Reducing Liquid Composition with Metasilicate-Mediated Gas Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing reducing gases and liquids, such as oxyhydrogen, Brown's Gas, and Tylar Gas, are unstable, reactive, and pose safety risks, while industrial reducing agents like sodium borohydride are toxic and corrosive, necessitating a safer and more stable alternative.
Innovation Solution
A process involving the electrolytic production of a reducing gas using an activator comprising water, potassium hydrate, magnesium sulfate, sodium oxidanide, and an alkaline metal silicate, combined with metasilicate, to create a reducing liquid with an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) of about −100 mV or more negative, which is non-toxic and stable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If electrolysis of water is used to produce reducing gas, then reducing gas can be generated, but the gas is unstable and reactive causing safety accidents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary substance (metal silicate or metasilicate) that mediates between the electrolytic reducing gas and the target system. The silicate acts as a stabilizing agent that transfers reducing equivalents without requiring the unstable gaseous form, thereby eliminating safety hazards while maintaining reducing capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state parameter from gas phase to liquid/aqueous phase by dissolving the reducing agent in metal silicate. This phase transition from unstable gaseous H2/O2 mixture to stable aqueous metasilicate solution fundamentally alters the stability characteristic while preserving the reducing function.
2Quantity of substance
If industrial reducing agents like sodium borohydride are used, then reducing capability is achieved, but toxicity and corrosiveness are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by replacing traditional reducing agents (sodium borohydride) with metal silicate-based reducing systems. This compositional substitution fundamentally alters the harmfulness characteristics, eliminating toxicity and corrosiveness while maintaining reducing effectiveness through the silicate's unique chemical properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite reducing system combining metal silicate with reducing agents or electrolytic gas. This composite approach integrates the stabilizing and benign properties of metal silicates with the reducing capability, producing a non-toxic and non-corrosive reducing liquid that is safer for biological systems.
3Quantity of substance
If reducing gas is produced through electrolysis, then reducing capability is achieved, but the process complexity and safety infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for complex gas handling infrastructure by introducing metal silicate as an intermediary carrier. The silicate dissolves the reducing gas or reacts with electrolytic gas to form a stable aqueous solution, thereby removing the need for specialized gas storage, transport, and handling systems while maintaining reducing functionality.
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 resulting reducing liquid exhibits enhanced antioxidant properties, improving hydration, solubility, and bio-assimilation, while being safe for consumption and effective in reducing oxidative stress, suitable for various industrial and biological applications.
Implementation Method 1
Electrolysis of water has heen explored as a potential to produce a reducing gas
Implementation Method 2
adding the reducing gas and the metasilicate to the liquid, for the reducing gas and metasilicate to react with the liquid, to produce a reducing liquid that has an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) value of about −100 mV or more negative
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure describes a process for producing a reducing liquid comprising providing a liquid; providing a reducing gas and/or a metasilicate; and infusing the reducing gas and/or the metasilicate to the liquid, for the reducing gas and/or metasilicate to react with the liquid to produce a reducing liquid that has an oxidation reduction potential (ORP) value of about −100 mV or more negative. Further described is the process for preparing a reducing gas, which includes the steps of preparing an activator, introducing the activator into an electrolytic reactor, adding water, and applying a direct current to produce the reducing gas. Also described is a system for producing a reducing liquid.