Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic synthesis – Preparing single metal
Reexamination Certificate
2001-03-07
2002-11-12
Dees, Jose G. (Department: 1616)
Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods
Electrolytic synthesis
Preparing single metal
C205S334000, C205S352000, C205S464000, C205S477000, C205S560000, C205S565000, C205S566000, C205S567000, C424S617000, C424S649000, C424S725000, C514S455000, C514S553000, C514S557000, C514S576000, C514S579000, C514S772000, C514S783000, C514S784000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06478946
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improved methods to generate silver colloids (and colloids from other precious metals) and to thereby generate greater concentrations of ionized silver (and ionized solutions of other precious metals) from specially prepared organic acids such as fulvic acid, humic acid, or ulmic acid or combinations thereof.
Colloidal silver has been produced by precipitating silver from a silver nitrate or other toxic chemical solutions which may contain silver. One example of this process is disclosed by Locke, et al., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,785,154 and 2,785,153 wherein silver protein crystals are made by a chemical reaction with their improvement being a chelating agent. This, however, yields a toxic result.
Another method to make colloidal silver is to electrolytically generate the silver colloids in some other toxic electrolyte such as H
2
SO
4
(toxic) or citric (nontoxic) acid solution, etc., or by arcing between two electrodes submersed in distilled water.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved bacteriostatic agent which is effective against bacterial, fungi, and viral pathogens.
It is a further object of this invention to provide more effective ways to produce greater concentrations of ionized metals such as ionized silver (and ionizations of other precious metals) for use as bacteriostatic agents.
It is a further object of this invention to make ionized metals such as ionized silver (and ionizations of other precious metals) for use as bacteriostatic agents by using electrolysis in organic acids wherein one or more of said organic acids is the electrolyte for the electrolysis process.
It is another object of this invention to produce an organic acid, such a fulvic acid, for use as an electrolyte in the production of bacteriostatic agents from precious metals, such as silver.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent objects of the present invention. These objects should be construed to be merely illustrative of some of the more prominent features and applications of the intended invention. Many other beneficial results can be attained by applying the disclosed invention in a different manner or by modifying the invention within the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, other objects and a fuller understanding of the invention may be had by referring to the summary of the invention and the detailed description of the preferred embodiment in addition to the scope of the invention defined by the claims.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The above-noted problems, among others, are overcome by the present invention. Ionized metals such as ionized silver (and ionizations of other precious metals such as, but not limited to gold, platinum, palladium, and other platinum group metals, for example, are effective wide-spectrum bacteriostatic agents against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Organic acids such as fulvic acid, humic acid, and ulmic acid also have bacteriostatic properties. Ionizing these metals in the organic acids identified above amplifies and increases the known benefits of the dissolved metal ions or colloids or products of reaction that are formed in the acids. The preferred organic acids of fulvic acid, humic acid and ulmic acid are natural chelating and reactive agents which combine with the colloidal silver formed by electrolysis to form non-toxic compounds.
The organic acid based compositions also produce greater stability of silver ions in solution. It has been known that fulvic acid is a highly oxidized, biologically stable, water-soluble naturally occurring complexing agent that can complex di- and trivalent metal ions and hydroxylated metal compounds. It has also been hypothesized that a possible explanation for the experimental results on increased root development lies in the power of the fulvic acid to form stable water-soluble complexes with divalent and trivalent metals ions. It has been reported by the Jackson reference that aquatic humus is composed predominantly of fulvic acid material with a molecular weight of less than 700. Such low molecular weight fractions are able to chelate or complex two to six times more metal than other higher molecular weight fractions.
In the electrolytic generation of silver ions (and ionizations of other precious metals and precious metal colloids) ionization is produced electrolytically in a solution of a organic acids having no known toxicity to higher life forms. Preferred organic acids are humic acid, fulvic acid, ulmic acid, and mixtures thereof. When prepared in this manner (i.e., electrolytically with the organic acid as the electrolyte and the precious metal as the sacrificial electrode), the ionized metals produced—and especially ionized silver—are more effective bacteriostatic agents against a wide spectrum of pathogenic bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Since fulvic acid, humic acid, and ulmic acids are also bacteriostatic agents, a synergistic effect results from such combination and, as so combined, they amplify and increase the known benefits of the ionized metals, metal colloids, and other reactive products contained therein.
These organic acids are naturally occurring substances which are capable of vary active chelation of all mono-valent and di-valent metals. Being of natural occurrence, utilized as electrolytes with one or more precious metals as anode (non-sacrificial electrode) and one or more precious metals as cathode (sacrificial electrode), these acids assist in cell nutrient transfers, as well as being strong anti-oxidants capable of detoxifying various pollutants. They can also increase enzyme activity and can act as both a donor or an acceptor in supplying balance to a cell.
The organic acids used in the present invention are preferably fulvic acid, humic acid, and ulmic acid. These acids are derived from decayed material known as humus and can be found in Leonardite ore. These materials are described by J. B. Aitken, et al., in “The Characteristics and Effects of Humic Acids Derived from Leonardite” in Technical Bulletin 1015: South Carolina Agriculture Experimental Station, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. (hereafter referred to as Aitken). In brief, Aitken states the acids are obtained by the fractionation of organic matter. A dilute sodium hydroxide (2% solution) separates humus as a colloidal sol from alkali-insoluble plant residues. From this humus sol the humic fraction is precipitated by acid, which leaves a straw-yellow supernatant, the fulvic fraction. The alcohol soluble portion of the humic fraction is generally named ulmic acid. The average molecular weight of the humic acids is believed to be between 5,000 and 50,000. They have no definite x-ray or electron diffraction and are presumed to be amorphous.
The amount of silver ions in most colloidal solutions, however, represents a small percentage of the total silver in the colloid. In U.S. Pat. No. 2,785,154, Lock, et al., discloses an estimate of the relative amounts of silver in a 10% solution of mild silver protein. The total silver content is near 20 mg./ml, but only 0.000001 to 0.00001 mg per ml is ionized (the active form). The same ratio is given in Locke, et al.'s U.S. Pat. No. 2,785,153. Other silver colloid preparations reflect a comparable ratio of silver ions to total silver. The present invention permits higher silver ion concentrations to form reactants believed capable of accessing intercellular pathogens. By using the process of the present invention using fulvic, humuc or ulmic acids as electrolytes high metal ionic concentrations are combined as non-toxic, chelated or solution reactants. Effective compositions are produced having metal ion concentrations varying from less than 1 ppm to several thousand ppm.
The process of this invention ties the in situ produced silver ions and other ions of other precious metals to naturally occurring organic acids yielding significantly higher concentrations of reaction products of known beneficial and pathogenic uses (i.e., ionized silver).
The foregoing has outlined the more pertinent and important features
Choi Frank
Dees Jos,e G.
Morkunas Frank G.
The Chemins Company, Inc.
LandOfFree
METHOD OF PRODUCING FULVIC, HUMIC, AND ULMIC ACID FOR USE AS... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with METHOD OF PRODUCING FULVIC, HUMIC, AND ULMIC ACID FOR USE AS..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and METHOD OF PRODUCING FULVIC, HUMIC, AND ULMIC ACID FOR USE AS... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2950662