Dean Woodward wrote: > Makes me wonder if less really is better, and if so why. Could it be > that the silver particles are far enough apart in the colloid that > they have less inclination to floculate, and therefore are available > to function.
Vern wrote: > I questioned some of the "more is better" thinking and got a few > responses that questioned my intelligence. Sorry to hear that, Vern. With the ignorance we all suffer from on this subject there is little grounds for "questioning" anyone's intelligence! <grin> > The funny thing is that the literature that came with the unit I > have states that when the the concentration gets above 5-6 ppm, the > particles begin to clump together. It makes sense to me and in > fact I have had super results with my little 5-6 ppm solution. This is why I've been hoping to get a chance to do some electron microscopy and/or optical spectroscopy to get a handle on particle size distribution. I'd expect that as the conductivity and current increase, the particle size would change. If clumping occurs, you should certainly see some indication in the spectra. We'll never *know* this stuff until we learn how to measure it. In the meantime, thanks for the anecdotal results. Mike [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@mail.id.net ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
