water generation step.

[0014] According to the method for producing functional water of the present embodiment, a fired body is generated using the intermediate water obtained by eluting the components of the raw material stone, and the components of this fired body are eluted into the raw water to produce functional water, so that the components of the raw material stone can be effectively included in the functional water and the function of the produced functional water can be enhanced.

[0015] <Second Embodiment> FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a method for producing functional water according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method for producing functional water in this embodiment performs a first intermediate water generation step (step S11) and a first fired body generation step (step S12) by the same steps as the intermediate water generation step and the fired body generation step of the first embodiment described above. That is, in the first intermediate water generation step, the components of the raw material stone are eluted into the raw water by immersing the raw material stone in the raw water stored in the heating container and heating, thereby generating the first intermediate water. Further, in the first fired body generation step, the first fired body is generated by kneading and firing the first intermediate water with the pottery stone powder.

[0016] Next, a second intermediate water generation step is performed (step S13) in which the first fired body is immersed in the raw water stored in a heating container such as an electric kettle and heated, so that the components of the first fired body are eluted into the raw water to generate the second intermediate water. The raw water used in the second intermediate water generation step can be the same as the raw water used in the first intermediate water generation step, or the first intermediate water generated in the first intermediate water generation step can be used as the raw water for the second intermediate water generation step.

[0017] Next, a second fired body generation step is performed (step S14) in which the second intermediate water is kneaded with the pottery stone powder, formed into a predetermined shape, and then fired at a high temperature (for example, 1200 to 1300 ° C.) to generate the second fired body. The pottery stone powder used in the second fired body generation step is preferably of the same type as the pottery stone powder used in the first fired body generation step.

[0018] Then, a functional water generation step is performed (step S15) in which the second fired body is immersed in the raw water stored in a heating container such as an electric kettle and heated, so that the components of the second fired body are eluted into the raw water to generate functional water. The heating temperature and heating time of the raw water are not particularly limited, but for example, it can be 85 ° C. for 48 hours. The raw water used in the functional water generation step can be the same as the raw water used in the first intermediate water generation step or the second intermediate water generation step, and the first intermediate water or the second intermediate water (or a mixed water thereof) can be used as the raw water for the functional water generation step.

[0019] According to the method for producing functional water of the present embodiment, compared with the method for producing the first functional water, the components of the raw material stone can be more effectively included in the functional water, and the function of the produced functional water can be further enhanced.

[0020] In the method for producing functional water of the present embodiment, in the first intermediate water generation step, the first intermediate water generated from one type of raw material stone can be individually generated for each of a plurality of types of raw material stones. In this case, a plurality of types of the first intermediate water are generated corresponding to the types of the raw material stones. In the first fired body generation step and the second intermediate water generation step, the first fired body and the second intermediate water are individually generated from a plurality of types of the first intermediate water. In the second fired body generation step, by mixing a plurality of types of the second intermediate water and kneading with pottery stone powder, functional water effectively containing the components of a plurality of types of raw material stones can be produced.

[0021] To confirm the effects of the present invention, functional water was generated by the method for producing functional water according to the second embodiment, and the following tests were conducted. The raw material stones used were seven types: germanium, radium, terahertz, crystal, fossil of ginkgo leaf, silver ion raw stone for elution , and rock salt. The first intermediate water was generated for each raw material stone as described above, and the second intermediate water obtained from each first intermediate water was mixed in the same amount to generate a second fired body, and functional water was produced. The pottery stone powder used was Amakusa pottery stone powder.

[0022] <Deodorizing property> The functional water was immersed in cardboard and then dried to generate a sample. This sample was placed in a test container (internal volume 3L), and the change in the concentration of formaldehyde in the test container was measured by the detector tube method. With respect to the initial concentration of 15 ppm, when no sample was placed, the concentration after 24 hours was about 8 ppm, whereas when the sample was placed, it became almost 0 ppm after 2 hours.

[0023] <Effect on living body> When the brain waves of the subjects were measured before and after drinking the functional water (150 cc), the alpha waves representing the resting state increased by 22% after drinking, while the beta waves representing the active and lively state decreased by 14% after drinking. In addition, when a stress evaluation was conducted using the saliva of the subjects, the stress level decreased by approximately 6% due to the consumption of the functional water. Furthermore, when the functional water (500 cc) was sprayed into a six-mat bedroom to measure the eight-hour sleep state of the subjects, the deep sleep time increased by 27% due to the use of the functional water. Thus, it was suggested that the use of the functional water of the present invention enhances the relaxation effect.

Explanation of Signs

[0024] S1 Intermediate water generation process S2 Fired body generation process S3 Functional water generation process

Claims

【Claim 1】 A first intermediate water generation step of generating first intermediate water by immersing a raw material stone in raw water stored in a heating container and heating it to dissolve the components of the raw material stone in the raw water; A first fired body generation step of generating a first fired body by kneading and firing a part of the first intermediate water with Amakusa pottery stone powder; A second intermediate water generation step of generating second intermediate water by immersing the first fired body in the remaining first intermediate water stored in the heating container and not used in the first fired body generation step and heating it to dissolve the components of the first fired body in the first intermediate water; A second fired body generation step of generating a second fired body by kneading and firing a part of the second intermediate water with Amakusa pottery stone powder; A functional water generation step of generating functional water having a deodorizing function or a relaxation function by drinking by immersing the second fired body in the remaining second intermediate water stored in the heating container and not used in the second fired body generation step and heating it to dissolve the components of the second fired body in the second intermediate water, and the first intermediate water generation step includes a step of individually generating the first intermediate water generated from one type of raw material stone for each of seven types of raw material stones including germanium, radium, terahertz, crystal, fossil of ginkgo leaves, raw material stone eluting silver ions, and rock salt; the first fired body generation step includes a step of individually generating the first fired body from a part of the seven types of the first intermediate water; the second intermediate water generation step includes a step of generating seven types of the second intermediate water by immersing the individually generated first fired body in the seven types of the first intermediate water stored in the heating container and not used in the first fired body generation step and heating it; the second fired body generation step includes a step of generating the second fired body by kneading and firing a part of the mixed water obtained by mixing the seven types of the second intermediate water in the same amount with pottery stone powder; The functional water production step is a method for producing functional water, which includes a step of generating the functional water by immersing and heating the second fired body in the remaining mixed water stored in the heating container and not used in the second fired body generation step.

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