Kevin,

Yes quite cost effective. 1g of gold chloride will make 49L of 10ppm
colloidal gold.

In Australia you can obtain supplies here:

http://www.proscitech.com.au/

ProSciTech
PO Box 111
Thuringowa Qld 4817
Australia

Street Address:
37 Framara Dr, Kelso, 4815

C106 Gold Chloride AU$58.00 1g 10% discount for 10 x 1g

GOLD CHLORIDE hydrate
H(AuCl4) :H2O. F.W. 229.79
Chloroauric acid; hydrogen tetrachloroaurate; gold trichloride, acid.
Assay 99.9985%. Gold content 49%+.
Used in histology for staining of nerves. This highly purified gold
compound may be used for the preparation of colloidal gold sols.
Golden-yellow to reddish, highly hygroscopic, crystals. Deteriorates
readily in UV light, is caustic on skin, dissolves well in water and
alcohol. M.S.D.S
C106 Gold Chloride, 1g (ampoule) Price

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Nolan [mailto:ken...@optusnet.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 21 January 2002 2:50 a.m.
> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: CS>colloidal gold.
>
>
> Thanks, Ivan. So where does one purchase gold chloride, and
> is it economic
> compared with electrolytically making from gold wire or similar?
>
> regards, Kevin Nolan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "I Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz>
> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 11:28 AM
> Subject: RE: CS>colloidal gold.
>
>
> > Yes Kevin,
> >
> > But then why go to the trouble of electrically generating ionic
gold
> > when one can purchase soluble gold chloride.
> >
> > Chemical reduction of gold chloride by various compounds
> (tannic acid,
> > sodium citrate, etc.) as you mention is the traditional way
> of making
> > commercial and batch quantities of CG, as used in large
> amounts by the
> > bio-chemistry industry. With the ability to regulate a uniform
> > particle size from about 6nm +, it would seem to be the way to go.
> >
> > Regards
> > Ivan.


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