Tom wrote: > > I have one more question about something > I am confused about. When you talk > about parts per million, what volume are you talking > about? Or, how should I think about the > number of colloidal silver particles per unit volume > such as a teaspoon? In other words, if I have > a gallon of colloidal silver solution of 10 ppm, > how much would a teaspoon of this solution > have in it?
Tom, Parts Per Million (PPM) does not correlate 'directly' into the number of particles. It is a measure of 'weight' and is simply another way of saying 'Milligrams Per Liter'. So, if you had two 1 liter beakers of water setting in front of you, in one you put 10 small 'chunks' of Ag weighing 1 Mg each (10 Mg total), and in the other you put an equal weight of very, very fine Ag particles, both beakers would now contain 10 Mg/L, or 10 PPM of silver. From this example, you can see how 'Particle Size' enters into the picture. In one beaker you have 10 large particles, while in the other you have hundreds of thousands of very, very small particles, yet both solutions contain 10 PPM Ag. Determining the number of 'particles' in a teaspoon of CS can be done, but it is a complex calculation. First you need to know the exact PPM of the solution. Then you determine the size of the particles (assuming they were all the same, but they are not), determine the mass (weight) of the particle, divide the total weight of Ag in the solution (Mg/L or PPM) by the weight of the individual particle, it will give you the number of particles per liter. At this point, you will be taking the 'powers of ten' to extremes. Break this down into the ML in a teaspoon and you are there. I think you can see the difficulty of getting this precise. This would be a nice little 'brain crunching' excercise for someone with time on their hands. If you have a gallon of 10 PPM CS, a teaspoon full would also contain 10 PPM. Everything is 'relative' to the 'Milligrams per Liter' (or PPM). An analogy is say, gasoline at 92 octane. A 'gallon', a pint, or a 'drop', consists of 92 octane gasoline. The 'number' of particles in the teaspoon of CS would depend on the 'size' of the particles. The smaller the particle size, the larger the number of particles for a given PPM. Keep in mind that as you get the Ag particle size much below .001 micrometer (micron), you are nearing the (ionic) area where you will no longer be producing the ultra-small 'metalic' particles, which are the 'known' way CS works. In this 'lower size' area, you will begin producing 'Ag ions', about which there is some controversy as to their effectiveness (and safety). This is because 'Ag ions' are capable of giving up electrons to other elements, and forming monatomic and polyatomic bonds with other cations and anions, creating totally different compounds, ie., 2AgNO3 (Silver Nitrate), or Ag2CrO4 (Silver Chromate) which is an insoluble substance and may precipitate out and form 'heavy metal' deposits. Does this actually happen 'in vivo'??? I know of no studies indicating 'for' or 'against' this possibility. It is very easy to wander into this 'ionic' area using various High Voltage AC processes. This is why our process is unique, in that we have developed a way to get close, yet avoid going into, this area. You can see this in the product. Our HVAC CS shows a very strong 'Tyndal' effect (seeing the beam of a flashlight as it passes through the CS), indicating the presence of the very small 'metalic particles'. There is other HVAC CS, available on the market today, that has equivalent PPM, yet shows no 'Tyndal' whatsoever. Test results indicate these products to be 'Highly Ionic'. Good or bad??????? That is the controversy. Until 'ionic' is shown to be better, I prefer the proven and accepted way in which CS works, the 'metalic particle' and the 'enzyme' reaction principle. I hope this has answered your questions and cleared things up a little. Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Marx [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 5:17 PM > To: Tom > Subject: Re: Let me know when
