Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a neutral plasma activated water preparation device and method based on an ion exchange membrane, wherein a reaction chamber is divided into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber through the ion exchange membrane, an acidic solution and an alkaline solution are respectively generated under discharge treatment, the acidic solution and the alkaline solution are mixed into a weakly alkaline solution according to a proportion, and the weakly alkaline solution is acidified through plasma discharge, so that plasma neutral water with better anticancer and anti-infection effects is provided, and the neutral water can not generate obvious side effects.
The invention aims to realize the following technical proposal that a neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on an ion exchange membrane comprises,
a reaction chamber separated into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber by an ion exchange membrane for ion exchange in an aqueous solution;
an aqueous solution storage tank communicating the anode chamber and the cathode chamber via a one-way valve;
an electrolysis electrode forming a discharge circuit with the reaction chamber, the electrolysis electrode comprising,
an electrolysis anode connected with the anode chamber to generate an acidic solution from the aqueous solution in the anode chamber under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis,
an electrolysis cathode connected with the cathode chamber to generate alkaline solution from the aqueous solution in the cathode chamber under the action of plasma coupling electrolysis,
an acid potential water outlet connected to the anode chamber via a first peristaltic pump to pump an acid solution,
a mixing chamber connected with the cathode chamber via a third peristaltic pump to pump the alkaline solution and connected with the electrolyzed acidic water outlet via a second peristaltic pump to pump the acidic solution, and the mixing chamber is provided with a pH monitor for monitoring the pH value of the solution,
a plasma generator generating cold plasma at high pressure and communicating with the mixing chamber,
an activated water outlet connected to the mixing chamber via a fourth peristaltic pump,
a power controller respectively connected with the electrolysis electrode and the plasma generator to adjust power,
and the monitoring and control circuit is connected with the power controller, the pH monitor, the one-way valve and the first to fourth peristaltic pumps, sends a power signal to the power controller to control the electrolysis electrode and/or the plasma generator, sends a water quantity signal to the second peristaltic pump, the third peristaltic pump and the fourth peristaltic pump based on the pH value, and sends a water quantity signal to the one-way valve based on the water discharge quantity of the first peristaltic pump and the third peristaltic pump.
In the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the anode chamber and the cathode chamber are both closed chambers, and the upper ends of the chambers are respectively provided with an air outlet.
In the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane, the ion exchange membrane comprises a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane, a bipolar membrane, an amphoteric ion exchange membrane and a mosaic ion exchange membrane.
In the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane, the discharge mode of the plasma generator comprises dielectric barrier discharge, jet discharge, corona discharge, microwave discharge or sliding arc discharge.
In the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane, a power supply in the plasma generator comprises a direct current power supply, a radio frequency power supply, a pulse power supply or a sinusoidal power supply.
In the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane, a monitoring and control circuit comprises an alarm unit and a protection device, wherein the alarm unit is used for detecting the temperature or the power of the alarm unit exceeds a threshold value, and the protection device is automatically powered off when a system fails.
In the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation apparatus, the aqueous solution storage tank contains aqueous solutions of sodium chloride salts of different concentrations.
In the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the plasma generator is communicated with the mixing chamber through a solenoid valve for regulating the flow.
In the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the aqueous solution storage tank is communicated with the anode chamber and the cathode chamber through two independent one-way valves respectively.
The preparation method of the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane comprises the following steps:
the solution in the anode chamber becomes acidic solution under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis, and the solution in the cathode chamber becomes alkaline solution under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis;
the solution in the mixing chamber is pumped out of the solution at the acid potential water outlet and the solution in the cathode chamber to the mixing chamber by a second peristaltic pump and a third peristaltic pump respectively to form a weak alkaline solution,
the plasma generator generates cold plasma at high pressure that acidifies the solution in the mixing chamber to form neutral plasma activated water, wherein the monitoring and control circuit sends a power signal to the electrolysis electrode and the plasma generator, and the monitoring and control circuit sends a water volume signal to the second peristaltic pump, the third peristaltic pump, and the fourth peristaltic pump based on the pH value in the mixing chamber.
