Patent Publication Number: US-2018044602-A1

Title: Mineral functional water, method of producing the same, and method of combustion-promoting hydrocarbons

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2016/058141 filed on Mar. 15, 2016, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-052498 filed on Mar. 16, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to mineral functional water including beneficial effects, such as combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons. 
     It is supposed that mineral-containing water may show effects including: soil-modifying action; plant-growing action; harmful organic substance-decomposing action; deodorizing action; and air-cleaning action. Conventionally, various kinds of mineral-containing water and equipment for producing mineral-containing water have been developed. 
     The present inventors have developed a mineral-containing water-producing apparatus (A) including:
         a unit for immersing a conductive wire covered with insulator and mineral-imparting material (A) in water, conducting DC electric current to the conductive wire to generate water flow around the conductive wire in the same direction as the DC electric current, applying ultrasonic vibration to the water, thereby forming raw mineral water solution (A); and   a far-infrared ray-generating unit irradiating far-infrared rays to the formed raw mineral water solution (A) to produce mineral-containing water (A) (See, Reference 1.).       

     The present inventors also have developed mineral functional water-producing equipment including:
         a mineral-containing water-producing apparatus (A);   a plurality of water-passing containers into which different kinds of mineral-imparting material (B) from each other is filled up;   a water supply passage communicating with the plurality of water-passing containers in series;   a roundabout channel connected to the water supply passage in a state where the roundabout channel is parallel to the plurality of water-passing containers, respectively; and   a water stream-changing valve provided in branch parts between the water supply passage and the roundabout channel, respectively (See, Reference 2.).       

     The present inventors have also reported that upon using the mineral functional water-producing equipment, mineral functional water (far-infrared ray-generating water) with functions of generating far-infrared rays of specific wavelength can be produced. 
     The present inventors have repeatedly studied kinds and mixing ratios of mineral-imparting material while using the mineral functional water-producing apparatus disclosed in Reference 2, and have reported that mineral functional water produced under a specific condition shows excellent controlling effects upon unicellular organisms and/or viruses (See, Reference 3.). 
     Up to now a phenomenon has been known, the phenomenon being that action exciting combustion can be performed upon exciting fuel containing hydrocarbons. For example, when applying an electric field on the combustion, it is observed that flame forms change and burning velocity also changes. 
     However, the fuel containing hydrocarbons temporarily excited by electromagnetic waves shortly returns to the ground state thereof. Accordingly, it is difficult to obtain effects that the combustion is stably improved. 
     In view of such a problem, the apparatus disclosed in Reference 4 is configured by: 
     utilizing a waveguide as a flow path for hydrogen compounds (hydrocarbon fuel); 
     irradiating high-frequency electromagnetic waves within the flow path by a magnetron; and 
     constituting a plurality of strong magnetic fields along in a flow direction of the hydrogen compounds (hydrocarbon fuel), the flow direction being orthogonal to the propagation direction of the electromagnetic waves to be along induced lines of magnetic force. 
     This structure enables to repeat electron paramagnetic resonance so as to keep the hydrogen compounds (hydrocarbon fuel), thereby improving combustion efficiency. 
     REFERENCES 
     
         
         Reference 1: Japan registered patent No. 4817817. 
         Reference 2: Japanese patent application Laid-open No. 2011-56366 
         Reference 3: Japanese registered patent No. 5864010. 
         Reference 4: Japanese registered patent No. 3210975 
       
    
     OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     As mentioned above, various kinds of mineral-containing water have been reported in the past. Many of effects showed by mineral-containing water have not been scientifically proven, and true action of the mineral-containing water also has been not yet made clear in some respects. 
     In many cases, conventional mineral-containing water may not actually show advertised effects, may merely show effects which are insufficient for practical use, or, may has poor reproducibility of the effects. 
     With respect to even the mineral functional water produced using the device reported in References 1 and 2, it cannot be said that the target of the mineral functional water manifesting enough effects can surely be produced. 
     In particular, kinds and mixing ratios of material components (mineral-imparting material) used in the mineral-containing water-producing apparatuses (A) and (B) intricately concern. In fact, relationships between a kind of used mineral-imparting material and effects showed by obtained mineral functional water are not always proven. 
     Combustion-promoting action caused by mineral functional water has been hardly considered. 
     The technique disclosed in Reference 1, because of maintaining the excited state of the fuel of hydrocarbons so as to improve the combustion efficiency, requires a device for keeping irradiating the electromagnetic waves according to a predetermined method. This must be a serious kind of limitation. 
     In view of the above, an object according to the present invention is to provide mineral functional water revealing beneficial effects, such as combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons. 
     Using the mineral functional water-producing equipment disclosed in Reference 2, the present inventors have repeated consideration mainly focusing on the kinds and the mixing ratios of mineral-imparting material. 
     Finally, the present inventors have found out that the mineral functional water produced under a certain specific condition manifests useful combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons, thereby having devised the present invention. 
     That is, the present invention concerns the following inventions.
         Item [1]: Mineral functional water, including mineral components of electromagnetic radioactivity and showing activating action on hydrocarbons.   Item [2]: The mineral functional water as defined in Item 1, further showing combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons.   Item [3]: The mineral functional water as defined in Item 1, wherein the mineral components irradiate electromagnetic waves including wavelength resonating with mutual stretching vibration between C—H of molecules existing in the hydrocarbons.   Item [4]: Composition containing the mineral functional water as defined in any one of Items 1 to 4.   Item [5]: A method of producing mineral functional water, comprising:   producing first mineral-containing water (A) according to the following first process (1): and   producing second mineral-containing water (B) according to the following second process (2):   the mineral functional water containing the first produced mineral-containing water (A) and the second produced mineral-containing water (B) according to a ratio within a range of 1:5-1:20 (weight ratio),   wherein the first process (1) includes:   immersing a conductive wire covered with insulator and mineral-imparting material (A) into water, the mineral-imparting material containing: woody plant raw material; vegetation raw material; and activated carbon, the vegetation raw material including: vegetation belonging to Asteraceae and vegetation belonging to Rosaceae, the woody plant raw material including at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Maple,  Betula platyphylla, Pinus , and  Cryptomeria japonica;      conducting DC electric current to the conductive wire to generate water flow around the conductive wire in the same direction as the DC electric current, applying ultrasonic vibration to the water, thereby forming raw mineral water solution (A); and   irradiating far-infrared rays (wavelength of 6-14 micrometers) to the raw mineral water solution (A) to form mineral-containing water (A), and   wherein the second process (2) uses six connected in series water-passing containers in which different kinds of inorganic mineral-imparting material (B) from each other is filled, the six water-passing containers including: a first water-passing container; a second water-passing container; a third water-passing container, a fourth water-passing container; a fifth water-passing container; and a sixth water-passing container,   wherein:   the mineral-imparting material (B1) filled into the first water-passing container is mixture including: 70 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 15 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B2) filled into the second water-passing container is mixture including: 40 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; 40 weight % of shell; and 5 weight % of activated carbon, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B3) filled into the third water-passing container is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B4) filled into the fourth water-passing container is mixture including: 90 weight % of lime stone; 5 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B5) filled into the fifth water-passing container is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 10 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively; and   the mineral-imparting material (B6) filled into the sixth water-passing container is mixture including: 60 weight % of lime stone; 30 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively, and   making the water pass through the six water-passing containers to form mineral-containing water (B).   Item [6]: The method of producing mineral functional water as defined in Item 5, wherein:   10 to 15 weight % of the mineral-imparting material (A) based on the water is added; and the DC electric current conducted to the conductive wire has 0.05-0.1 A of a current value and 8000-8600 V of a voltage value, respectively.   Item [7]: The method of producing mineral functional water as defined in any of Items 5 to 6, wherein:   dried pulverized product of Asteraceae plants and dried pulverized product of Rosaceae plants are used as the mineral-imparting material (A);   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants is produced by:   mixing 10 weight % of  Cirsium japonicum  (leaf parts, stem parts and flower parts thereof), 60 weight % of  Artemisia indica  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof) and 30 weight % of  Farfugium japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), respectively to produce first mixture thereof; making the first mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried first mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants is produced by:   mixing 20 weight % of  Rosa multiflora  (leaf parts and flower parts thereof), 10 weight % of  Geum japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), and 70 weight % of  Rubus  L. (leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts thereof), respectively to produce second mixture thereof; making the second mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried second mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants and the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants are mixed according to 1:1 (weight ratio) to obtain vegetation raw material (A1);   the woody plant raw material (A2) is produced by:   mixing 25 weight % of Maple (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), 25 weight % of  Betula platyphylla  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof), and 50 weight % of  Cryptomeria japonica  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof) to produce third mixture; making the third mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried third mixture; and   the activated carbon is composed of activated carbon powder (A3) produced by carbonizing coconut shell at activation temperature of 1000 Centigrade; and   the mineral-imparting material (A′) is obtained by;   mixing the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) according to 1:3 (weight ratio) to produce plant mixture; and   based on 100 pts. wt. of the plant mixture, mixing 2-8 weight % of the activated carbon powder (A3) thereto.   Item [8]: A method of combustion-promoting hydrocarbons, comprising:   directly or indirectly applying at least one of the mineral functional water as defined in any one of Items 1 to 3 and the composition as defined in Item 5 onto fuel containing hydrocarbons.       

