Patent ID: 8889075

Claim:
An apparatus for producing water having redox activity, comprising an electromagnetic wave source and a fibrous catalytic body arranged with a fixed gap defined therebetween thus allowing water to flow into or flow out from the fibrous catalytic body, wherein the apparatus comprises a source of electromagnetic waves and/or a source of ultrasonic vibrations and the apparatus is configured to bring water or running water into contact with the fibrous catalytic body while radiating electromagnetic waves to the fibrous catalytic body and/or applying ultrasonic vibrations to the fibrous catalytic body thus causing the water to contain active oxygen species at an initial concentration of 1 μmol per liter or more, the apparatus further comprising a closed vessel having an independent water inlet and an independent water outlet for water or running water, the closed vessel actin as a reaction generation vessel for producing water having redox activity, the source of electromagnetic waves comprises a source of short wavelength electromagnetic waves arranged in water in the closed vessel, the fibrous catalytic body surrounds the periphery of the electromagnetic wave source with a fixed gap therebetween, whereby a water flow is formed of a first water flow which ascends or descends by passing through the gap defined between a microwave source and the fibrous catalytic body, a second water flow which ascends or descends by spirally passing over the outer periphery of the fibrous catalytic body, and a third water flow which flows into or flows out from tissues of the fibrous catalytic body, the catalytic body being formed by coating an alumina film having a film thickness of 30 nm or more on a surface of aluminum fibers.