Advantageous effects
The invention uses ion exchange membrane to separate the reaction chamber into two parts of anode chamber and cathode chamber, thus separating the reaction products of anode end and cathode end. Unlike the conventional plasma discharge which only generates an acidic solution, the present invention can simultaneously generate an acidic solution and an alkaline solution.
The invention mixes the generated acidic solution and the generated alkaline solution, and then uses the plasma generator to treat the mixed solution without additional reagent to adjust the pH value of the solution, thereby effectively solving the problem that the plasma activated aqueous solution is acidic and ensuring the activation capability of the activated aqueous solution.
The neutral activated water of the present invention contains a large amount of liquid phase active particles having a long life. These active particles are capable of effectively inducing apoptosis and bacterial inactivation in cancer cells, playing a key role in anticancer and anti-infection applications. Compared with the plasma activated water at the present stage, the activated water of the invention can be safely applied to the body of a patient, and reduces the damage of the low pH value to normal organs.
The acid solution generated in the invention has strong sterilization and disinfection capability, the final product has no residual toxicity, and the method is environment-friendly, can be directly applied to disinfection treatment of various occasions, and improves the solution utilization rate.
After the system is started, the treated anode chamber solution and the treated cathode chamber solution are mixed into a weak alkaline solution in proportion, and a neutral activated aqueous solution can be generated through plasma acidification and the circulating operation of the system, so that manual regulation and control are not needed, and the device has a simple structure.
The neutral plasma activated water solution generated by the method is harmless to human bodies, safe and reliable, and can play a good application effect in the aspects of cancer resistance and infection resistance.
The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly apparent, and to make the implementation of the content of the description possible for those skilled in the art, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious, the following description is given by way of example of the specific embodiments of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to fig. 1 to 4. While specific embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.
It should be noted that certain terms are used throughout the description and claims to refer to particular components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, various names may be used to refer to a component. This specification and claims do not intend to distinguish between components that differ in name but not function. In the following description and in the claims, the terms "include" and "comprise" are used in an open-ended fashion, and thus should be interpreted to mean "include, but not limited to. The description which follows is a preferred embodiment of the invention, but is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention and not for the purpose of limiting the scope of the invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.
For the purpose of facilitating understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the following description will be made by taking specific embodiments as examples with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the drawings are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, an ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparing apparatus includes,
a reaction chamber separated into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber by an ion exchange membrane for ion exchange in an aqueous solution;
an aqueous solution storage tank communicating the anode chamber and the cathode chamber via a one-way valve;
an electrolysis electrode forming a discharge circuit with the reaction chamber, the electrolysis electrode comprising,
an electrolysis anode connected with the anode chamber to generate an acidic solution from the aqueous solution in the anode chamber under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis,
an electrolysis cathode connected with the cathode chamber to generate alkaline solution from the aqueous solution in the cathode chamber under the action of plasma coupling electrolysis,
an acid potential water outlet connected to the anode chamber via a first peristaltic pump to pump an acid solution,
a mixing chamber connected with the cathode chamber via a third peristaltic pump to pump the alkaline solution and connected with the electrolyzed acidic water outlet via a second peristaltic pump to pump the acidic solution, and the mixing chamber is provided with a pH monitor for monitoring the pH value of the solution,
a plasma generator generating cold plasma at high pressure and communicating with the mixing chamber,
an activated water outlet connected to the mixing chamber via a fourth peristaltic pump,
a power controller respectively connected with the electrolysis electrode and the plasma generator to adjust power,
and the monitoring and control circuit is connected with the power controller, the pH monitor, the one-way valve and the first to fourth peristaltic pumps, sends a power signal to the power controller to control the electrolysis electrode and/or the plasma generator, sends a water quantity signal to the second peristaltic pump, the third peristaltic pump and the fourth peristaltic pump based on the pH value, and sends a water quantity signal to the one-way valve based on the water discharge quantity of the first peristaltic pump and the third peristaltic pump.
