Marshall, this is quite interesting.

Is the effect of adding the ascorbic acid after the EIS is made the
same as the effect of adding the ascorbic acid to the brewing water,
and then brewing up a batch?

It would be an interesting experiment.

Dan


On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Marshall Dudley <mdud...@king-cart.com> wrote:
> I think I have a way to convert EIS to 100% particulate.  If you add a pinch
> of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder to a glass of EIS, it will almost
> immediately reduce the silver oxide/hydroxide to silver particles of one and
> 2 atom each.  I tried it and it doe seem to work.
>
> Reference: http:www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2004/fpl_2004_dorau001.pdf
> /page 139 last sentence: :When silver ions encounter ascorbic acid, they are
> reduced to metallic silver nanoparticles./
>
> Marshall
>
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