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 -- 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 Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>