I will leave the chemistry for others, but MM's basic points correspond with my experiences with an old Robey device as opposed to the Silvergen constant current/stirring model.
The Robey made the brew very quickly, with a characteristic large cloud produced in the final moments before shut off. The brew always had a high TE and often a yellow color. These characteristics correspond with high particulate content. The Silvergen characteristically produces a very low TE, colorless brew, over a period of perhaps four hours, as opposed to 20-30 minutes for the Robey. JBB Mike Monett wrote: > > url: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m60880.html > Re: CS>Bob Beck Interview > From: Mike Monett (view other messages by this author) > Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 17:25:55 > > Well, maybe I figured it out. The OH(-) ion is the only thing around > that can react with the Ag(+) silver ion. > > So I searched for AgOH. Sure enough, this is silver hydroxide. The > equations are as follows: > > Water dissociates to H+ and OH- ions to a very small extent. This > can be represented as: > > H2O <--> H(+) + OH(-) > > The concentration of hydrogen ions in aqueous solutions is pH: > > pH = -log[H+] = - logarithm in base 10 of [H+] > > A neutral solution has a pH of 7. > > During silver electrolysis, we apply current to the cell. > > At the anode: > > Ag(s) - e --> Ag(+) > > At the cathode: > > 2H(+) + 2e --> H2(g) > > The silver ions form an invisible cloud around both electrodes. > > In the ion cloud: > > Ag(+) + OH(-) --> AgOH (silver hydroxide) > > The silver hydroxide dissociates to form silver oxide particles: > > 2AgOH --> Ag2O + H2O (silver oxide) > > The silver ions leave the anode and drift towards the cathode. This > means the ion density around the anode is less than the cathode. > > Since the ion cloud is most dense at the cathode, the mist forms > there first, later followed by mist forming around the anode. > > This shows particle formation is a function of cloud density. > > The particles have less tendency to form when the ion cloud is less > dense. This is a function of the voltage applied to the cell and the > current density at the electrodes. > > This is why I can achieve much higher ion concentration at 87 > uA/sq.in. than previously at 1.4 mA/sq.in. > > Best Regards, > > Mike Monett > > -- > 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]>
