Functional Hydrogen Water Apparatus with Gas-Permeable Membrane
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for generating electrolyzed alkaline water, such as Generation 1 machines, have limitations including high pH levels that can be adverse to human health, wasteful acid water production, and limited energy application due to membrane constraints, resulting in suboptimal health benefits and inefficient hydrogen gas retention in the water.
Innovation Solution
A functional hydrogen water generating apparatus that includes pre-filtration mechanisms, additive element applicators, electrolysis processes implemented via electrodes, and energy field applicators to produce functional hydrogen water with enhanced hydrogen and oxygen concentrations and prolonged stability, thereby providing improved health benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If membrane-based electrolysis is used to generate electrolyzed alkaline water, then alkaline water with high pH is produced, but the high pH level becomes adverse to human health
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the beneficial component (hydrogen gas) from the electrolysis process while eliminating the harmful component (high pH alkaline water). The system uses a gas-permeable membrane to selectively pass hydrogen bubbles through to the drinking water side, while the alkaline water remains confined to the electrolysis chamber and is drained separately, thus providing hydrogen-enriched water without high pH adverse effects
Solution Approach 2:
The electrolysis chamber is divided into two compartments by a gas-permeable membrane: a first chamber for electrolysis containing the anode and cathode, and a second chamber for drinking water. This segmentation allows independent control of the electrolysis environment (high pH) from the drinking water environment (neutral pH), enabling hydrogen transfer without pH transfer
2Quantity of substance
If membrane-based electrolysis is used, then electrolyzed alkaline water is produced, but acid water is wasted and the system becomes less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the previously wasted acid water from a harmful byproduct into a useful component. The acid water generated in the first chamber is now utilized to neutralize the alkaline water in the second chamber through controlled mixing, creating neutral water that can be safely consumed while maintaining hydrogen content
3Device complexity
If energy field application is limited by membrane constraints, then system complexity is reduced, but hydrogen gas retention in water is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The gas-permeable membrane acts as an intermediary that facilitates hydrogen gas transfer from the electrolysis chamber to the drinking water chamber while blocking the transfer of ions and pH. This selective permeability enables effective hydrogen enrichment without requiring complex energy field application systems, maintaining simplicity while improving hydrogen retention
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively generates functional hydrogen water that provides enhanced hydration, relief from gastrointestinal issues, and inflammation reduction, with increased hydrogen and oxygen concentrations and ionization potential that are sustained for a longer period, overcoming the limitations of previous systems.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises at least one anode and at least one cathode, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to implement at least one electrolysis process on treated water to produce at least one amount of electrolyzed water
Implementation Method 2
at least one energy field applicator configured to apply at least one energy field to the electrolyzed water
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides for systems, methods, and apparatus for generating functional hydrogen water. According to the present disclosure, a method for generating functional hydrogen water may comprise subjecting at least one amount of water to at least one reverse osmosis process to generate at least one amount of RO water, adding one or more additive elements to the RO water to generate at least one amount of treated water, and applying at least one external energy field to the treated water to generate at least one amount of functional hydrogen water. In some aspects, the generated functional hydrogen water may comprise increased concentrations of hydrogen and oxygen gas, which may provide one or more health benefits to a user upon consumption of the functional hydrogen water, such as enhanced hydration, relief from gastrointestinal issues, and reduced inflammation, as non-limiting examples.