Abstract: A performance maintaining method for an electrolyzed functional water generating apparatus capable of maintaining a state allowing steady generation of high-performance electrolyzed functional water is provided. A cation-exchange membrane provided in contact with an anode between a cathode and the anode regenerates a membrane by desorbing cations adsorbed to the cation-exchange membrane while to-be-electrolyzed raw water is subjected to electrolysis with a positive polarity in a state where an electrolytic chamber is supplied with to-be-electrolyzed raw water in the electrolyzed functional water generating apparatus having an electrolytic cell with a special structure that allows intake of the entire amount of water as cathode water.

Abstract: Washing is carried out using a detergent composition having main detergency obtained through an alkaline inorganic salt and further including at least an anti-soil redeposition agent. There is provided a clothes washing method, and a detergent composition for the same, that uses a detergent having detergency equivalent to or greater than that of synthetic detergents containing a surface active agent as the main detergency ingredient and also has excellent anti-soil redeposition efficiency wherein main detergency is obtained by an alkaline inorganic salt.

Abstract: Washing is carried out using a detergent composition having main detergency obtained through an alkaline inorganic salt and further including at least an anti-soil redeposition agent. There is provided a clothes washing method, and a detergent composition for the same, that uses a detergent having detergency equivalent to or greater than that of synthetic detergents containing a surface active agent as the main detergency ingredient and also has excellent anti-soil redeposition efficiency wherein main detergency is obtained by an alkaline inorganic salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new pharmacologic-functioning water demonstrating pharmacologic function without any side effects, and usage of the same. The pharmacologic-functioning water, which demonstrates pharmacologic function without any side effects and includes antioxidant-functioning water as an active principle containing hydrogen-dissolved water, which is made up of molecular hydrogen used as a substrate that is included in raw water, and a precious metal colloid, which is included in the hydrogen-dissolved water and catalyzes the breaking reaction of the molecular hydrogen into a product of atomic hydrogen, is used for preventing and/or treating diseases.

Abstract: Detergent producing apparatus including an electrolysis cell having an anode chamber and a cathode chamber and a diaphragm for separating the two, a solution tank for making a solution by dissolving at least one carbonate and bicarbonate of alkali metal in water, a first mechanism for supplying a solution in the solution tank at least to the anode chamber of the electrolysis cell; and a mechanism for mixing after completion of the electrolysis anode water and cathode water respectively generated in the anode chamber and the cathode chamber to make mixed electrolytic water.

Abstract: A solution containing at least one of carbonate and bicarbonate of alkali metal, for example, a sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, as a solution to be electrolyzed is electrolyzed, and the obtained electrolytic water is used as an undiluted detergent.

Abstract: Washing items are washed simultaneously with softening washing water comprising alkali metal ion and at least one of carbonate ion and bicarbonate ion. The washing water before being softened is obtained by electrolyzing an aqueous solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate having a pH of 9.5 or more and an electric conductivity of 150 mS/m or more. The softened washing water has a total hardness of 40 ppm or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides reducing electrolyzed water which has a pH of 3 to 12 and an oxidation-reduction potential of up to −200 mV, preferably a pH of 5 to 11 and an oxidation-reduction potential of up to −500 mV, and in which the common logarithm of the product of the hydrogen ion concentration [H+] and the electron concentration [e−] is at least −4.5, preferably at least 0. The reducing electrolyzed water is used as potable water, agricultural fertilizers, drip solutions and other injections, dialysis solutions and face lotion, and particularly shows significant medical effects.

Abstract: An electrolytic cell capable of controlling the pH and the ORP independently to each other, comprising an electrolytic chamber (113) to which subject water to be electrolyzed are supplied, membranes (115, 115) provided on the both side walls of the electrolytic chamber, a pair of electrode plates (116, 117) respectively provided inside the electrolyzed chamber and outside the electrolytic chamber sandwiching the membrane therebetween, and wherein the electrode plate (116) is provided outside the electrolytic chamber in contact with the membrane (115) or leaving a slight space.

Abstract: A controlling apparatus which can control a continuous electrolytic ion water producing apparatus so that an excess current when the electrolyzing strength is not adjusted appropriately can be prevented with certainty and harmless electrolytic ion water can be obtained continuously from the continuous electrolytic ion water producing apparatus. When water flows through the electrolytic cell, it is energized by a power source circuit to electrolyze the water to obtain electrolytic ion water. When a range change-over switch is manually operated, a dc voltage of the power source circuit is controlled in response to the range change-over switch by a control unit and a switching regulator to produce an electrolyzing voltage corresponding to the operated position of the range change-over switch. The water is thus electrolyzed with an electrolyzing strength of the electrolyzing voltage.

Abstract: In a batch type electrolyzed water producing method, a first run of electrolysis is carried out, and electrolyzed water is discharged. Thereafter, before a next run of electrolysis is carried out, the polarity of a DC power source connected to the electrode plates is reversed. Thus, the electrode plate which has served as a cathode plate in the last run of electrolysis is converted into an anode plate and therefore, deposits accumulated on the electrode plate are ionized and dissolved into the subject water.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing electrolyzed water comprising an electrolytic cell, wherein the electrolytic cell includes an anode plate having a through-hole, a cathode plate having a through-hole and a sealing member. The electrolytic cell is constructed of the anode plate, the cathode plate, and the sealing member with the sealing member interposed between the anode plate and the cathode plate. Thereby a electrolytic chamber for electrolyzing subject water to be electrolyzed is defined between the anode plate and the cathode plate. One of the through-holes of the anode plate and the cathode plate serves as an inlet for introducing the subject water into the electrolytic chamber, the other through-hole serves as an outlet for discharging the subject water into the electrolytic chamber.