Duncan, I had forgotten something previously gleaned at www.h-minus-ion.org. The desired species of hydrogen is H-, presumably occurring as a hydrated "cage" structure. This requires a double-reduction process at the cathode: H3O+ + e --> H2O + H H + e --> H-
Maybe stirring is then not such a good idea? Anyone understand the electochemistry involved here? It seems a little ironic that one of the touted benefits of "reduced water" as the electrolytically alkalized water it is also known, is it's ability to counteract the deleterious effects of oxidizing free radicals, chief among them being ozone and hydrogen peroxide! From that it's safe to assume one shouldn't be swigging reduced water while taking an ozone sauna! regards, Kevin Nolan ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Nolan To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 9:48 PM Subject: Re: CS>Acid/alkaline silver generator? That translates into maximising the level of dissolved hydrogen. What is not clear is whether the hydrogen is simply dissolved H2 or "nascent" hydrogen as single-atom H, but presumably it is the latter. In that case I would think vigorous stirring around the area of the negative electrode is advisable - sweep hydrogen away before it can combine to produce H2 gas. How much nascent H can water hold?