     Preferable Embodiments of the mineral functional water according to the present invention concern the first invention [X1] and the second invention [X2], each of which is a producing method as specified below. 
     The mineral functional water according to the second invention [X2] corresponds to mineral functional water in Example 1 mentioned later.
         [X1]: Mineral functional water produced by a method comprising:   producing first mineral-containing water (A) according to the following first process (1): and   producing second mineral-containing water (B) according to the following second process (2):   the mineral functional water containing the first produced mineral-containing water (A) and the second produced mineral-containing water (B) according to a ratio within a range of 1:5-1:20 (weight ratio),   wherein the first process (1) includes:   immersing a conductive wire covered with insulator and mineral-imparting material (A) into water, the mineral-imparting material containing: woody plant raw material; and vegetation raw material; the vegetation raw material including: vegetation belonging to Asteraceae and vegetation belonging to Rosaceae, the woody plant raw material including at least one kind selected from a group consisting of Maple,  Betula platyphylla, Pinus , and  Cryptomeria japonica;      conducting DC electric current to the conductive wire to generate water flow around the conductive wire in the same direction as the DC electric current, applying ultrasonic vibration to the water, thereby forming raw mineral water solution (A); and   irradiating far-infrared rays (wavelength of 6-14 micrometers) to the raw mineral water solution (A) to form mineral-containing water (A), and   wherein 10 to 15 weight % of the mineral-imparting material (A) based on the water is added; and the DC electric current conducted to the conductive wire has 0.05-0.1 A of a current value and 8000-8600 V of a voltage value, respectively,   wherein:   dried pulverized product of Asteraceae plants and dried pulverized product of Rosaceae plants are used as the mineral-imparting material (A);   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants is produced by:   mixing 10 weight % of  Cirsium japonicum  (leaf parts, stem parts and flower parts thereof), 60 weight % of  Artemisia indica  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof) and 30 weight % of  Farfugium japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), respectively to produce first mixture thereof; making the first mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried first mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants is produced by:   mixing 20 weight % of  Rosa multiflora  (leaf parts and flower parts thereof), 10 weight % of  Geum japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), and 70 weight % of  Rubus  L. (leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts thereof), respectively to produce second mixture thereof; making the second mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried second mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants and the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants are mixed according to 1:1 (weight ratio) to obtain vegetation raw material (A1);   the woody plant raw material (A2) is produced by:   mixing 25 weight % of Maple (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), 25 weight % of  Betula platyphylla  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof), and 50 weight % of  Cryptomeria japonica  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof) to produce third mixture; making the third mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried third mixture; and   activated carbon is composed of activated carbon powder (A3) produced by carbonizing coconut shell at activation temperature of 1000 Centigrade; and   the mineral-imparting material (A′) is obtained by;   mixing the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) according to 1:3 (weight ratio) to produce plant mixture; and   based on 100 pts. wt. of the plant mixture, mixing 2-8 weight % of the activated carbon powder (A3) thereto,   wherein the second process (2) uses six connected in series water-passing containers in which different kinds of inorganic mineral-imparting material (B) from each other is filled, the six water-passing containers including: a first water-passing container; a second water-passing container; a third water-passing container; a fourth water-passing container; a fifth water-passing container; and a sixth water-passing container,   wherein:   the mineral-imparting material (B1) filled into the first water-passing container is mixture including: 70 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 15 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B2) filled into the second water-passing container is mixture including: 40 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; 40 weight % of shell; and 5 weight % of activated carbon, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B3) filled into the third water-passing container is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B4) filled into the fourth water-passing container is mixture including: 90 weight % of lime stone; 5 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively;   the mineral-imparting material (B5) filled into the fifth water-passing container is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 10 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively; and   the mineral-imparting material (B6) filled into the sixth water-passing container is mixture including: 60 weight % of lime stone; 30 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively, and   making the water pass through the six water-passing containers to form mineral-containing water (B).   [X2]: The mineral functional water as defined in Item X1, wherein the first produced mineral-containing water (A) and the second produced mineral-containing water (B) are mixed according to a ratio within a range of 1:10 (weight ratio).       

    
    
     
       EFFECT OF INVENTION 
       The present invention provides mineral functional water including beneficial effects, such as combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons. 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a schematic structure of mineral functional water-producing equipment; 
         FIG. 2  is a mimetic diagram of a mineral-containing water solution production unit configuring a part of mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus that constitutes the mineral functional water-producing equipment shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a partial sectional view of  FIG. 2  according to the A-A line thereof; 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective view of a housing container of the mineral-imparting material (A) used for the raw mineral water solution production unit shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a mimetic diagram showing a reaction state near a conductive wire in the raw mineral water solution production unit shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a sectional view of far-infrared ray-irradiating apparatus configuring a part of the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus that constitutes the mineral functional water-producing equipment shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram of mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus that constitutes the mineral functional water-producing equipment shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a front view showing the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus that constitutes the mineral functional water-producing equipment shown in  FIG. 1 : 
         FIG. 9  is a side view of the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus shown in  FIG. 8 : 
         FIG. 10  is a partial perspective view showing the structure of the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus shown in  FIG. 8 : 
         FIG. 11  is a side view of a water-passing container that constitutes the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus shown in  FIG. 8 ; 
         FIG. 12  shows spectral radiation spectra of the black body (theoretical values) and a sample in Example 1 wherein 20 pts. wt. of mineral functional water in Example 1 is fixed based on 100 pts. wt. of ceramic carriers (measurement temperature: 35 Centigrade, range of wavelength: 4-24 micrometers, ref. carrier: ceramic powder); 
         FIG. 13  shows emissivity (at 35 Centigrade) of the sample according to the present invention based on the black body; and 
         FIG. 14  shows results of measured temperature at an outlet of an agricultural boiler (before/after the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been applied thereto). 
     
    
    
     BRIEF EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 
     
         
           1 : mineral functional water-producing equipment 
           2 : mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus 
           3 : mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus 
           10 : raw mineral water solution production unit 
           11 , W: water 
           12 : mineral-imparting material (A) 
           13 : reaction vessel 
           13   a : wall body 
           14 : insulator 
           15 : conductive wire 
           16 : ultrasonic wave generation unit 
           17 : DC power supply device 
           18   a ,  18   b ,  18   c : circulating passage 
           19 : drain port 
           20 ,  23 : opening control valve 
           21 ,  25 : drain valve 
           22 : housing tank 
           24 : drain pipe 
           26 : water temperature gage 
           29 ,  29   a - 29   g ,  29   s ,  29   t : conductive cable 
           30 : terminal 
           31 : housing container 
           31   f : hook 
           40 : treatment container 
           41 : raw mineral water solution (A) 
           42 : agitation blade 
           43 : far-infrared ray-generating unit 
           44 : mineral-containing water (A) 
           45 : mineral-containing water (B) 
           46 : mixing tank 
           47 : mineral functional water 
           51 : first water-passing container 
           52 : second water-passing container 
           53 : third water-passing container 
           54 : fourth water-passing container 
           55 : fifth water-passing container 
           56 : sixth water-passing container 
           51   a - 56   a : main body part 
           51   b - 56   b : switching button 
           51   c - 56   c : axial center 
           51   d - 56   d : lid body 
           51   f - 56   f : flange part 
           51   m - 56   m : mineral-imparting material (B) 
           51   p - 56   p : roundabout channel 
           51   v - 56   v : water stream-changing valve 
           57 ,  57   x ,  57   y : water-supply passage 
           57   a : water inlet 
           57   b : water outlet 
           57   c : mesh strainer 
           57   d : automatic air valve 
           58 : operation panel 
           59 : signal cable 
           60 : support frame 
           61 : caster 
           62 : level adjuster 
           63 : raw water tank 
         DC: direct electric current 
         DW: tap water 
         R: water flow 
       
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention will now be explained while adducing some examples. The present invention, however, is not limited to the examples, and may be arbitrarily modified and/or changed within the scope of the present invention. 
     In addition, in this specification, the symbol of “-” is used for expression that means containing values and/or physical quantity below and over thereof. 
