I copied the following from a web site. There has been a lot about chelated
silver in our magazines and wanted to know how to make it if it can be made at
home? Has
anyone had any experience making Chelated Silver? Does it have draw backs that
our cs doesn't?
Dianne
Chelated Silver™ is silver ions in solution. It is vastly different from the
silver-based dietary supplement products known as colloidal silver, which is
silver in suspension. In colloidal silver, finely divided particles of
elemental silver are randomly floating in suspension in water and are not
evenly dispersed. In CHELATED SILVER™, ions of pure, crystallized silver
nitrate are chemically bonded to nonmetallic ions, and are therefore evenly
dispersed throughout the solution. This bonding in solution considerably
enhances Chelated Silver™'s antimicrobal action and persistance (killing power
over time).
In colloidal suspensions, minute silver particles of elemental silver are
suspended or randomly floating in water, typically at a level of 10-50 parts
per million. Chelation occurs when a metal ion forms a heterocyclic bond with a
bidentate ligand. Examples of bidentate ligands are carbonate and oxalate ions
and ethylenediamine. As a general rule, five- or six-member lingands are
favored. Chelated Silver™ ions are chemically bonded to nonmetallic ions and
are evenly dispersed throughout the solution. This concentrated and uniform
dispersal of Chelated Silver™ ions (typically at a level of 300 to 400 parts
per million) throughout the solution considerably enhances their antimicrobial
action, persistence and effectiveness.
Chelated Silver™ is highly effective in blocking the respiration of
microorganisms causing them to expire. Additionally, scientific testing is in
progress to study the effectiveness of Chelated Silver™ in interdicting
anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that exists in the absence of oxygen).
