Is not the solubility limit of silver ions about 11 PPM? Marshall
[email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 9/22/2001 5:18:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > >> Subj:Re: CS>500 PPM >> Date:9/22/2001 5:18:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time >> From: [email protected] (Marshall Dudley) >> Reply-to: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> From what I have observed, 500 PPM CS is not possible. Such >> concentrations would cause the particles to aggregate forming >> particles both too big to do much good, as well as cause them to >> settle out leaving nothing but water. Marshall > > Marshall; Look, I don't know if it's possible or not to make 500 PPM > CS, but if one were to use Ole Bob's HVAC Arc Method, the amount of > particulate at that concentration wouldn't be too high. If, for > example, Bob's typical product is 98% ionic, that would leave only 10 > PPM as particulate. That's not too high. I know the remaining 490 PPM > may precipitate as a carbonate or as a hydroxide, but I wonder if that > has even been demonstrated experimentally (Are you there Frank?). > Might be interesting to do a test or two to find out (1) if silver > actually does precipitate, and (2) what is (are) the compound(s) that > form. Roger
