Silver ions remain in sodium bicarbonate solution to a greater
concentration than in a sodium chloride solution.

Ivan.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nina Silver [mailto:ni...@bestweb.net]
> Nina:
> The CS I used to make with salt was never germicidal enough
> for me. Plus, it
> was hard to make (lots of flakes on the electrodes).
>
> I'm not a chemist; my contribution to this discussion
> involves an experiment
> a friend of mind did. He made one batch of CS with salt and
> another batch
> with baking soda. After the CS was brewed, he tested their
germicidal
> properties by putting each batch into a separate petri dish
> containing the
> same microbes.
>
> The CS made with salt had almost no germicidal effect. The CS
> made with
> baking soda did.
>
> Best,
> Nina


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