Silver is a cation (+). For every cation there must be a companion anion (-) present in a solution so that the net charge is zero.
Pure water will allow about 13 ppm of silver cations using hydroxide as the anion. Pure water supplies the hydroxide. If the goal is to make a concentration of silver greater than 13 ppm, then some additional anions must balance the cations. The salt formed from combining the cations and anions must form a water soluble compound. Silver citrate is one such water soluble compound. Other water soluble compounds of silver include silver nitrate and silver acetate. frank key ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan B. Britten" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 2:37 AM Subject: Re: CS>WaterOz Ionic Silver - Silver Citrate > Do you have any idea of the logic behind adding the citric acid? I am > not a chemist and can not venture even an uneducated guess. Is there > any underlying logic apparent to a chemist? > > > > > > > > On Saturday, Sep 6, 2003, at 06:23 Asia/Tokyo, Frank Key wrote: > > > Ion Chromatograph has confirmed that citrate is the anion in WaterOz > > Ionic > > Silver. > > > > Silver citrate at a concentration of 100 ppm (WaterOz) can cause > > argyria if > > caution is not exercised in how much is consumed. > > > > Silver citrate can be produced by electrolysis by using a "colloidal > > silver > > generator" of either HVAC or DC type design. By adding citric acid to > > the DI > > water before starting the process, citrate will become the companion > > anion > > when silver cations are added to the solution by electrolysis. > > > > The ph will be neutral when the silver cations balance the available > > citrate > > anions. > > > > > > 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]> > > >
