Hi Sol: There is more than one type of reaction that can occur when H2O2 contacts silver.
The reaction depends upon the type and quality of isolated silver product being used. I'm not exactly certain what the "nuts and bolts" of the reactions are, but I suspect it has do to with the potential creation of silver oxide in a solution/colloid. With a high quality and primarily ionic silver, where the actual particles are extremely small and well dispersed, the silver particles are ionized. Where the "EIS" is primarily ionic, and the particulate content is "decent" without any "sparklies" or large agglomerates, the silver agglomerates ie "particles" are reduced. In other products, at least some of the silver agglomerates and falls out of suspension. The fact that H2O2 can reduce silver particles was demonstrated by taking a microscopic photograph of EIS before the addition of a minute amount of 35% H2O2, and comparing the results with the effect of the H2O2. The work was done by a water treatment facility, as a favor to an individual on another CS list. However, the idea that particulate silver is "atomized" by the addition of H2O2 is greatly denied by an entire industry that uses hydrogen peroxide to reclaim silver from waste products. My only explanation for the conflicting information is speculation: The zeta potential of the silver solution/colloid may be responsible for preventing the reaction that would normally cause all of the silver to be removed. Again, that's only speculation. In any event, the addition of minute amounts of H2O2 to colloidal silver does, at least in some cases, improve the effectiveness of colloidal silver. This is ESPECIALLY true with mouth infections and throat infections. It is likely that the H2O2 acts to improve effectiveness of silver in at least one way when used "locally": The reaction itself between the H2O2 and the silver increases the kenetic delivery of the silver particles/ions. Best Regards, Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "sol" <sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:56 PM Subject: CS>Further question re H202 in CS--what is it doing? > Ok, I finally thought back to my experiments with adding H202 to > finished EIS, and I do have another question. > If the H202 is doing nothing but adding its own conductance, why does > the conductance keep going up? As in, if one adds a teensy bit of salt > or baking soda to finished EIS or distilled water, the conductance > changes, but that is it, it changes and stays there. Adding H202 to EIS, > the conductance goes up, and up, and up, eventually it stabilizes, but > I'm back to thinking the H202 does something more than simply adding its > own conductance? > Ok, I should try the experiment with H202 and plain DW to see if the > same up, up, up happens. Tomorrow...... > sol > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.712 / Virus Database: 468 - Release Date: 07/04/2004
