Hello Marshall, Yes, perhaps I should have used the word agglomeration. My theory was that the process was aggregation to the point of the particle size increasing in mass to where brownian motion could no longer keep it in suspension. And of course all I can do and is examine the result of the experiment, being unable to put myself inside the gallon sized container during the shipping from here to Florida and back. But it's a good catch, Marshall, and words do mean things.
Best Regards, Arnold On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 8:42 AM, Marshall Dudley <[email protected]>wrote: > Arnold Beland wrote: > >> I have found that repeated sharp movement will result in the agglomeration >> of particles. I have tested this in two ways. I have simulated shipping by >> using an ultrasonic cleaner which resulted in the very rapid deposition of >> bits of silver at the bottom. I also sent a gallon to a friend of mine in >> Florida which is all the way across the country who then reset it to me. >> Quite a few of the particles had agglomerated it to the point where they >> were large enough for brownian motion to no longer keep them in suspension. >> The resulting measurement of total silver by digestion with nitric acid and >> measurement with my atomic absorption spectrophotometer indicated the loss >> of about 50% of the silver. >> > > Sorry, I don not understand. Aggregation does not reduce total silver > content, it only separates it if it precipitates out. Can you clarify? > Where did it go? > > 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]> > >