     In this specification, the words of “A and/or B” mean at least one of: either A or B; and both A and B. That is, the words of “A and/or B” includes: only A; only B; and both A and B. 
     [1 Mineral Functional Water According to the Present Invention] 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention is mineral functional water containing mineral components of electromagnetic radioactivity and showing activating action on hydrocarbons. 
     The raw material of the mineral functional water according to the present invention and a method for producing the same will be later explained in paragraphs related to [3 Method of producing mineral functional water according to the present invention]. 
     Details will be mentioned later. The mineral functional water according to the present invention includes the combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons as beneficial effects thereof. 
     The mineral functional water whose raw material differs from that of the present invention (for example, mineral functional water disclosed in Reference 3 (Japanese registered patent No. 5864010)) does not show significant combustion-promoting action on hydrocarbons. 
     In other words, the action is special to the mineral functional water according to the present invention. 
     In this specification, “mineral functional water” means water that contains at least one mineral component to reveal at least one or more kind(s) of beneficial effects. 
     Furthermore, in this specification, “mineral-containing water” means raw material water at a preceding stage when producing the mineral functional water, and also contains at least one mineral component. 
     Details thereof will be described regarding a method of producing the mineral functional water according to the present invention. 
     Note that the mineral-containing water itself may have the beneficial effects, or may not. 
     In this specification, the “mineral component” does not mean one of inorganic components, which include trace elements, defined in a narrow sense except the 4 Elements of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. 
     As long as co-existing with the inorganic components, the “mineral component” may contain at least one of the 4 Elements of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen which are excluded in a narrow sense. 
     Therefore, for example, a “mineral component derived from plants” is a broad concept that includes not only at least one of inorganic components such as calcium derived from the plants but also at least one of organic components other than the above derived from the plants. 
     The inorganic component constituting the mineral component may be sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, or the like. And, the trace element may be iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, or the like. However, neither the inorganic component nor the trace element is limited to these elements. 
     Hereinafter, the mineral functional water according to the present invention will now be explained in more detail. 
     The words of “activating action on hydrocarbons” mean action of exciting stretching vibration, oscillation, and/or rotation within molecules in hydrocarbons and/or bonding between the molecules, thereby activating the hydrocarbons. 
     In the present invention, the word of “hydrocarbons” is a general term including not only compounds consisting of carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms but also substances containing carbon atoms. 
     Hydrocarbons containing hetero-atoms such as oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, and substances complexly containing one or more of the above (e.g. plants (such as vegetation), products derived therefrom, charcoal, coal, oil, natural oil fat, synthetic fluid fat, or the like are also included therein. 
     Hydrocarbons may be of gas, liquid, solids, and mixture thereof. 
     Hydrocarbons may further contain plural kinds of hydrocarbons. 
     As the hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons especially usable for fuel (hereinafter, may be recited as “fuel hydrocarbons”) are preferable targets. 
     The activating action on hydrocarbons of the mineral functional water according to the present invention improves chemical reactivity of the hydrocarbons, thereby promoting combustion of the hydrocarbons. 
     Why the mineral functional water according to the present invention reveals the activating action on hydrocarbons and/or the action of promoting combustion of hydrocarbons is not clear in some aspects. It is considered that at least electromagnetic waves irradiated by mineral components may contribute thereto. 
     The mineral components contained in the mineral functional water according to the present invention irradiate electromagnetic waves including wavelength resonating with mutual stretching vibration between C—H of molecules existing in the hydrocarbons. 
     The wavelength resonating with mutual stretching vibration between C—H of molecules existing in the hydrocarbons is regarded as some dozens of micrometers (about 5 [THz]), and the mineral functional water according to the present invention irradiates the terahertz waves belonging to this region. 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention can be specified with a finger printing method based on a form of spectral emissivity within a specific wavelength band (wavelength from 4 micrometers to 24 micrometers). 
     It is difficult to directly measure the spectral emissivity of a liquid sample. Therefore, measurement thereof is normally performed using a method of fixing the sample onto a reference carrier. 
     The spectral radiation spectrum of the mineral functional water according to the present invention is measured while having fixed the mineral functional water onto ceramic powder for carrying thereof. 
     More concretely, in a preferable embodiment (as shown in Examples) of the mineral functional water according to the present invention, a special form is shown in  FIG. 12 . 
       FIG. 12  shows spectral radiation spectra of the black body (theoretical values) and a sample in Example 1 wherein 20 pts. wt. of the mineral functional water is fixed based on 100 pts. wt. of ceramic carriers (measurement temperature: 35 Centigrade, range of wavelength: 4-24 micrometers). 
     Details of the measurement will be explained later in paragraphs related to Examples. 
     In this specification, “emissivity” is a ratio of the sample radiant emittance of a sample radiant surface to the base radiant emittance of the black body at the same temperature (JIS Z 8117), and “spectral emissivity” indicates percentage of the sample radiant emittance when the base radiant emittance of the black body is assumed to be 100%. 
     The evaluated sample has a specific spectral radiation spectrum. 
     The “black body” absorbs 100% of the entering light, and has the greatest energy radiation power. Theoretically, nothing can have energy radiation power more than the black body. 
     JIS R 180 has defined a measuring method of spectral radiation spectra. Measurement thereof can be made utilizing an emissivity-measuring system including equipment configuration in accordance with JIS R 180 using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). 
     The far-infrared ray-radiating ratio-measuring apparatus (JIR-E500) produced by JEOL Ltd. can be adduced as a preferable example of the emissivity-measuring system. 
     The above-mentioned why the mineral functional water according to the present invention reveals the activating action on hydrocarbons and/or the action of promoting combustion of hydrocarbons is just estimation made according to the present knowledge. 
     Even if mechanism differing from the above will be discovered in the future, the beneficial effects of the mineral functional water according to the present invention should NEVER be restrictively interpreted. 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention may display a plurality of useful effects differing from each other, and mechanisms thereof also may be different. 
     pH of the mineral functional water according to the present invention is 11-12. 
     pH of the mineral functional water according to the present invention is numerical expression of pH obtained by measuring the mineral functional water with a pH meter. 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention may be diluted with preferable dilute solvents (water, alcohol, or the like) within a range wherein the object according to the present invention is not spoiled. 
     Optional components may be contained in the mineral functional water according to the present invention within a range wherein the effects thereof is not spoiled. 
     The optional components are not limited within the range wherein the object according to the present invention is not spoiled. Known suspension, emulsion, or the like may be used, for example. 
     A mixing ratio thereof is optional within the range wherein the object according to the present invention is not spoiled. 
     [2 Usage of Mineral Functional Water] 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention has one or more beneficial effects. 
     Hereinafter, the combustion-promoting action on the hydrocarbons, which is one of the beneficial effects according to the present invention, will now be explained. 
     In the present invention, the words of “combustion-promoting action” mean a concept including all of cases where the mineral functional water according to the present invention is directly or indirectly applied to a combustion engine and/or fuel, thereby improving combustion efficiency. 
     The electromagnetic waves irradiated by the mineral components contained within the mineral functional water according to the present invention have the activating action on hydrocarbons, thereby contributing to the combustion-promoting action. 
     That is, as long as the electromagnetic waves effectively are irradiated to fuel hydrocarbons, the mineral functional water according to the present invention may be directly applied to the fuel hydrocarbons fuel, or the mineral functional water may be indirectly applied to the fuel hydrocarbons fuel instead. 
     Herein, the words of “directly applying the water to the fuel hydrocarbons” mean a method of directly applying the mineral functional water to the fuel. More concretely, the method is suitably selected according to the form (gas, liquid, or solid) of fuel. 
     For example, in cases of liquid fuel and powder fuel, the mineral functional water according to the present invention may be mixed into the fuel. In another case of solid fuel such as pellets, the water may be coated thereon. 
     The words of “indirectly applying the water to the fuel hydrocarbons” mean that it is enough that the electromagnetic waves irradiated by the mineral components contained in the mineral functional water are also irradiated to the fuel. More concretely, in a case of a vehicle, the water may be coated on an engine, an engine room, or a combustion boiler so as to apply the electromagnetic waves to the inside thereof. 
     When it is difficult to directly apply the water to the object such as gas fuel and/or liquid fuel, the method of indirectly applying the water to the object is very effective. 
     For example, in a case where the water should be applied onto an engine, the water may be directly applied to the fuel itself. Alternatively as recited in Examples, the water may be applied to a radiator, or may be coated onto the engine and/or a boiler. 
     According to any of the above method, combustion efficiency and output performance are regarded to be improved. 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention may be used as it is. More preferably, one or more other components may be added thereto to produce composition related thereto. 
     If the water should be directly applied to liquid fuel, the composition may include optional components such as known dispersing agents, stabilizer, and pH adjustor in order to be capable of mixing the water into the liquid fuel more easily. 
