According to the manufacturer it acts as a counterion that increases the stability of the solution. See: http://www.silver100.com/productinfo.pdf
" * The chemical formula of Opti-Silver(tm) is: K2C6H5O7Ag (where C6H5O7 represents citrate) * The equilibrium equation of Opti-Silver(tm) is: K2CitAg ⇔ K2Cit + Ag+ (where Cit represents citrate) Only patented Opti-Silver(tm) can keep silver citrate in solution in water in a stabilized complex - see the left side of the equilibrium equation shown directly above, which represents “silver citrate complex (with potassium as the counterion)”... ...and slowly release more and more of the silver as free silver ions (Ag+) as they’re used up by the body - see the right side of the equilibrium equation, which represents “citrate and free silver ion (with potassium as the counterion).” - Steve N -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@king-cart.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:00 AM To: silver-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: EXTERNAL:Re: CS>household uses What happens to the potassium? Marshall Norton, Steve wrote: > I make silver citrate and have posted on it in the past. One of my posts > is at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/msg130032.html > > While I make silver citrate by using the Faraday calculator you can > make it with greater accuracy with regard to actual ppm by mixing > together silver oxide, citric acid and tripotassium citrate. The link to > the patent detailing the process is in the link above. If you search > the archives you can find more posts on making silver citrate > > - Steve N > > > needling around wrote: > >> Thanks but getting the silver to 28,000 ppm is probably beyond me. >> I'm just >> >> starting. >> PT >> >> -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/silver-list@eskimo.com/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:mdev...@eskimo.com>