By combining the ion exchange membrane with the plasma technology, an effective neutral plasma activated water (neutral activated water) solution can be generated, the problems of low pH value of the solution and reduced plasma activated water effect are solved, and the effectiveness and harmlessness of the activated water solution are ensured.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the anode chamber and the cathode chamber are both closed chambers, and the upper ends of the anode chamber and the cathode chamber are respectively provided with an air outlet.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane based neutral plasma activated water production apparatus, the ion exchange membrane comprises a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane, a bipolar membrane, a zwitterionic exchange membrane and a mosaic ion exchange membrane.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparing apparatus, the discharge mode of the plasma generator comprises dielectric barrier discharge, jet discharge, corona discharge, microwave discharge or sliding arc discharge.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane based neutral plasma activated water preparing apparatus, the power supply in the plasma generator comprises a direct current power supply, a radio frequency power supply, a pulse power supply or a sinusoidal power supply.
In the preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the monitoring and control circuit comprises an alarm unit for the temperature or the power exceeding a threshold value and a protection device for automatically cutting off the power when the system fails.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane based neutral plasma activated water producing apparatus, the aqueous solution storage tank contains aqueous solutions of sodium chloride salts of different concentrations.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane based neutral plasma activated water preparation apparatus, the plasma generator communicates with the mixing chamber via a solenoid valve for regulating the flow rate.
In a preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma-activated water preparing apparatus, the aqueous solution storage tank communicates the anode chamber and the cathode chamber via two independent check valves, respectively.
The invention separates the reaction chamber by the ion exchange membrane, and breaks through the limitation that the aqueous solution generated by plasma discharge is acidic. The invention mixes the acidic and alkaline water solution generated at the same time in proportion, and further realizes the regulation and control of the pH value of the plasma activated water solution and the enhancement of the activation capability through a plasma discharge control technology comprising a power controller and a pH monitor, thereby providing better anticancer and anti-infection effects. The existing plasma activated aqueous solution is mostly acidic and has limitations in related applications of contacting with human body. The pH value of the activated aqueous solution is 6-8, so that the problem of acidity of the solution is well solved, the damage to a human body is small, and the activated aqueous solution has good anticancer and anti-infection effects. The invention realizes the circular generation of the solution, can continuously provide the activated aqueous solution for treatment, and has quick and convenient use.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma-activated water production apparatus, the ion exchange membrane includes a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane, a bipolar membrane, an amphoteric ion exchange membrane, and a mosaic ion exchange membrane.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the discharge mode of the plasma generator comprises non-equilibrium plasma discharge forms such as dielectric barrier discharge, sliding arc discharge, jet discharge and corona discharge.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparing apparatus, the high voltage power supply includes a direct current power supply, a radio frequency power supply, a pulse power supply, or a sinusoidal power supply.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma-activated water production apparatus, the aqueous solution storage tank contains aqueous solutions of sodium chloride salts of different concentrations.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparing device, the monitoring and control circuit comprises an alarm unit with power exceeding a threshold value and an automatic power-off protection device in case of system failure.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the neutral plasma activated water preparation device comprises an ion exchange membrane, an anode chamber, a cathode chamber, an electrolysis electrode, a plasma generator, a mixing chamber, a monitoring and control circuit and an aqueous solution storage tank, wherein the ion exchange membrane is used for separating the reaction chamber into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber; generating an acidic solution and an alkaline solution by plasma coupled electrolytic treatment; mixing the two solutions according to a certain proportion to form a weakly alkaline aqueous solution, and then further acidifying the mixed aqueous solution through a plasma generator to form a neutral activated aqueous solution; the core technical parameters of the whole device, such as water quantity, discharge power, pH value and the like, are regulated and controlled by an electronic circuit, so that the preparation of neutral plasma activated water with stable performance is realized.
In the preferred embodiment of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma activated water preparation device, the plasma activated water preparation device adopts a solution mixing and plasma treatment mode, so that the pH value of the activated aqueous solution is increased, the activation capability of the activated aqueous solution is not obviously weakened, no harmful chemical residue exists, and the device is environment-friendly and suitable for human body application.
In a preferred example of the ion exchange membrane-based neutral plasma-activated water production apparatus, the mixing chamber is used for mixing two solutions and as a reaction chamber, reprocessing of the mixed solution is completed.
The electrolysis electrode portion in this embodiment takes the form of an optional jet discharge. The discharge structure mainly comprises a tungsten steel electrode, a metal platinum electrode and a non-inductive resistor.
