OK thanks Tom, You are absolutely correct. I found the ticket that came with the sample flakes and it is Sodium Chlorite as NaClO2 80.11%
62.5 g /litre will yield 5% sodium chlorite solution which is the safer one to use. Great. OK, Tony. On 29 Aug 2010 at 19:39, Tom Poast wrote about : Subject : RE: CS>anti-microbial??? > Hello Tony, > > Most sodium chlorite flakes or powder are 80%. Are you sure yours is 28%? > > To make a 5% solution from 80% powder of flakes you would put 62.5 grams > of the flakes in a measuring container and add enough water to bring the > total volume up to 1000 ml. This will end up being a 6.25%, by weight, > solution, but since the flakes are only 80% pure it is actually a 5% > sodium chlorite solution. > > Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony Moody [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 12:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: CS>anti-microbial??? > > Hi Tom, > > I have a small jar of Sodium chlorite flakes. This is a dry crystalline > product. I seem to remember that is is assayed at 28%. > > How do I make a 5% solution from this? > > Say I want 1 litre of 5% NaClO > 1 litre = 1000g > and 5% x 1000 = 5/100 x 1000 = 50 > so I need 50 g of actual NaClO in 1 litre water to have a 5% solution. > Yes? > > Now the Sod Chlorite flakes only has 28% NaClO . > ie There is 0.28 g of NaClO per 1 gram of flakes > So to get 50g NaClO I need 50/0.28 = 179 gram of flakes > > ie 180 g flakes in 1 litre water = 5% solution > > Or is being too simple ? > > Ok, rusty > Tony > > > > > > > On 28 Aug 2010 at 14:36, Tom Poast wrote about : > Subject : RE: CS>anti-microbial??? > > > > > > > Hello PT, > > > > Another option is to use a sodium chlorite solution. > > > > An excellent mouthwash can be made by adding 16 ml of 5% sodium chlorite > > to 500 ml of water. After brushing, rinse your toothbrush off with water > > then dip it into the mouthwash solution and let it air dry. After > > brushing and rinsing, take a mouthful of the mouth wash and swish for 30 > > - 60 seconds, then spit it out. You can add a drop of cinnamon or mint > > if you want a more "zestful" taste. > > > > This solution is technically called chlorous acid, but its PH is actual > > neutral or slightly alkaline. When the solution encounters acids in the > > mouth, or on your toothbrush, trace amounts of chlorine dioxide are > > released that the pathogens are killed off. The nice thing about this is > > that activation only occurs as needed. If there are no germs, no > > chlorine dioxide is produced.This reduces oxidative stress, but I am not > > sure that is much of an issue inside the mouth. > > > > If you don´t want to make your own solution, commercial products are > > available. You would search on mouthwash with sodium chlorite in it. > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > From: needling around [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 9:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: CS>anti-microbial??? > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > This is a question for Steve and some of the other chemists on the > > list... > > > > > > > > I have read about and been advised to keep my toothbrushes in an > > antimicrobial between use. The general advise is something like > > Listerine but I don't really like that so I have used peroxide for a > > long time. I recently switched to CS.Evidently toothbrushes are > > *seething* (mild hyperbole) with microbes that just keep reinfecting the > > mouth and the mouth is one place for focal infections that keep the > > immune system challenged. > > > > > > > > My question is, "If I mix CS and 3% H2O2 will that increase the germ > > fighting capability of the liquid or create a whole new chemical that > > will do something totally different and perhaps not desirable?" > > > > > > > > Thanks for any guidance you can give. > > > > PT > > > > > > > > PS: another good way to sanitize the toothbrush is to put it in the > > dishwasher every few days when you run it up. > > > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
