Production of Highly Ionized Alkaline Water Using a Combination of Reducing Metals and Reductive Minerals
Methods and systems are provided for producing ionized alkaline solutions (e.g. ionized alkaline water) that exhibit long-term stability when stored at room temperature.
1 . A machine or system for making ionized alkaline (IA) ice, comprising
i) an ice machine or ice maker; and
ii) medium containing one or more group II elements and one or more rare earth minerals for ionizing water to produce ionized alkaline (IA) water from water exposed by contact to the medium, wherein the system is configured so that the ice machine or ice maker freezes the IA water produced by the medium.
2 . The machine or system of claim 1 , wherein the medium is located outside the ice machine or ice maker.
3 . The machine or system of claim 1 , wherein the medium is located inside the ice machine or ice maker.
4 . The machine or system of claim 1 wherein the medium comprises
about 30-70% by volume of said one or more group II elements;
about 10-20% by volume of said one or more rare earth minerals;
about 1-50% by volume of one or more metal reducing agents; and
about 1-25% by volume of one or more mineral buffers.
5 . The machine or system of claim 1 , further comprising magnets positioned either before, at, or after the medium for ionizing water, and before the IA water is frozen in the ice maker or ice machine.
6 . The machine or system of claim 4 , wherein the filtration magnets are positioned prior to filtration of water through the medium for ionizing water.
7 . The machine or system of claim 1 , wherein the medium comprises
about 50% by volume of said one or more group II elements;
about 15% by volume of said one or more rare earth minerals;
about 30% by volume of one or more metal reducing agents; and
about 5% by volume of one or more mineral buffers.
8 . The machine or system of claim 1 , wherein the medium comprises a combination of group II elements, rare earth minerals, metal reducing agents and mineral buffers selected from the group consisting of:
i)
Magnesium
50%
Yttrium-Copper
30%
Calcium Magnesium Alloy
15%
Silica
5%
ii)
Strontium
45%
Monazite
10%
Zinc
10%
Copper
10%
Tourmaline
25%
iii)
Strontium
65%
Monazite Ore
15%
Calcium Magnesium
15%
Calcium Carbonate
5%
iv)
Barite
65%
Calcium Magnesium
30%
Calcium Carbonate
5%
v)
Magnesium
30%
Strontium
20%
FerroSilicon
25%
Monazite
20%
Calcium Carbonate
5%
vi)
Magnesium
40%
Monazite
20%
Yttrium-Copper
20%
Calcium Aluminum
10%
Quartz
5%
Aluminum Oxide
5%
vii)
Magnesium
30%
Neodymium
30%
Zinc
10%
Copper
25%
Calcium Carbonate
5%
viii)
Magnesium
60%
Calcium Magnesium
10%
Tourmaline
30%
ix)
Strontium
40%
Bastnäsite Ore
20%
Ferrosilicon
15%
Silver
2%
Tourmaline
23%
and
x)
Magnesium
65%
Monazite
15%
Zinc
5%
Copper
10%
Borosilicate
5%.
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14 . Ionized alkaline (IA) ice.