     The optional component should be suitably selected taking kinds, forms, and/or the like of fuel into consideration. 
     In a case where the water is coated onto an object such as an engine, a fuel boiler, or the like, additive agents used for coating compounds may be used, and/or composition produced by mixing the mineral functional water to known coating compounds may be also used. 
     Thus, the mineral functional water according to the present invention (or composition containing thereof for promoting combustion) acts directly or indirectly to the fuel hydrocarbons so as to promote the combustion fuel hydrocarbons. 
     For this reason, combustibility of fuel hydrocarbons and combustion efficiency are improved, thereby enabling to reduce exhaust of carbon dioxide and malignant gas. 
     The electromagnetic waves irradiated by the mineral components cause the combustion-promoting action of the mineral functional water according to the present invention. Accordingly, as long as the mineral components exist, the activating action on the fuel continues. 
     For this reason, without using any special devices irradiating electromagnetic waves, the activating action on the fuel is maintained for a long period of time. This is a remarkable benefit. 
     More concretely, coating the mineral functional water (or composition containing the same) onto a fuel-supplying system enables to act the electromagnetic waves to the fuel including hydrocarbons, thereby improving the combustor efficiency of the fuel. Coating the same onto devices within an engine room enables to raise performance of a battery and/or oil therein. 
     Furthermore, coating the same onto devices within an exhaust system enables to reduce carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, and nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas. 
     How to apply the same is not limited in particular. In other words, one of known applying methods may be used. Fox example, a method of spraying the mineral functional water upon an object is adduced. 
     [3. Method of Producing Mineral Function Water According to the Present Invention] 
     A method of producing the mineral functional water containing mineral components radiating electromagnetic waves (hereinafter, may be called as “the mineral functional water according to the present invention”) is not specially limited, which can be, utilizing the producing apparatus disclosed in Reference 2 (Japanese patent application Laid-open No. 2011-56366), produced according to a method based on the methods disclosed therein. 
     As long as capable of obtaining the mineral functional water containing mineral components radiating electromagnetic waves, a method of producing the same is not limited to the above method utilizing the producing apparatus, and another method may be used instead thereof. 
     Hereinafter, referring to the attached drawings, preferable Embodiment related to a method of producing mineral function water according to the present invention utilizing the apparatus disclosed in Reference 2 (Japanese patent application Laid-open No. 2011-56366) will now be explained. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , mineral functional water-producing equipment  1  includes: the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2 ; the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3 ; and the mixing tank  46  which is a mixing unit for mixing mineral-containing water (A)  44  produced by the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  with mineral-containing water (B)  45  produced by the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  to form mineral functional water  47 . 
     The mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  includes: the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  using raw material of water  11  supplied from waterworks and mineral-imparting material (A)  12  mentioned later (See,  FIG. 4 .) to form raw mineral water solution (A)  41 ; and an far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  irradiating far-infrared rays to the raw mineral water solution (A)  41  obtained by the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  to change the raw mineral water solution (A)  41  into mineral-containing water (A)  44 . 
     The mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  has a function of forming the mineral-containing water (B)  45  containing mineral components eluted from mineral-imparting material by making water W supplied from the outside pass through the water-passing containers  51 - 56 . 
     Hereinafter, details of the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  and the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  will now be explained. 
     (3-1: Mineral-Containing Water (A) Producing Apparatus) 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 2 - FIG. 6 , the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  constituting the mineral functional water-producing equipment  1  shown in  FIG. 1  is explained. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  includes: the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  (See,  FIG. 2 ) using raw material of water  11  supplied from waterworks and mineral-imparting material (A)  12  mentioned later (See,  FIG. 4 ) to form raw mineral water solution (A)  41 ; and the far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  (See,  FIG. 6 ) irradiating far-infrared rays to the mineral-containing water (A) solution  41  obtained by the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  to change the mineral-containing water (A) solution  41  into the mineral-containing water (A)  44 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3 , the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  includes: a reaction vessel  13  capable of storing the water  11  and the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  therein, the conductive wire  15  covered with the insulator  14  and immersed into the water  11  of the reaction vessel  13 ; the ultrasonic wave generation unit  16  applying ultrasonic vibration onto the water  11  in the reaction vessel  13 ; the DC power supply device  17  conducting DC electric current to the conductive wire  15 ; the circulating passages  18   a  and  18   b  which are means for generating the water flow R around the conductive wire  15  in the same direction as that of the DC electric current; and the circulation pump P. 
     Each of the DC power supply device  17 , the ultrasonic wave generation unit  16 , and the circulation pump P operates using electric supply from general commercial power. 
     The reaction vessel  13  is formed in a shape of an inverted conical whose upper surface is opened, and the drain port  19  is provided with a bottom thereof corresponding to the lower summit of the conical. 
     The circulating passage  18   a  communicating with the suction port P 1  of the circulation pump P is connected to this drain port  19 . The opening control valve  20  for adjusting volume of wastewater to the circulating passage  18   a  and the drain valve  21  for discharging the water or the like in the reaction vessel  13 , are provided directly under the drain port  19 . 
     A proximal end of the circulating passage  18   b  is connected to the discharge port P 2  of circulation pump P, and a distal end of the circulating passage  18   b  is connected to the housing tank  22 . 
     A proximal end of the circulating passage  18   c  for transporting the water  11  in the housing tank  22  into the reaction vessel  13  is connected near a bottom portion on the outer periphery of the housing tank  22 , and a distal end of the circulating passage  18   c  is piped at a position facing an opening portion of the reaction vessel  13 . 
     The opening control valve  23  for adjusting an amount of water transported into the reaction vessel  13  from the housing tank  22  is provided with the circulating passage  18   c.    
     The drain pipe  24  including: the drain valve  25 ; and the water temperature gage  26 , is connected to a bottom portion of the housing tank  22  in a suspended state. 
     If needed, upon opening the drain valve  25 , the water in housing tank  22  can be discharged from a bottom end of the drain pipe  24 , and at this time temperature of the water  11  passing through the drain pipe  24  can be measured with the water temperature gage  26 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , the plurality of conductive cables  29  ( 29   a - 29   g ) each of which includes: the conductive wire  15 ; and the insulator  14  covering the wire are wired so as to have shapes of rings located at positions having different depth from each other in the reaction vessel  13 , respectively. All of the plurality of conductive cables  29   a - 29   g  and the reaction vessel  13  are coaxially arranged. 
     According to inside diameters of the reaction vessel  13  in the shape of the inverted conical, inside diameters of the plurality of conductive cables  29   a - 29   g  are gradually contracted so as to be a diameter corresponding to the respective arranged position thereof. 
     Each of the plurality of conductive cables  29   a - 29   g  is detachably connected to the insulating terminal  30  provided with the wall body  13   a  of the reaction vessel  13 , if needed, a circular portion of the cables may be detached from the terminal  30 , or may be attached thereto. 
     The cylindrical housing container  31  having a bottom portion and being formed with an insulating reticulum, is arranged at a portion corresponding an axial center of the reaction vessel  13 . And, the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  is filled up within the housing container  31 . 
     This housing container  31  is, by the hook  31   f  provided with an upper portion thereof, detachably engaged with an upper edge portion of the wall body  13   a  of the reaction vessel  13 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , the conductive cables  29   s  and  29   t  are spirally twisted around the periphery of the circulating passages  18   a  and  18   b , respectively. DC electric current is supplied from the DC power supply device  17  to these conductive cables  29   s  and  29   t.    
     A direction in which the DC electric current flows through the conductive cables  29   s  and  29   t  is set up so as to meet a direction in which the water flow runs within the circulating passages  18   a  and  18   b.    
     In the raw mineral water solution production unit  10 , a predetermined amount of water  11  is put into the reaction vessel  13  and the housing tank  22 . 
     After having set the housing container  31 , into which the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  has been filled up, to a center of the reaction vessel  13 , the circulation pump P is activated, and the opening control valve  20  provided with the bottom portion of the reaction vessel  13  and the opening control valve  23  of the circulating passage  18   c  are adjusted. 
     Next, the water  11  from the reaction vessel  13  is made circulate so as to pass through the drain port  19 , the circulating passage  18   a , the circulation pump P, the circulating passage  18   b , the housing tank  22 , and the circulating passage  18   c , thereby returning to the upper portion of the reaction vessel  13  again. 
     And then, upon activating the DC power supply device  17  and the ultrasonic wave generation unit  16 , the elution reaction of the mineral components from the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  in the housing container  31  to the water  11  begins. 
     The working conditions when producing the raw mineral water solution (A) using the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  are not limited in particular. In this Embodiment, however, the raw mineral water solution (A) has been produced according to the following working conditions. 
     (1) The DC electric current DC having voltage of 8000-8600 V and current of 0.05-0.1 A has been conducted through the conductive cables  29 ,  29   s , and  29   t.    
