Strong acid sterilizing liquid containing hypochlorous acid at a low concentration, method and apparatus for generating same, and apparatus for generating and dispensing same
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1. A method for generating acid sterilizing liquid comprising the steps of:
- providing first and second adjacent, parallel flat wall surfaces arranged to form a channel between them having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces;
providing a positive electrode plate to form at least part of said first wall surface;
providing a slit in the first wall surface at right angles to the flow direction;
providing a negative electrode plate to form at least part of the other of said wall surfaces;
passing salt water through the channel;
electrolyzing the salt water passing through the channel; and
taking a layer of acid liquid from said electrolyzed salt water passing through the channel through the slit to provide acid sterilizing liquid.
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Abstract
A strong acid sterilizing liquid containing hypochlorous acid at a low concentration consists of electrolyzed salt water, wherein the pH of the liquid is 3 or less and the concentration of the hypochlorous acid is 0.2 ppm to 2 ppm.
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1. A method for generating acid sterilizing liquid comprising the steps of:
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providing first and second adjacent, parallel flat wall surfaces arranged to form a channel between them having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces; providing a positive electrode plate to form at least part of said first wall surface; providing a slit in the first wall surface at right angles to the flow direction; providing a negative electrode plate to form at least part of the other of said wall surfaces; passing salt water through the channel; electrolyzing the salt water passing through the channel; and taking a layer of acid liquid from said electrolyzed salt water passing through the channel through the slit to provide acid sterilizing liquid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for generating acid sterilizing liquid comprising the steps of:
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providing first and second adjacent, parallel flat wall surfaces arranged to form a channel between them having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces; providing a positive electrode plate to form at least part of said first wall surface; providing a negative electrode plate to form at least part of the other of said wall surfaces; providing a slit in the second wall surface at right angles to the flow direction; passing salt water through the channel; electrolyzing the salt water passing through the channel, generating a layer of acid liquid proximal to the positive electrode, and a layer of alkaline liquid proximal to the negative electrode; and taking the layer of alkaline liquid through the slit, whereby acid sterilizing liquid is provided by said channel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for generating acid sterilizing liquid comprising:
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an electrolytic cell having first and second adjacent wall surfaces forming a first channel therebetween having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces, the first wall surface having a slit formed therein at right angles to the flow direction constructed to remove a layer of acid liquid proximal to the first wall surface, a positive electrode plate forming at least part of the first wall surface, a negative electrode plate forming at least part of the second wall surface; a second channel communicating with the slit to remove acid liquid proximal to the first wall surface; a third channel communicating with the first channel downstream of the slit to remove alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a salt water tank; a fourth channel communicating between the salt water tank and the first channel to supply salt water from the tank to the first channel; and a DC power supply operatively connected to the positive and negative electrodes to apply a voltage across the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for generating acid sterilizing liquid comprising:
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an electrolytic cell having first and second adjacent wall surfaces forming a first channel therebetween having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces, the second wall surface having a slit formed therein at right angles to the flow direction constructed to remove a layer of alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface, a positive electrode plate forming at least part of the first wall surface, a negative electrode plate forming at least part of the second wall surface; a second channel communicating with the slit to remove alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a third channel communicating with the first channel downstream of the slit to remove acid liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a salt water tank; a fourth channel communicating between the salt water tank and the first channel to supply salt water from the tank to the first channel; and a DC power supply operatively connected to the positive and negative electrodes to apply a voltage across the electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for generating and dispensing acid sterilizing liquid comprising:
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a non-barrier electrolytic cell having first and second adjacent wall surfaces forming a first channel therebetween having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces, a positive electrode plate forming at least part of the first wall surface, a negative electrode plate forming at least part of the second wall surface, the first wall surface having a slit formed therein at right angles to the flow direction constructed to remove a layer of acidic liquid proximal to the first wall surface; a second channel communicating with the slit to remove acid liquid proximal to the first wall surface; a third channel communicating with the first channel downstream of the slit to remove alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a salt water tank; a fourth channel communicating between the salt water tank and the first channel to supply salt water from the tank to the first channel; a supply device which feeds salt water from the salt water tank to the non-barrier electrolytic cell; a recovery tank connected to the third channel to recover the alkaline liquid; a DC power supply operatively connected to the positive and negative electrodes to apply a voltage across the electrodes; and a controller operatively connected to control the operation of the DC power supply and the supply device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus for generating and dispensing acid sterilizing liquid comprising:
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a non-barrier electrolytic cell having first and second adjacent wall surfaces forming a first channel therebetween having a flow direction, wherein there is no barrier between the first and second wall surfaces, a positive electrode plate forming at least part of the first wall surface, a negative electrode plate forming at least part of the second wall surface, the second wall surface having a slit formed therein at right angles to the flow direction constructed to remove a layer of alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a second channel communicating with the slit to remove alkaline liquid proximal to the second wall surface; a third channel communicating with the first channel downstream of the slit to remove acid liquid proximal to the first wall surface; a salt water tank; a fourth channel communicating between the salt water tank and the first channel to supply salt water from the tank to the first channel; a supply device which feeds salt water from the salt water tank to the first channel of the non-barrier electrolytic cell; a recovery tank connected to the second channel to recover the alkaline liquid; a DC power supply operatively connected to the positive and negative electrodes to apply a voltage across the electrodes; and a controller operatively connected to control the operation of the DC power supply and the supply device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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