Robert Berger wrote: > Hi Nancy, What magnification did you use to make your > mesurements. When I took 2 ounces of 8.8 PPM EIS that had no T. E. in > it even in a dark room and add th drop of H2O2 I find that a T. E. > developes, and to me indicates that agglomeration has set it. This is > most disturbing. One other person adds 4 cc of 35% to a quart of EIS. > When I did that the T.E. less EIS developed a strong T.E. and has a > haze to it. Something does not compute !!!
What doesn not compute? It is exactly what is expected from all the discussions and messages left here on adding H2O2 in the last 1 1/2 years. I believe it is explained in the link that I have posted here numerous times in the last 2 weeks. http://silver-lightning.com/theory.html#HP "There are a number of reactions that occur. H2O2 is normally thought of as an oxidizer, but it can act as a reducer as well. Also silver is considered a catalyst for H2O2, but in actuality gets directly involved in the reactions. The H2O2 reacts with the silver particles, producing ionic silver, a combination of silver hydroxide and silver oxide. This makes the large particles disappear, reducing the tyndall. However H2O2 also reacts with the silver oxide and silver hydroxide producing a 2 atom colloid of silver plus oxygen (and water in the case of silver hydroxide). Over time this 2 atom colloidal particle can end up being converted back to silver oxide and silver hydroxide, and so forth. The final result is a mixture of ionic silver (hydroxide and oxide) and very small colloidal particles. Thus if you add H2O2 to freshly made EIS, you can sometimes see the oxygen bubble off, and the tyndall may change significantly. But more importantly, the particulate portion of the EIS will go from being medium or large particles to many more very small particles, and the particle content will increase from a typical 5-15% to around 50%. If you have a strong tyndall from large particles, it will decrease, and if you have a weak or no tyndall it will increase with the formation of the 2 atom particles. This enhances absorption, as well as effectiveness. Note that it is recommended to let the EIS sit for 5 or more minutes if you do add H2O2 to it to let it stabilize." Thus for a near 100% ionic solution of silver, when you add H2O2 you can expect about 50% of the ionic to produce a 2 atom colloid, that is you end up with 50% ionic and 50% 2 atom colloid. The 2 atom colloid is where the tyndall comes from, and also presumably why the of the silver increases in it's effectivness significantly when H2O2 is added. Marshall -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