     The insulator  14  constituting the conductive cable  29  or the like is made of polytetrafluoroethylene resin. 
     (2) The mineral-imparting material (A)  12  is filled up in the reaction vessel  13  with a mass ratio of 10 to 15% based on the water  11 . 
     The mineral-imparting material (A)  12  will be explained later referring to concrete examples. 
     (3) It is sufficient that the water  11  merely contain electrolyte so that the DC electric current can work there-through. 
     For example, when containing about 10 g of sodium carbonates, which is a kind of electrolyte, based on 100 liters of the water, the water may be used as the water  11 . 
     Alternatively, groundwater, as it is, can be used as the water  11 . 
     (4) The ultrasonic wave generation unit  16  generates ultrasonic waves having a frequency of 30-100 kHz, and is arranged so that an ultrasonic vibration portion (not shown) thereof directly contact with the water  11  in the reaction vessel  13  to make the water  11  vibrate. 
     When the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  is activated on such conditions, in the reaction vessel  13 , the water flow R rotating in a direction of a left-hand thread and being sucked into the drain port  19  occurs, the water  11  discharged from the drain port  19  passes through the circulating passages  18   a  and  18   b  or the like, and returns again into the reaction vessel  13 . This state is continued. 
     Therefore, agitating action by the water flow R, action of the direct electric current flowing through the conductive cable  29 , and ultrasonic vibration generated by the ultrasonic wave generation unit  16 , make mineral components speedily elute from the raw mineral water solution (A) into the water  11 , thereby enabling to produce with high efficiency the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  that necessary mineral components have been moderately dissolved therein. 
     In the raw mineral water solution production unit  10 , the plurality of conductive cables  29   a - 29   g , each of which is formed in the shape of the ring, are coaxially arranged within the reaction vessel  13 . The water flow R rotating in the direction of the left-hand thread within the reaction vessel  13  is also generated. 
     Due to this, a comparatively dense field of electrical energy can be formed within the reaction vessel  13  of fixed volume. In other words, the raw mineral water solution (A) can be efficiently produced within the reaction vessel  13  having comparatively small capacity. 
     The reaction vessel  13  is formed in the shape of the inverted conical. Therefore, the water flow R flowing along with the plurality of conductive cables  29   a - 29   g  in the shapes of the rings can be generated comparatively easily and stably, thereby promoting elution of the mineral components. 
     The water flow R flowing in the inside of reaction vessel  13  shaped of the inverted conical increases flow velocity thereof as it goes toward the drain port  19  at the bottom portion of the reaction vessel  13 . Therefore, contact frequency with the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  can also increase so as to catch more free electrons e existing in the water  11 , thereby capable of increasing an amount of ionized minerals. 
     Furthermore, the housing tank  22  discharging and storing water  11  is provided between the circulating passages  18   b  and  18   c . Therefore, while circulating the water  11  whose amount is greater than the volume of the reaction vessel  13 , elution action of minerals can proceed. 
     For this reason, the raw mineral water solution (A) can be mass-produced with remarkably high efficiency. 
     When the circulation pump P is made continuously run to continue the above action, the raw mineral water solution (A) in which the mineral components have been eluted is produced as a result. 
     According to conditions including: the size of the drain port  19  at the bottom portion of the reaction vessel  13 ; the amount of circulating water; the shape (especially, the angle γ shown in  FIG. 2  between the axial center C and the wall body  13   a ) of the reaction vessel  13 ; and so on, the appearance situation of free electrons e in the water  11  can be controlled. Action of the free electrons e upon the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  may change the water solubility of the mineral components. 
     When the raw mineral water solution (A) has been formed, this raw mineral water solution (A)  41  is moved into the treatment container  40  shown in  FIG. 6 . 
     At this stage, the residue of the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  leaked from the housing container  31  in the reaction vessel  13  can be discharged from the drain valve  21  at the bottom portion of the reaction vessel  13 . 
     The far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  arranged within the treatment container  40  irradiates far-infrared rays to the raw mineral water solution (A)  41  stored in the treatment container  40  while the raw mineral water solution (A) is slowly agitated by the agitation blades  42 . 
     It is sufficient for the far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  to generate far-infrared rays with wavelength of about 6-14 micrometers. The material and/or the generating unit thereof may be optional, and a heating method may be used for the same. 
     However, it is preferable that the unit has, at 25 Centigrade, emissivity of 85% or more to the radiation of the black body within a band of 6-14 micrometer wavelength. 
     In the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  shown in  FIG. 2 , according to: the agitation action by the water flow R; the action by the DC electric current conducting through the conductive wire  15 ; and the ultrasonic vibration, the mineral components contained in the mineral-imparting material (A)  12  speedily elutes into the water  11 , thereby enabling to produce the mineral water solution  41  in which necessary mineral components have been moderately melt with high efficiency. 
     The far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  shown in  FIG. 6  irradiates far-infrared rays to the mineral water solution  41  to amalgamate dissolved mineral components with water molecules, thereby producing the mineral-containing water (A)  44  whose electro-negativity is increased. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the mineral-containing water (A)  44  formed according to the above-mentioned processes in the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  is transported into the mixing tank  46  via the water supply passage  57   y , and is mixed with the mineral-containing water (B)  45  transported from the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  within the mixing tank  46 . 
     Hereinafter, the mineral-imparting material (A) will now be explained. 
     The mineral-imparting material (A) contains: the vegetation raw material including at least one kind selected from a group consisting of vegetation belonging to Asteraceae, and vegetation belonging to Rosaceae; the woody plant raw material of woody plants including at least one kind selected form a group consisting of Maple,  Betula platyphylla, Pinus , and  Cryptomeria japonica ; and activated carbon. 
     Vegetation other than Asteraceae and Rosaceae may be included. However, it is preferable that the only vegetation belonging to Asteraceae and Rosaceae is used. 
     As preferable Asteraceae vegetation,  Farfugium japonicum, Artemisia indica, Cirsium japonicum , or the like are adduced. 
     As preferable Rosaceae vegetation,  Rosa multiflora, Geum japonicum, Potentilla hebiichigo, Kerria japonica, Rubus  L., or the like are adduced. 
     Used parts of the vegetation may be selected from a group from which mineral components are easily eluted, the group including leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts. The uses parts may be used as they are. Dried product therefrom may used instead. 
     As the woody plant, Maple,  Betula platyphylla, Pinus , and  Cryptomeria japonica  are adduced. 
     Used parts of the woody plant may be selected from a group from which mineral components are easily eluted, the group including leaf parts, stem parts, and flower pans. The uses pans may be used as they are. Dried product therefrom may used instead. 
     As preferable mineral-imparting material (A), the following material can be adduced, wherein:
         dried pulverized product of Asteraceae plants and dried pulverized product of Rosaceae plants are used;   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants is produced by:   mixing 10 weight % of  Cirsium japonicum  (leaf parts, stem parts and flower parts thereof), 60 weight % of  Artemisia indica  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof) and 30 weight % of  Farfugium japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), respectively to produce first mixture thereof; making the first mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried first mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants is produced by:   mixing 20 weight % of  Rosa multiflora  (leaf parts and flower parts thereof), 10 weight % of  Geum japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), and 70 weight % of  Rubus  L. (leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts thereof), respectively to produce second mixture thereof; making the second mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried second mixture;   the dried pulverized product of the Asteraceae plants and the dried pulverized product of the Rosaceae plants are mixed according to 1:1 (weight ratio) to obtain vegetation raw material (A1);   the woody plant raw material (A2) is produced by:   mixing 25 weight % of Maple (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), 25 weight % of  Betula platyphylla  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof), and 50 weight % of  Cryptomeria japonica  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof) to produce third mixture; making the third mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried third mixture; and   the activated carbon is composed of activated carbon powder (A3) produced by carbonizing coconut shell at activation temperature of 1000 Centigrade; and   the mineral-imparting material (A′) is obtained by;   mixing the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) according to 1:3 (weight ratio) to produce plant mixture; and   based on 100 pts. wt. of the plant mixture, mixing 2-8 weight % of the activated carbon powder (A3) thereto.       

     What is adapted as activated carbon powder (A3) is prepared by: 
     under an inert gas atmosphere, carbonizing coconut shell at activation temperature of 1000 Centigrade to produce activated carbon powder; and 
     upon adding the activated carbon powder to pure water so as to have 10 weight %, adapting the powder-added water with pH of 9-11, preferably ph of 9.5-10.5, more preferably ph of 10. 
     Upon activating coconut shell at lower temperature, strong alkali tends to be produced. However as mentioned above, upon activating the coconut shell at 1000 Centigrade, weak alkali tends to be produced. 
