Hi, Tom! Thanks for your experimentation. I think your results are very important because the product did not depend on stirring/mixing. This is definitely out of the ordinary.
External testing is a great idea. I am sure Ole Bob can help, and others too. I am a little concerned, though, that in-house assaying has not become a common practice. I am starting to gather together the necessary apparatus for a miniature wet-chemistry lab just to do the salt titration. So far, it has not been exorbitantly expensive. The greatest expenses have been for a miniature equal-arm balance, a burette, a burette holder and a lab stand to hold the burette holder.But pipettes may do the job almost as well as a burette, and are a lot less expensive. I've decided to use three salts, not just one.Sodium chloride, naturally, is the first salt. Potassium chloride is readily available in hardware stores as a water softener. The third salt I intend to use is sodium bromide because it is readily available in hardware stores as a hot-tub pre-conditioner. I bought 2 ounces today for two dollars - enough to last a lifetime. Best wishes on the testing! Matthew
