K E Nolan wrote:
> Can any knowledgeable folks out there please attempt to reconcle or
> otherwise explain the following seemingly irreconcileable: "Magnetic
> stirring will work" - Ole Bob {Re_ CS_Magnetic effect, Digest
> #893} "Keep away from magnetic fields, electric motors, etc. It will
> cause the CS to fall out of solution" {exerpted paraphrase from many
> vendors web sites.} But what possible mechanism exists whereby a
> static or at most low frequency magnetic field can appreciably effect
> an otherwise stable suspension of nonmagnetic, electrically charged
> colloid particles? Does any list member have experience of CS dropout
> due to magnets or electric motors?
> I run our CS through a tube that goes through a structuring magnetic.
> The tube is clear, except where it goes through the magnet, it is
> black. So it appears that there is some interaction. To test this, I
> attached a small Radio Shack magnet to the side of a glass of CS and
> left it for several days. When I examined the glass later I was
> unable to see any sign of fallout where the magnet was. This leaves
> me with two possibilities. Either the Radio Shack Magnet was not
> strong enought to effect the CS, or a magnetic field only affects the
> CS if there is relative movement between the field and the CS. At
> this time I am not sure which it is.
> Another topic that baffles me is the apparent negative relation
> between CS concentration and anti-bacterial efficacy as reported
> athttp://zetatalk.com/health/theal20t.htm Can this data make any
> sense? Has anyone found themselves regressing from drinking too much
> CS?
> I have reported many times on this list that 5 to 15 ppm is optimum.
> Our testing indicates that once you get to about 20 ppm, the particles
> get larger instead of more numerous. Thus the efficacy of CS levels
> out at about 10 ppm, but since the larger particles have less mobility
> and are less able to get through the stomach wall into the blood
> stream, when you get above about 20 ppm, the efficacy tends to
> actually drop. This has absolutely nothing to do with drinking too
> much, it has to do with the concentraton of particles, and the
> aggregation of particles when you get to higher concentrations.
> One more question. Many vendors caution against storage of CS in
> plastic containers, allegedly because of the charges present on the
> plastic surface. Yet stuff like HDPE is almost completely nonpolar,
> and in fact glass has a far more ionic character. So is it all BS, or
> if not, what is the real explanation?
I actually thing the problem has nothing to do with charge. Inferior
forms of CS can be light sensitive, especially to UV light. Glass
blocks UV, plastic lets it through. Thus I believe that if you have
either a good quality of CS or keep it in the dark, you will not notice
a significant difference between glass and plastic. We ship in HDPE and
have no problems at all.
Marshall