     Regarding an amount of added activated carbon powder (A3), the activated carbon powder (A3) is added to the mineral-containing water (A) such that pH becomes 11-12 when the mineral-imparting material (A) and the mineral-containing water (B) are mixed with each other. 
     Further preparation is performed by; 
     mixing the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) according to 1:3 (weight ratio) to produce plant mixture; and 
     based on 100 pts. wt. of the plant mixture, mixing 2-8 weight % of the activated carbon powder (A3) thereto. 
     As such vegetation raw material (A1), “P-100 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD., as such woody plant raw material (A2), “P-200 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD., and as such activated carbon powder (A3), “AS-100 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. can be preferably used, respectively. 
     (2-2: Mineral-Containing Water (B) Producing Apparatus) 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 7 , the structure and the functions of the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3 , or the like will now be explained. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 7 , the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  includes: the first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth water-passing containers  51 - 56  into which a different kind of mineral-imparting material (B) from each other is filled up, respectively; the water supply passage  57  communicating the plurality of water-passing containers  51 - 56  in series; and the roundabout channels  51   p - 56   p  connected to the water supply passage  57  in a state where the roundabout channel is parallel to the plurality of water-passing containers  51 - 56 , respectively; and the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  provided in branch parts from the water supply passage  57  and the roundabout channels  51   p - 56   p , respectively. 
     The operation of switching the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  can be performed by operating the six switching buttons  51   b - 56   b  provided on the operation panel  58  connected to these water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  via the signal cables  59 . 
     The six switching buttons  51   b - 56   b  and the six water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  correspond to each other according to the numbers thereof. Upon operating a certain one of the switching buttons  51   b - 56   b , one of the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  having a number corresponding to the certain one is switched to change the direction of a water flow related thereto. 
     Within the first water-passing container  51 , mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m  containing silicon dioxide and iron oxide is filled up. 
     Within the second water-passing container  52 , mineral-imparting material (B)  52   m  containing silicon dioxide and activated carbon is filled up. 
     Within the third water-passing container  53 , mineral-imparting material (B)  53   m  containing silicon dioxide and titanium nitride is filled up. 
     Within the fourth water-passing container  54 , mineral-imparting material (B)  54   m  containing silicon dioxide and calcium carbonate is filled up. 
     Within the fifth water-passing container  55 , mineral-imparting material (B)  55   m  containing silicon dioxide and magnesium carbonate is filled up. 
     Within the sixth water-passing container  56 , mineral-imparting material (B)  56   m  containing silicon dioxide and calcium phosphate is filled up. 
     Here, the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  can be preferably produced by mixing raw material based on a lime stone, fossil coral, and shell. 
     Firstly, components contained in the lime stone, the fossil coral, and the shell are analyzed, and the amounts of silicon dioxide, iron oxide, activated carbon, titanium nitride, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and calcium phosphate are evaluated, respectively. 
     Secondly, based on the respective content of the components, the lime stone, the fossil coral, and the shell are mixed to produce the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m.    
     It is preferable that components contained in the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  is controlled according to the mixing ratio of the lime stone, the fossil coral, and the shell. However, in some cases, the material of the lime stone, the fossil coral, and the shell has poor component(s) according to the source thereof. If so, at least one of silicon dioxide, iron oxide, activated carbon, titanium nitride, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, and calcium phosphate may be added, if needed. 
     Especially, since the activated carbon is rarely contained in the lime stone, the fossil coral, and the shell, the activated carbon should usually be added separately. 
     When as the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m , the mineral-imparting material (B1) filled into the first water-passing container  51  is mixture including: 70 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 15 weight % of shell, respectively; the mineral-imparting material (B2) filled into the second water-passing container  52  is mixture including: 40 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; 40 weight % of shell; and 5 weight % of activated carbon, respectively; the mineral-imparting material (B3) filled into the third water-passing container  53  is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight %/o of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively; the mineral-imparting material (B4) filled into the fourth water-passing container  54  is mixture including: 90 weight % of lime stone; 5 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell, respectively; the mineral-imparting material (B5) filled into the fifth water-passing container  55  is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 10 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively; and the mineral-imparting material (B6) filled into the sixth water-passing container  56  is mixture including: 60 weight % of lime stone; 30 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell, respectively, the mineral-containing water (B) that shows excellent controlling effects can be obtained upon being mixed with the mineral-containing water (A). 
     Especially, it is preferable that the lime stones, the fossil coral, and the shell that are used for the mineral-imparting material (B1)-(B6) satisfy the following Items (1-1) to (1-3). 
     Item (1-1): Lime Stone 
     The lime stone is a small stone produced by crushing a rock of lime in which volcanic ore deposits containing the following components are mixed into a size of about 3 cm: calcium carbonate: 50 weight % or more; 
     iron oxide: 3 to 9 weight % of iron; and 
     sum total of titanium oxide, titanium carbide, titanium nitride: 0.8 weight % or more, and 
     magnesium carbonate: 7 to 10 weight %. 
     “CC-200 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. can be preferably used as such a lime stone. 
     (1-2) Fossil Coral: 
     The fossil coral is granular material produced by mixing the following the two kinds of raw fossil coral according to a weight ratio of 1:9 to form mixture, and crushing the mixture into the size within 3-5 mm, the two kinds of raw fossil coral including: first fossil coral produced about 100 meters below the ground whose crystal construction has been denatured by pressure; and 
     second fossil coral produced from land near Amamiohshima Island, Okinawa-Ken, Japan, and including: calcium carbonate; calcium phosphate; and other trace elements. As such fossil coral, “CC-300 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. can be preferably used. 
     (1-3) Shell: 
     The shell is granular material produced by mixing ear shell, abalone, and acorn shell of the same weight to form mixture, and crushing the mixture into the size within 3-5 mm. 
     “CC-400 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. can be preferably used as such shell. 
     (1-4) Activated Carbon 
     The activated carbon may be made of optional material. However, preferably, activated carbon made of coconut shell can be adduced. 
     For example, “CC-500 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. whose raw material is coconut shell made in Thailand can be adduced. 
     Upon operating the switching buttons  51   b - 56   b  on the operation panel  58  mentioned above to switch the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  to the water-passing container side, water having passed through water supply passage  57  flows in into the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  located at the downstream of the operated water stream-changing valves. Alternatively, upon switching the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  to the roundabout channel side, the water having passed through water supply passage  57  flows into the roundabout channels  51   p - 56   p  located at the downstream of the operated water stream-changing valves. 
     Therefore, operating any of the switching buttons  51   b - 56   b  to selectively change the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v  enables to produce the mineral-containing water (B)  45  into which mineral components selectively eluted from the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  whose mineral components differ from each other according to the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56 . 
     Next, referring to  FIG. 8  through  FIG. 11 , the practical structure and functions of the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  will now be explained. 
     In  FIG. 8  through  FIG. 10 , the roundabout channels  51   p - 56   p , the water stream-changing valves  51   v - 56   v , the operation panel  58 , and the signal cables  59 , which have been mentioned above, are omitted therefrom. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 9 , the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  includes: the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  each of which has a cylindrical shape and have been mounted on the support frame  60 ; and the water supply passage  57  communicating in series the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56 , wherein the raw water tank  63  for storing water W supplied from waterworks is arranged at the top part of the support frame  60 . 
     In the raw water tank  63 , the inorganic porous body  64  having a function of adsorbing impurities in the water W therein is stored. 
     The casters  61  and the level adjusters  62  are provided with the bottom portion of the support frame  60 . 
     The first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56 , each of which is cylindrically shaped, are mounted on the support frame  60  having a rectangular parallelepiped lattice structure in a state where each of axial centers  51   c - 56   c  (See,  FIG. 9 ) of the containers are kept horizontally. 
     The first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  has been detachably attached onto the support frame  60 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  has the same structure, respectively. Each airtight structure thereof is formed by attaching the disk shaped lid bodies  51   d - 56   d  to the flange parts  51   f - 56   f  provided with the both ends of the main body parts  51   a - 56   a  in cylindrical shapes. 
     At the lowest portion of the main body parts  51   a - 56   a  when the axial centers  51   c - 56   c  are in horizontal states, the water inlet  57   a  communicating with the water supply passage  57  is provided. At the highest portion (far from the water inlet  57   a ) of the lid bodies  51   d - 56   d , the water outlet  57   b  communicating with the water supply passage  57  is provided. And, the mesh strainer  57   c  is attached to the water outlet  57   b.    
     The automatic air valves  57   d  for releasing air in the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  are attached onto the outer peripheries (the directly above portions of the water outlet  57   b ) of the main body parts  51   a - 56   a.    
     The water supplied from the water supply passage  57  in the upstream passes through the water inlet  57   a , flows into the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56 , and contacts with the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  with which have been filled up therein, respectively. Therefore, the respective mineral components elute into the water to form water containing mineral components corresponding to the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m , and the formed water flows from the water outlet  57   b  into the water supply passage  57  in the downstream. 
