Shelf-Stable Dechlorinating Solution for Livestock Water Palatability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Farm-raised livestock often refuse to drink chlorinated municipal water due to its taste and odor, leading to dehydration and reduced show appeal, and existing dechlorination methods are inadequate for large volumes, necessitating costly water transport.
Innovation Solution
A shelf-stable dechlorinating solution comprising sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate and a weak base, such as sodium citrate, is added to chlorinated water at a 1:2 molar ratio to reduce chlorine levels, improving taste and odor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If filters attached to the end of a hose are used for dechlorination, then chlorine levels are reduced, but the dechlorination capacity is quickly exhausted, limiting utility for larger volumes of water
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical parameters by using sodium thiosulfate as a reducing agent that chemically reacts with chlorine. This transforms the physical filtration process into a chemical reaction process, allowing continuous dechlorination without physical filter exhaustion. The reducing agent is consumed in a controlled chemical manner, enabling treatment of much larger water volumes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical filtration system with a chemical reduction system. Instead of using physical filters that become clogged and exhausted, the invention uses chemical agents (sodium thiosulfate) that react with chlorine molecules, substituting mechanical removal with chemical transformation to achieve continuous dechlorination.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If dechlorination options are insufficient, then water palatability is maintained, but exhibitors must haul water tanks long distances at substantial cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces sodium thiosulfate as an intermediary substance that mediates between the chlorinated water and the livestock. This chemical intermediary reacts with chlorine to neutralize it, making the water palatable without requiring physical transport of water from distant sources. The intermediary enables local treatment of the water.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the harmful chlorine from the water through chemical reaction with sodium thiosulfate. By removing the harmful substance (chlorine) chemically rather than physically transporting water, the solution eliminates the need for costly water hauls while maintaining water palatability for livestock.
3Productivity
If farm-raised livestock are introduced to chlorine containing municipal water, then water consumption is reduced, but dehydration and reduced show appeal occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful chlorine into a beneficial treatment process. The chlorine, which originally causes livestock to refuse water, is used as a substrate for the chemical reaction with sodium thiosulfate. This transformation turns the harmful chlorine into neutralized water, restoring palatability and encouraging livestock to drink.
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 solution effectively neutralizes chlorine, making chlorinated water palatable for livestock, pets, and humans, ensuring hydration without the need for costly water transport.
Implementation Method 1
a reducing agent, a weak base, and water... the reducing agent is selected from a list including of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, potassium thiosulfate, calcium thiosulfate, magnesium thiosulfate, and salts of thiosulfuric acid
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed embodiments relate to a composition for the dechlorination of water and improving the palatability of chlorinated water for livestock. In certain aspects, disclosed compositions comprise a reducing agent, a weak base, and water. Further disclosed are method for dechlorinating chlorinated water comprising combing a dechlorinating solution with chlorinated water, wherein the dechlorinating solution comprises a reducing agent, a weak base, and water.