RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-06 Thread James Osbourne, Holmes
Re: Measuring the color and absorbency of sols. "If the particle size is so small as to not transmit a color, how would a colorimeter possibly be used to accurately determine concentration? There is a direct contradiction here." You react the Ag with substance(s) which create another compound in

Re: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-06 Thread Stephen Quinto
ne, Holmes To: Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 2:51 PM Subject: RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L > Re: Measuring the color and absorbency of sols. > "If the particle size is so small as to not transmit a color, how would a > colorimeter possibly be used to accurat

Re: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-06 Thread boberger
Hi Steve; What is the basis for your statement. Stephen Quinto wrote: > James, > If you rely upon ionizing the particles so they react with the reagents in > order to get a spectrophotometer reading, then you have to completely > "digest" the sample; otherwise your reading is transient, hence

RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-07 Thread James Osbourne, Holmes
wonder. James Osbourne Holmes a...@trail.com -Original Message- From: Stephen Quinto [SMTP:squi...@mindspring.com] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 2:06 PM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject:Re: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L James, If you rely upon ionizing

RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-07 Thread coyote
### Ah, that clears up a lot of questions and makes sense. There was a fellow from a water softener company that came by here to test my well water. He used a process similar to what you describe and compared the results to a set of color charts. [I guess I don't need mineral supplements :-)]

Re: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-07 Thread Stephen Quinto
t has been disproven. If it is silver, the flame at 2300 degrees will burn it and the spectral fingerprint will not deceive you. Stephen - Original Message - From: James Osbourne, Holmes To: Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:27 PM Subject: RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-07 Thread James Osbourne, Holmes
ng, the process worked accurately and consistently. But I > still wonder. > > James Osbourne Holmes > a...@trail.com > > > -Original Message- > From: Stephen Quinto [SMTP:squi...@mindspring.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 2:06 PM > To: silver-list@

Re: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L

2000-04-08 Thread Stephen Quinto
7, 2000 7:05 PM Subject: RE: CS Makers> measurment of Ag colloid mg/L >Thank you Stephen. > >Do you know if the digestion is required with wet spectroscopy? > >James Osbourne Holmes >a...@trail.com > > >-Original Message- >From: Stephen Quinto [SMTP:squi...@mi