     In the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  shown in  FIG. 8 - FIG. 10 , operating any of the switching buttons  51   b - 56   b  on the operation panel  58  shown in  FIG. 7  to make the water W in the raw water tank  63  pass through at least one of the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  enables to produce the mineral-containing water (B)  45  into which the special respective mineral components contained in the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  filled up within the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  have been selectively dissolved therein. 
     Since the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  are connected in series with the water supply passage  57  in the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3 , continuously making water flow into the water supply passage  57  enables to mass-produce the mineral-containing water (B)  45  that the mineral components corresponding to the mineral-imparting material (B)  51   m - 56   m  in the first water-passing container  51  through the sixth water-passing container  56  have been dissolved therein. 
     The mineral-containing water (B)  45  produced by the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  is transported from the sixth water-passing container  56  via the water supply passage  57   x  in the downstream thereof into the mixing tank  46 , and is therein mixed to the mineral-containing water (A)  44  produced by the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  shown in  FIG. 1 , thereby forming the mineral functional water  47 . 
     The mixing ratio of the mineral-containing water (A) and the mineral-containing water (B) is suitably determined considering: the kind of material included in the mineral-containing water (A) and the mineral-containing water (B); and the density of eluted components. 
     The weight ratio (the mineral-containing water (A):the mineral-containing water (B)) of the mineral-containing water (A) and the mineral-containing water (B) is: within a range of 1:5-1:20; preferably within a range of 1:7-1:12; and more preferably within a range of 1:10. 
     Both in a first case where the mineral-containing waters (A) is too little (the mineral-containing waters (B) is too much) and in a second case where the mineral-containing waters (A) is too much (the mineral-containing waters (B) is to little), there is a possibility that effective components contained in the mineral functional water are so much diluted that objective action is insufficiently showed. 
     In the above, the preferable Embodiment of the method of producing the mineral function water according to the present invention has been described. It is, however, sufficient that the mineral functional water according to the present invention including the above-mentioned configuration. Methods other than the above may be adopted instead thereof. In other words, it should be understood that the above description is not restrictive. 
     Especially, items that are not explicitly disclosed in the Embodiment, for example, operating conditions, running conditions, various parameters including a size of the elements, weight, volume, or the like do not deviate from a range where a person skilled in the art usually uses. Values capable of being easily assumed by the ordinary person skilled in the art are adopted. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Hereinafter, the present invention will now be more concretely explained adducing the following Examples. Needless to say, the present invention is NEVER limited to the Examples. 
     Example 1 
     [1. Manufacturing Mineral Functional Water] 
     The mineral functional water producing apparatus in the Embodiment and the producing method mentioned above have been used. And then, as the mineral functional water, the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been produced utilizing the following material and the following method. 
     1. Manufacturing Mineral-Containing Water (A) 
     Raw material for producing the mineral-imparting material (A) for the mineral-containing water (A) includes the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) shown below. 
     As the vegetation raw material (A1), “P-100 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. have been used. As the woody plant raw material (A2), “P-200 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. has been used. As the activated carbon (A3), “AC-100 (lot number)” produced by Riken techno system Co., LTD. has been used. 
     “P-100” is the vegetation raw material (A1) produced by mixing the following dried pulverized product of Asteraceae plants and the following dried pulverized product of Rosaceae plants according to a weight ratio of 1:1, and “P-200” is the woody plant raw material (A2) described below. 
     (A1) Vegetation Raw Material (Dried Vegetation Plants) 
     (A1-1) Dried Pulverized Product of Asteraceae Plants 
     This has been produced by: mixing 10 weight % of  Cirsium japonicum  (leaf parts, stem parts and flower parts thereof), 60 weight % of  Artemisia indica  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof) and 30 weight % of  Farfugium japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof); respectively to produce first mixture thereof; making the first mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried first mixture. 
     (A1-2) Dried Pulverized Product of Rosaceae Plants 
     This has been produced by: mixing 20 weight % of  Rosa multiflora  (leaf parts and flower parts thereof), 10 weight % of  Geum japonicum  (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), and 70 weight % of  Rubus  L. (leaf parts, stem parts, and flower parts thereof); respectively to produce second mixture thereof; making the second mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried second mixture. 
     (A2) Woody Plant Raw Material (Dried Woody Plants) 
     This has been produced by: mixing 25 weight % of Maple (leaf parts and stem parts thereof), 25 weight % of  Betula platyphylla  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof), and 50 weight % of  Cryptomeria japonica  (leaf parts, stem parts, and bark parts thereof); respectively to produce third mixture thereof; making the third mixture dry; and then pulverizing the dried third mixture. 
     (A3) Activated Carbon Powder Produced by Carbonizing Coconut Shell at Activation Temperature of 1000 Centigrade (Carbon: 85% or More; Remaining Components: Na, K, Si, or the Like; Particle Diameter: About 1 Micrometer) 
     Utilizing a pH meter, which is a glass electrode type hydrogen-ion density indicator “TPX-90” manufactured by Tohkoh Chemical Laboratories, pH has been measured to get a pH value of 10. The pH relates to preparation by: adding the activated carbon (A3) used in Examples to pure water to be mixed thereto so as to have 10 wt %. 
     The raw mineral water solution (A) has been produced by: 
     mixing the vegetation raw material (A1) and the woody plant raw material (A2) according to 1:3 (weight ratio) to produce plant mixture; and 
     based on 100 pts. wt. of the plant mixture, mixing 5 weight % of the activated carbon thereto so as to produce mineral-imparting material (A); 
     putting 10 to 15 weight % of the mineral-imparting material (A) based on the water into the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  (See,  FIG. 2 ) of the mineral-containing water (A) producing apparatus  2  shown in  FIG. 1 ; 
     conducting DC electric current having voltage of 8300 V and current of 100 mA has been conducted through the conductive wires of the raw mineral water solution production unit  10  to generate water flow around the conductive wires in the same direction as the DC electric current; and 
     applying ultrasonic vibration (oscillating frequency of 50 kHz, amplitude of 1.5/1000 mm) to the water, thereby producing the raw mineral water solution (A). 
     Next, far-infrared rays (wavelength: 6-14 micrometers) have been irradiated to the mineral water solution (A)  41  supplied to the latter far-infrared ray-generating unit  43  to obtain the mineral-containing water (A) in Example 1. 
     2. Manufacturing Mineral-Imparting Material (B) 
     The raw material for producing the mineral-imparting material (B) for the mineral-containing water (B), which has been produced by: mixing the lime stone, the fossil coral, the shell, and the activated carbon to produce fourth mixture thereof; and then pulverizing the fourth mixture, has been used. 
     Material of the mineral-imparting material (B) and the mixture (mineral-imparting material (B1)-(B6)) used for the first passing container through the sixth water-passing container will now be explained as follows. 
     (1) Material 
     (1-1) Lime Stone: “CC-200 (Lot Number)” Produced by Riken Techno System Co., LTD. 
     The lime stone is a small stone produced by crushing a rock of lime in which volcanic ore deposits containing the following components are mixed into a size of about 3 cm: calcium carbonate: 50 weight % or more; iron oxide: 3 to 9 weight % of iron; and sum total of titanium oxide, titanium carbide, titanium nitride: 0.8 weight % or more, and magnesium carbonate: 7 to 10 weight %. 
     (1-2) “CC-300 (Lot Number)” Produced by Riken Techno System Co., LTD. 
     The fossil coral is granular material produced by mixing the following the two kinds of raw fossil coral according to a weight ratio of 1:9 to form mixture, and crushing the mixture into the size within 3-5 mm, the two kinds of raw fossil coral including: first fossil coral produced about 100 meters below the ground whose crystal construction has been denatured by pressure; and second fossil coral produced from land near Amamiohshima Island, Okinawa-Ken, Japan, and including: calcium carbonate; calcium phosphate; and other trace elements. 
     (1-3) Shell: “CC-400 (Lot Number)” Produced by Riken Techno System Co., LTD. 
     The shell is granular material produced by mixing ear shell, abalone, and acorn shell of the same weight to form mixture, and crushing the mixture into the size within 3-5 mm. 
     (1-4) Activated Carbon (Only Used for the Second Water-Passing Container): “CC-500 (Lot Number)” Produced by Riken Techno System Co., LTD. 
     (2) Weight Ratios in the First Through the Sixth Water-Passing Containers 
     The first water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B1) is mixture including: 70 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 15 weight % of shell. 
     The second water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B2) is mixture including: 40 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; 40 weight % of shell; and 5 weight % of activated carbon, which corresponds to silicon dioxide and activated carbon. 
     The third water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B3) is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 15 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell. 