The generation mode of the plasma generator in this embodiment may be a discharge mode capable of generating non-equilibrium plasma, such as dielectric barrier discharge, jet discharge, sliding arc discharge, corona discharge, and the like.
Example 1
Separating a reaction chamber by an ion exchange membrane, discharging an electrolysis electrode for 5min by a direct-current high-voltage power supply, changing the solutions in an anode chamber and a cathode chamber into an acidic solution and an alkaline solution respectively, proportioning the two solutions according to a proportion to obtain a weak alkaline solution with a pH value within a range of 9-10, introducing the weak alkaline solution into a mixing chamber, introducing 1L/min of air into a plasma generator, generating air plasma under the action of high pressure to acidify the mixed solution, and finally generating a neutral plasma activated aqueous solution for inactivating T24 cells and staphylococcus aureus. As can be seen from fig. 2, the inactivation effect of the cells is better as the treatment time of the cells is increased, and from the results of fig. 3, the neutral plasma activated water shows better sterilization effect. From the results in FIG. 4, it is seen that the pH of the aqueous activation solution is more neutral.
In this embodiment, the ion exchange membrane may be a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane, a bipolar membrane, an amphoteric ion exchange membrane, and a mosaic ion exchange membrane.
In this embodiment, the aqueous solution may be sodium chloride aqueous solution with different concentrations.
The preparation method of the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane comprises the following steps:
the ion exchange membrane divides the reaction chamber into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber;
the electrolytic electrode changes the solution in the anode chamber and the solution in the cathode chamber into acid solution and alkaline solution, then the flow rates of the peristaltic pumps of the anode chamber and the cathode chamber from the outlets are adjusted according to the acid-base ratio, wherein the monitoring and control circuit sends power signals to the power controller to control the electrolytic electrode, and the monitoring and control circuit sends water volume signals to the second peristaltic pump, the third peristaltic pump and the fourth peristaltic pump based on the pH value in the mixing chamber;
a plasma generator acts on the mixed solution in the mixing chamber, with monitoring and control circuitry sending power signals to the power controller to control the plasma generator.
The pH value of the generated plasma activated water solution is controlled to be within the range of 6-8, the discharge voltage in the electrolytic electrode and the plasma generator is further controlled through discharge power regulation, the generated plasma is respectively acted on the saline solution in the anode cavity and the cathode cavity and the mixed solution in the mixed cavity, and the generated neutral plasma activated water is used for anticancer and anti-infection application. The plasma activated aqueous solution after mixing and activation is neutral, and the related application requirements of direct contact of human bodies are met.
The preparation method of the neutral plasma activated water preparation device based on the ion exchange membrane comprises the following steps:
the solution in the anode chamber becomes acidic solution under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis, and the solution in the cathode chamber becomes alkaline solution under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis;
the solution in the mixing chamber is pumped out of the solution at the acid potential water outlet and the solution in the cathode chamber to the mixing chamber by a second peristaltic pump and a third peristaltic pump respectively to form a weak alkaline solution,
the plasma generator generates cold plasma at high pressure that acidifies the solution in the mixing chamber to form neutral plasma activated water, wherein the monitoring and control circuit sends a power signal to the electrolysis electrode and the plasma generator, and the monitoring and control circuit sends a water volume signal to the second peristaltic pump, the third peristaltic pump, and the fourth peristaltic pump based on the pH value in the mixing chamber.
In a preferred embodiment, the preparation method comprises the following steps: dividing a reaction chamber into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber through an ion exchange membrane, respectively generating acidic and alkaline solutions under the action of plasma coupled electrolysis, mixing the two solutions, and monitoring the pH value of the mixed solution through a pH monitor to enable the pH value range to be 9-10; the discharge power control in the plasma discharge regulation regulates and controls the output voltage of a high-voltage power supply through a voltage regulator, a plasma generator completes acidification of a mixed solution under the action of the high-voltage power supply, and a pH monitor monitors the pH value of an activated aqueous solution.
The generated neutral plasma activated water is applied to anticancer and anti-infection treatment.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and application fields, and the above-described embodiments are illustrative, instructive, and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of this disclosure, may effect numerous modifications thereto without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.