Kevin, Yes quite cost effective. 1g of gold chloride will make 49L of 10ppm colloidal gold.
In Australia you can obtain supplies here: http://www.proscitech.com.au/ ProSciTech PO Box 111 Thuringowa Qld 4817 Australia Street Address: 37 Framara Dr, Kelso, 4815 C106 Gold Chloride AU$58.00 1g 10% discount for 10 x 1g GOLD CHLORIDE hydrate H(AuCl4) :H2O. F.W. 229.79 Chloroauric acid; hydrogen tetrachloroaurate; gold trichloride, acid. Assay 99.9985%. Gold content 49%+. Used in histology for staining of nerves. This highly purified gold compound may be used for the preparation of colloidal gold sols. Golden-yellow to reddish, highly hygroscopic, crystals. Deteriorates readily in UV light, is caustic on skin, dissolves well in water and alcohol. M.S.D.S C106 Gold Chloride, 1g (ampoule) Price > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Nolan [mailto:ken...@optusnet.com.au] > Sent: Monday, 21 January 2002 2:50 a.m. > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>colloidal gold. > > > Thanks, Ivan. So where does one purchase gold chloride, and > is it economic > compared with electrolytically making from gold wire or similar? > > regards, Kevin Nolan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "I Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:28 AM > Subject: RE: CS>colloidal gold. > > > > Yes Kevin, > > > > But then why go to the trouble of electrically generating ionic gold > > when one can purchase soluble gold chloride. > > > > Chemical reduction of gold chloride by various compounds > (tannic acid, > > sodium citrate, etc.) as you mention is the traditional way > of making > > commercial and batch quantities of CG, as used in large > amounts by the > > bio-chemistry industry. With the ability to regulate a uniform > > particle size from about 6nm +, it would seem to be the way to go. > > > > Regards > > Ivan. -- 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>