Colloidal Silver
Making Colloidal Silver
You can buy 3 - 9 volt batteries and hook them in series =27 volts. My daughter has rigged up some voltage transformers that plug into the wall that add up to about 30 volts. And we have found a transformer that does about 32 volts. The very best voltage for the reaction is 30 volts, because the electrodes run the cleanest at this voltage. If you have a small power supply, set it for 30 volts. If you are running on batteries, youcan start at 24 or 36 volts (three 12 volt batteries or four 9 volt batteries). Holding the silver electrodes at a uniform distance away from each other yields a better product. You can make the electrodes out of silver wire and even make the wire out of .999 fine silver ounce. Use pure silver wire...no tin.
[You can actually make batteries from Lemon juice (acid) and copper and zinc rods in a glass or clay jar.... another Time :-)]
When 30 volts is applied across silver electrodes held uniformly apart in distilled water, a totally different event happens. First, the reaction proceeds very slowly. Often, for the first 15 minutes nothing seems to be happening. Then finally, a faint yellow mist will begin to form. Within a few minutes, the reaction will speed up, but the particles produced will be a golden-yellow as viewed with a flashlight. We use a laser.
Using this method, 8 ounces of distilled water at room temperature can be made into a 3-5 ppm colloidal silver preparation in 20-25 minutes. Made this way, colloidal silver can cost under 10¢/oz to make. Electron microscope photographs of this product show a silver particle size in the range .001 to .004 microns. During manufacturing, the particle cloud is a golden-yellow. These particles will hang in the water at the level they are produced, and for the most part, will not fall to the bottom of the glass. This is what a "colloidal" preparation of silver looks like.
After the particles disperse, the water will look clear again, but may turn a light yellow if the concentration is high enough and after the particles have become evenly dispersed.
"The Yellow Color" There has been a fair amount of controversy in the public literature concerning the appearance of the "yellow" color. A lot of well meaning people have told me that "yellow is bad", "silver isn't yellow", "yellow is sulfur contamination", "yellow is iron contamination", and lots of other things. I finally found what I believe to be the answer to this question in a book titled Practical Colloid Chemistry, published in London in 1926. In the section on the "Colours of Colloidal Metals", sub-section on the "Polychromism of silver solutions" on page 69, I found the following statements: "The continuous change in colour from yellow to blue corresponds to a change in the absorption maximum of the shorter to longer wave-lengths with a decreasing degree of dispersion. This is a general phenomenon in colloid chemistry illustrating the relation between colour and degree of dispersion."
This section goes on to describe the colors that show up in a wide variety of colloidal metal solutions. Interestingly, they ALL have a yellow phase. For true "electro-colloidal" silver, the particle size range that can appear yellow is .01 to .001 microns (10 to 100 angstroms) because that is the size of silver particle that best absorbs the indigo light, leaving only its inverse color, yellow, to be observed. The final transparent-yellow appearance only shows up after the particles have become evenly dispersed.
Note the yellowish color is the result of even dispersion and may appear after the battery are disconnected.
The Brown or amber Glass Bottle Storage is recommended away from light. I have used blue bottle storage also, brown is better i think. One of those water bottle lids that pop up is good for metering out small amounts into juice etc.
not advised
- Use Pure steam distilled water.
- DO NOT USE SALT! Seed the water with existing colloidal silver water to speed the process.
- do not store colloidnear strong magnetic fields.
- If you use plastic to store your colloid, only use hydrogen peroxide type bottles. Glass is better I think. Probably brown
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NEW Silver Sol Technology [3] History Of Silver
2000 BC Silver mentioned in Egyptian writings
500 BC Greeks, Romans use silver vessels for water purification. Romans use silver staples to knit wounds together.
500 Silverware protects the wealthy from the full brunt of the plague
1800 Doctors used silver sutures in surgical wounds Pioneers and frontier settlers use silver coins in their drinking water and milk to prevent spoilage
1900 Silver products are being developed and marketed commercially Silver is used to combat wound infections during WW1 Silver is widely used in hospitals Several commercial airlines use silver water filters NASA selected silver-based system for space shuttle
2000 New, superior silver sol technology developed and patented
The History of Silver Taken from Dr. Gordon Pedersen’s book, “A Fighting Chance”, pg. 11-12.
Throughout history, silver has been used across the world as both a medicine and a preservative. In fact, hundreds of years before scientists and doctors understood microbes and how they cause illness, colloidal metals – particularly silver – were known for their health benefits.
Ancient Greeks used silver vessels for water purification. American pioneers trekking westward used silver to keep their water safe and to prevent dysentery, colds, and flu. They also put silver dollars in their milk containers and wooden water casks to slow bacterial growth. Settlers in the Australian outback suspended silverware in their water tanks to prevent spoilage. Topical silver antiseptic solutions were used during World War II. Even the superstition of throwing silver coins into a well is based on the legend of the metal’s healing properties.
The use of silver for purification purposes continues today. Silver water purification filters are used in Switzerland and by international airlines, and silver catheters are used in hospitals. More recently, NASA has used silver in their space shuttle water purification systems. Silver is also used in residential homes. Electrical ionization units designed for swimming pools help sanitize the water without the harsh effects of chlorine.
Medicinal silver compounds were first developed in the late 1800s, and widespread use was common prior to 1930. By 1940, approximately 48 different silver compounds were on the market for treating a variety of ailments. These were available in oral, injectable, and topical forms and carried such names as Albargin, Novargan, Proganol and Silvol.
Since 1973, silver has been shown to have topical activity against 22 bacteria species (643 isolates), including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The potential of silver in treating pathogenic infection is so great that the New York City board of physicians gave its stamp of approval for its use as a homeopathic medicine.
From silverware to silver foil, from silver eye drops to colloids and ionics, our scientific understanding of silver in all its forms has advanced considerably. But the foundation remains the same – silver has the ability to interfere with microbial growth and proliferation without harming the human body.
Interest in silver has grown in recent years due to the emergence of anti-biotic resistant superbugs and the growing ineffectiveness of many antibiotics. More than 95 percent of staph bacteria are now resistant to penicillin, the mother of all antibiotics. In the 1960s, methicillin replaced penicillin as the standard staph treatment. Today more than 60 percent of staph bacteria are resistant to methicillin (called MRSA strains). A recent report from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stated public health authorities estimate MRSA strains are causing more deaths in the United States than AIDS. Silver preparations, however, do not have this same problem with bacteria resistance; even MRSA strains and avian flu respond to therapeutic silver preparations.
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The New Silver Solution is a very effective, potent, nano-particle solution that is lethal to bacteria, yeast, and viruses. It has been tested at 200 times the normal adult dosage, and has been found to be completely non-toxic, unlike many antibiotics and other silver products. It has been tested against some of the deadliest bacteria that exist, killing every single bacteria tested. In water disinfectant tests, The New Silver Solution was able to kill all the bacteria in raw river water in less than 20 minutes, even after being diluted to 1/200 of the original 10 ppm strength.--Joey 07:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)