Thanks for the reply. If I am not mistaken, then, lay experimenters interested in particulate silver may be able to make their own at modest cost using this simple method. I would guess that the key (no pun intended!) would be to slowly add a very pure, low-to-no mineral sodium cholride, step by step, at some regular interval, until no cloud was observed, then wait for a time until a precipate is clearly visible in the container, then slowly decant. I assume also that the resulting product would have a higher TE than the previous ionic/CS, an observation anyone could easily make with a red laser pointer. I think one could have confidence in this method, and judge by taste whether or not any sodium choloride remained in the decanted product.
Cheers, JBB Frank Key wrote: > > Jonathan wrote: > > > How would you separate the silver chloride from the metallic silver > > particles? > > Silver chloride precipitates as a white cloud that will eventually settle to > the bottom. Decant the liquid off the top leaving the silver chloride on the > bottom. > > > And I wonder what happens when you take a jar of mesosilver and add table > > salt to it? > > The silver ions present would precipitate out. If too much salt was added, > the zeta potential would be destroyed and the particles would eventual fall > out. > > frank key > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
