I was going to say that maybe the French call it lye, but additional research indicates that you are correct, and that also potassium carbonate is also called lye.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/searchpool.asp?target=lye&Search.x=30&Search.y=14 1. lye lye,name commonly used for a strongly alkaline solution. It originally meant a solution of potassium carbonate(potash) prepared by leaching wood ashes with water, but now the name also means a solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Marshall Jason Eaton wrote: > Hi Marshall! > > You are right and wrong both! > > http://www.spch.fr/en/cl.htm > > Potassium Hydroxide is also sold as a lye for industrial applications! > > Best Regards, > > Jason > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Dudley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:36 PM > Subject: Re: CS>question about Potassium Hydroxide > > > Jason Eaton wrote: > > > > > Nenah: > > > > > > Purity does matter, as does understanding the concentration involved. > > > Potassium Hydroxide at high concentrations is also known as lye. > > > > Lye is sodium hydroxide, not potassium hydroxide. But it can be used to > > stabalize ph just as well. > > > > Marshall > > > > > > > > > > > Potassium Hydroxide at industrial strengths is very dangerous. Bases > can be > > > just as dangerous as acids. > > > > > > http://www.ionlight.com/water/waterarticles/SangWhang/degenerative.html > > > > > > CanCell was one of the big promoters of such an alkaline base water. > > > > > > I've never had to research into purity issues or concentration > strengths. > > > At the higher levels of concentration, a single drop might be too much > for a > > > gallon of distilled water... > > > > > > One would need a digital PH meter ( they are not too expensive ) and > apply > > > caution with determining the strength to use if using any product that > was > > > not prepared specifically for internal use. > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Nenah Sylver" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:13 PM > > > Subject: CS>question about Potassium Hydroxide > > > > > > > Hi Folks. > > > > > > > > I called a couple of chemical companies today about Potassium > Hydroxide > > > for the > > > > CS. Here's what I found out: > > > > > > > > 1) P.H. is not made as a food grade item. > > > > > > > > 2) There is one way of making it that is the equivalent of food grade, > but > > > they > > > > cannot say "for internal consumption" on the label. > > > > > > > > To those of you who put P.H. in your distilled water before adding the > > > silver > > > > electrodes to make your CS, I am wondering: (1) Which grade of P.H. do > you > > > use, > > > > and (2) how much of a 10% P.H. solution (drops) would you use for > about 1 > > > gallon > > > > of CS? > > > > > > > > The company that makes the purer stuff wants to put me through a 2-day > > > screening > > > > process, and I don't want to wait. The company selling the cheaper > stuff > > > will > > > > send it out to me right away. If purity doesn't matter, then I will > buy > > > the > > > > cheaper stuff. > > > > > > > > So I'd appreciate feedback ASAP. > > > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > Nenah > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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]> > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 09/04/2003 > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 09/04/2003
