Thanks Ode, this was very complete information. all the best,
Erik 2009/10/19 Ode Coyote <odecoy...@windstream.net> > > > MMS is Sodium Chlorite granules processed in a weak acid to produce > Chlorine Dioxide gas dissolved in the blood stream. > > "The Chlorine Dioxide People" > What is Chlorine Dioxide? Where is it used? How does it work? > Chlorine Dioxide (CD) is a greenish-yellow gas and is a > single-electron-transfer oxidizing agent with a chlorine-like odor. CD has > been recognized since the beginning of the century for its disinfecting > properties; and has been approved by the US EPA for many > applications including the widespread use of CD in the treatment of > drinking water. Beyond this and numerous other aqueous > applications, the sporicidal properties of gaseous CD were demonstrated in > 1986. Subsequent to these initial studies, it has been > shown that gaseous CD is a rapid and effective sterilant active against > bacteria, yeasts, molds, and viruses. The rapid sterilizing > activity of CD is present at ambient temperature and at relatively low gas > concentration, 1 to 30 mg/L. > Chlorine dioxide is widely used as an antimicrobial and as an oxidizing > agent in drinking water; poultry process water, swimming > pools, and mouthwash preparations. It is used to sanitize fruit and > vegetables as well as equipment for food and beverage > processing. It is used to decontaminate animal facilities. It is also > employed in the health care industries to decontaminate rooms, > pass-throughs, isolators and also as a sterilant for product and component > sterilization. > > What's more, as an oxidizing agent, it is > extensively used to bleach, deodorize, and detoxify a wide variety of > materials, including cellulose, paper-pulp, flour, leather, fats > and oils, and textiles. Approximately 4 to 5 million pounds of chlorine > dioxide are used daily. > > Chemical Properties > Pure chlorine dioxide is an unstable gas and therefore is generated as > needed. > > Although chlorine dioxide has "chlorine" in its name, > its chemistry is radically different from that of chlorine. When reacting > with other substances, it is weaker and more selective. For > example, it does not react with ammonia or most organic compounds. Chlorine > dioxide oxygenates products rather than > chlorinating them. > > > Therefore, unlike chlorine, chlorine dioxide does not produce > environmentally undesirable organic compounds > containing chlorine. > Chemical Formula: > ClO2 > Molecular Weight: > 67.45 g/mole > Melting Point (°C): > -59 > Boiling Point (°C): > +11 > 2.4 times that of air > Density: > > Antimicrobial Properties / Mode of Action > Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) acts as an oxidizing agent and reacts with several > cellular constituents, including the cell membrane of > microbes. By "stealing" electrons from them (oxidation), it breaks their > molecular bonds, resulting in the death of the organism by > the break up of the cell. Since chlorine dioxide alters the proteins > involved in the structure of microorganisms, the enzymatic > function is broken, causing very rapid bacterial kills. The potency of > chlorine dioxide is attributable to the simultaneous, oxidative > attack on many proteins thereby preventing the cells from mutating to a > resistant form. Additionally, because of the lower > reactivity of chlorine dioxide, its antimicrobial action is retained longer > in the presence of organic matter. > > Sporal vs bacterial inactivation? > The difference between sporal and bacterial inactivation can be likened to > the difference between sterilization and disinfection. > For example, for a chemical agent to be classified as a sterilant, it must > be demonstrated to have sporicidal activity. For this > reason, spores are commonly used as a challenge in sterilization process > development. Disinfection, on the other hand, does not > require the complete inactivation of microbial life and in some cases > disinfectant claims may be substantiated by demonstrating > bacterial inactivation capability. > The following is a simplistic explanation of the differences between a > spore and a bacterium. Bacterial endospores are one of the > most persistent forms of microbial life and typically require aggressive > inactivation procedures. Vegetative bacteria are generally > much more easily inactivated than are bacterial endospores. This is > primarily because the sensitive areas of bacteria are easily > contacted by chemosterilizing agents. The spore, however, has a more > complex structure than the vegetative bacterial cell. Its > sensitive material is contained within a core and that core is surrounded > by a cortex and spore coats. These coats tend to act as a > permeability barrier to the entry of chlorine dioxide and other compounds > (Knapp). > > > Ode > > > At 09:43 AM 10/17/2009 -0700, you wrote: > >> Hi Erik! I would like to find out what MMS is. As well as the other >> abreviations that i see on here. You have any idea where i can find this >> info? Thanks, Larry >> >> >> --- On Sat, 10/17/09, Nils-Erik Stromback <n.stromb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> From: Nils-Erik Stromback <n.stromb...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: CS>MMS and Colloidal silver together?? Anybody?? >>> To: silver-list@eskimo.com >>> Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009, 5:05 AM >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I would like to hear if any one out there has tryed mixing CS and MMS and >>> what the results has been. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Erik >>> >> > > -- > 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: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > -- Erik
