Using an inert anode in particular (graphite rod should do and is cheap), it certainly would be possible to convert the chloride ions to chlorine gas which then bubbles off leaving OH- ions to balance the Mg++ and Ca++ ions. But having chlorine gas wafting around is distinctly unhealthy, so a fume extractor setup would be needed. Converting anything like 50 lbs would be very slow and electrically fairly expensive. All in all, much cheaper and easier to just buy slaked lime - Ca(OH)2, and I imagine there is an equivalent for Mg. Because Ca and Mg are so electropositive they will never plate-out in aqueous solution, but trying the same thing with gold chloride would almost certainly result in gold plate forming on the cathode. I have however been entertaining the idea of trying that with a fast spinning cathode. Possibly instead of adhering as a solid film, once Au+ or Au+++ is reduced to Au, the high turbulence may render it as a true colloid. Something that should be tried I think.
regards, Kevin Nolan ken...@optusnet.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Rosser" <russros...@rovin.net> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:30 AM Subject: Re: CS>colloidal gold. > Yes, salts can be toxic; however, a theory I've had about other ionic > compounds may apply here: If gold chloride naturally dissolves into an > ionic solution in water, then the chloride might be separated out by means > of a "water ionizer." > > In 2000, the CS list had a thread about dietary minerals wherein Duncan > initiated a sereis of posts titled, "It's the ionic form that really works." > Simultaneously, a discussion was underway regarding a good calcium > supplement. While various (expensive) brands were mentioned, I got the idea > of buying CHEAP (50 lb. bags of) calcium & magnesium chloride, dissolving > them in water and running that through a polarizer to achieve an aqueous > solution of pure Ca+ and Mg+ (and OH-). > > Now those machines can be outrageously expensive, so I began musing over how > I might build one. The platinum coated electrodes, which catalytically > protect the (usually titanium) substrate against acidic corrosion, are the > prime expense, so I was investigating alternatives (carbon rods, iridium > compounds, conductive polymers) when more mundane concerns took > precedence...but it still might be worth pursuing and pertinent to CG. > Thoughts? > > --Russ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marshall Dudley <mdud...@execonn.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:21 AM > Subject: Re: CS>colloidal gold. > > > > I want to warn everyone that gold salts are reported to be quite toxic I > > believe. So be careful that you have NO salts left. > > > > (I have not verified this information, it came from a doctor discussing > gold > > shots for people who have arthritis) > > > > Marshall -- 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>
