EIS generators don't make colloids of silver, they produce ions only. The colloids are formed according to environment, out of the ions...after the generator emits them. The greatest percentage of the colloidal portion is actually Silver Hydroxide. If the current density on the electrodes is too high, Silver Oxide is formed in the water as well. [ vs staying on the electrode ] "Electrically Isolated Silver" includes all the possibilities present in the finished product...a variable mix. Ode
On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 6:04 AM Reid Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Phil, It seems we can regard the term **colloidal silver** as > generic, considering that there are numerous, altogether different colloids > of silver. > > For example, where I work at TAM Ceramics, Niagara Falls, NY, we are > readying distribution of silver treated, granulated ceramics which gives a > remarkably effective water filter media for destruction of pathogens. I.e., > for the treatment of this filter media we use a colloid of silver. > > It seems that the term ‘colloidal silver,' is the way it’s described for > sale because for many it’s easier to comprehend than the more accurate > description: electrically isolated silver. In fact, could it be that to > be more accurate still we should call it, **Positively Charged Ionic > Silver**? > > BTW, for anyone who may be interested, do checkout the article on TAM > Ceramics water filter media of granulated ceramics, coated with a small > amount of silver. The article is in the January/February issue of **Ceramic > Bulletin*,* the journal of the American Ceramic Society. > > If I do say so myself our ceramic filter media is the one and only > genuinely sustainable approach to water treatment against pathogens for the > developing world; low cost and user-friendly as such: > > > http://tamceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/TAM-feature_01-02-2019.pdf > > Reid > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 3:23 PM Phil Morrison <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> The term 'colloidal silver' is more likely used in the chemistry arena, >> 'EIS' is more likely in the physics arena. >> We are in the chemical arena, so CS is the appropriate term here. >> >> Both silver particles and ions work to control pathogens, each in their >> own way. You might say particles work extracellularly while ions work >> intracellularly. >> >> We are really measuring clusters of silver particles in CS, so nano-meter >> is the proper term. For instance, 1 np equals approximately 50 silver >> atoms. >> >> KISS >> >