     The fourth water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B4) is mixture including: 90 weight % of lime stone; 5 weight % of fossil coral; and 5 weight % of shell. 
     The fifth water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B5) is mixture including: 80 weight % of lime stone; 10 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell. 
     The sixth water-passing container: 
     The mineral-imparting material (B6) is mixture including: 60 weight % of lime stone; 30 weight % of fossil coral; and 10 weight % of shell. 
     In the mineral-containing water (B) producing apparatus  3  of the structure of  FIG. 1 , the mineral-containing water (B) has been obtained by make water pass through the first through the sixth water-passing containers which use the above-mentioned mineral-imparting material (B1)-(B6), respectively. 
     The respective mineral-imparting material (B1)-(B6) has the same weight of 50 kg (300 kg in total). And, the amount of the circulating water has been set up at 1000 kg, and the flow velocity thereof has been also set up at 500/40 mL/s. 
     The mineral-containing water (A) and the mineral-containing water (B) in Example 1 produced using the above-mentioned method have been mixed according to a weight ratio of 1:10 to obtain the mineral functional water in Example 1. 
     Utilizing a pH meter, which is a glass electrode type hydrogen-ion density indicator “TPX-90” manufactured by Toko Chemical Laboratories, pH of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been measured to be a pH value of 11.5. 
     (Evaluation of Spectral Emissivity) 
     An evaluation sample has been prepared by fixing the mineral functional water in Example 1 onto a ceramic carrier. And, the spectral emissivity of the sample has been measured with a far-infrared ray-radiating ratio-measuring apparatus (JIR-E500) manufactured by JEOL-Ltd. 
     The apparatus includes: a body of a Fourier transformed type infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR); a blackbody furnace; a sample-heating furnace; a temperature controller; and an attached optical system. 
     The evaluation sample with respect to spectral emissivity has been produced according to the following steps. 
     Based on 100 pts.wt. of ceramic powder (rock powder produced in Amakusa Ohyanoshima) for the carrier, 20 pts.wt. of the mineral functional water in Example 1 have been added to be clay. 
     The clay has been shaped into a flat disk having about 5 mm of thickness and 2 cm of diameter. And then, the shaped disk has been calcined at 1000 Centigrade to obtain the evaluation sample onto which mineral components contained in the sample (mineral functional water) have been fixed. 
       FIG. 12  shows the spectral radiation spectrum (measurement temperature: 25 Centigrade, wavelength: 4-24 micrometers) of the mineral functional water in Example 1 fixed onto the evaluation sample. 
     In addition,  FIG. 12  also shows the spectral radiation spectrum (theoretical value) of the black body. 
     In  FIG. 12 , scales on the vertical axis indicate the strength of radiant energy using values (Watt) per square centimeters. 
     It means that the closer the measured curved line of the “evaluation sample” is to the theoretical curved line of the black body, the higher radiation power the evaluation sample possesses. 
     The vertical axis of  FIG. 1  shows strength of radiation energy with watts per cm 2    
       FIG. 13  shows the emissivity (wavelength: 4-24 micrometers) calculated according to the spectral radiation spectrum of the evaluation sample and the spectral radiation spectrum (theoretical value) of the black body. 
     [2 Evaluation] 
     Evaluation 1: Measurement of HP and Torque of Car 
     Evaluation 1-1: Test Car 1 (Gearshift) 
     “Corolla (Trademark, gearshift)”, which is a 1500 cc class of passenger car, has been used as test car 1 and measurement has been made according to the followings at equipment for a chassis dynamometer driving test. 
     Test items have been HP and torque. 
     First, HP and torque of the test car 1 have been measured beforehand. 
     After that, 750 mL of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been sprayed onto an engine and an engine room of the test car 1 to be coated thereon. 
     250 mL of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been poured into a radiator of the test car 1. 
     Also after the coating has been dried, HP and torque of the test car 1 have been measured again according to a predetermined method with the chassis dynamometer. 
     Before applying the mineral functional water in Example 1, HP is 104.0, and torque is 15.7 Kgm. 
     After having applied the mineral functional water in Example 1, HP is 120.2, and torque is 20.2 Kgm. 
     As a result, it has been confirmed that 15% of HP and 29% of torque of the test car 1 have been increased thanks to applying the mineral functional water. 
     Evaluation 1-2: Test Car 2 (Automatic Shift) 
     “Inspire (Trademark, automatic shift)”, which is a 3000 cc class of passenger car, has been used as test car 2 and measurement of HP and torque there of has been performed before and after applying the mineral functional water thereto to be compared with each other. 
     First, HP and torque of the test car 2 have been measured beforehand. 
     After that, 800 mL of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been sprayed onto an engine and an engine room of the test car 2 to be coated thereon. 
     Also after the coating has been dried, HP and torque of the test car 2 have been measured again according to the predetermined method with the chassis dynamometer. 
     Before applying the mineral functional water in Example 1, HP is 179.5, and torque is 21.5 Kgm. 
     After having applied the mineral functional water in Example 1, HP is 194.5, and torque is 22.6 Kgm. 
     As a result, it has been confirmed that 8% of HP and 5% of torque of the test car 2 have been increased thanks to applying the mineral functional water. 
     Evaluation 2: Exhaust Gas Evaluation 
     A commercial diesel car has been used as test car 3 and exhaust gas of the test car 3 before and after applying the mineral functional water thereto has been evaluated by means of an opacimeter (light transmission type smoke meter). 
     800 mL of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been sprayed onto an engine and an engine room of the test car 3 to be coated thereon. 
     After that, having driven the test car 3 normally, evaluation values of the opacimeter have been recorded for three weeks after the coating. 
     Table 1 shows results thereof. 
     Measured values in Table 1 are average values of those obtained by performing measurement three times. 
     The words of “0 day” in Table 1 show data when the mineral functional water has not been coated yet. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 After application (days) 
                 Measured values (average) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 0 
                 0.64 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 0.51 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 0.56 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 0.58 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 0.42 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 0.40 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1, after the coating of the mineral functional water, on the fifth day the value of the opacimeter decreases. After that, on the seventh day and the eleventh day, the value increases once. After the fourteenth day, the value decreases again. 
     On the twenty-first day, the value of exhaust gas decreases to reach 0.40. 
     In addition, after the above measurement, further measurement has been irregularly made for three months. In the further measurement, measurement values belong to a range from 0.4 to 0.45, and never increases up to before the coating. 
     It is supposed that the value increases once after the coating because unburnt carbon (soot) remains in the inside of the engine room and/or the exhaust system thereof. 
     It is also guessed that after that the value decreases again because the unburnt carbon is removed, thereby measuring values of exhaust gas after combustor efficiency has been improved. 
     As a result, it is confirmed that applying mineral functional water causes to obtain effects of reducing exhaust gas, the effects being maintained for a long period of time. 
     Evaluation 3: Combustion-Promoting Test of Agricultural Boiler 
     The combustion-promoting tests have been performed by applying the mineral functional water in Example 1 to a commercial agricultural boiler. 
     First, a cover of a heat exchanging part of the boiler has been removed, and objects on the (cylindrical) surface of a heat exchanger have been washed out to be dried completely. 
     Next, 500 mL of the mineral functional water in Example 1 has been sprayed onto the whole heat exchanger and around a burner tip part to coat thereof. 
     The coating has been performed several times while waiting until the surface has gotten dried. 
     Commercial kerosene has been used as fuel to make the combustion boiler burn. Warm air from an outlet of the boiler has been supplied into a greenhouse in which tomatoes have been cultivated. 
       FIG. 14  shows results wherein temperature of the warm air discharged from the boiler is measured with time from immediately after operation of the boiler begins. 
     In a case where the coating with the mineral functional water is done, both a temperature rising rate and the maximum temperature from 5 minutes to 20 minutes after the beginning of the combustion are higher than those of another case where the coating is not done. This fact has been confirmed. 
     This fact reveals that spraying the mineral functional water in Example 1 onto the surface of the heat exchanging part and a burner of the boiler to generate an electric field reinforcing the combustion, thereby increasing both of flames and heat exchanging efficiency. 
     It is also confirmed that temperature measured at a position (distance: 7 m from the boiler, height: 1.2 m) on the average increases having a difference of 5 to 7 or more Centigrade from the original temperature. 
     Utilizing the mineral functional water-coated boiler, the tomatoes have been kept cultivated. As a result, oil consumption has been reduced at a ratio of 30% comparing with that of the same period in last year. 
     After the tomatoes have been harvested, similar tests have been performed onto the mineral functional water-coated boiler. As a result, the same increased temperature has been confirmed. In other words, it is recognized that the fuel-promoting action caused by the mineral functional water is maintained. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The mineral functional water according to the present invention includes beneficial effects, such as improving action of combustion efficiency, and can be widely used in various industrial fields.