KIO3. Potassium iodate is used for iodination of table salt, because iodide can be oxidized by molecular oxygen to iodine under wet conditions. - Steve N
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Nave [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Iodine I am familiar with SSKI, potassium iodide. What is potassium iodate? Dan On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Norton, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I hadn't planned on posting on this but given the recent interest in > iodine maybe it will be of interest to some. > I ran across some interesting patents regarding iodine. I provide > links to the patents at the end of this post. Many have difficulty > getting access to sufficient iodine at a cost they can afford. This > can be a problem particularly to those with cancer where daily doses > of up to 100 mg of iodine are recommended. The patents show that when > an iodide and an iodate are taken together, the hydrochloric acid > (HCl) in the stomach converts the iodide and iodate to molecular > iodine (I2). In the following discussion, I will be referring to potassium > iodide and potassium iodate forms of iodine. > This is because both are readily available in Reagent grade via eBay > and a liquid form of potassium iodide, known as SSKI (Saturated > Solution Potassium Iodide), is also readily available from multiple > sources. I was able to get 100gm of potassium iodide and 25gm > potassium, Regeant grade, on eBay for about $40.00. This will provide > enough iodine for over 3 years of iodine at a dosage of 100mg per day. > > To summarize the patents briefly: When potassium iodide and potassium > iodate are ingested in the ratio by weight of 3.8:1(iodide to iodate) > the iodide and iodate are converted to I2 with a conversion efficiency of up > to 100%. > Many believe that it is best to have both potassium iodide and I2 in > the bloodstream since each is utilized differently in the body. You > can achieve any ratio of iodide to I2 you want simply by increasing > the ratio of iodide to iodate (i.e. 4:1, 4.5:1, ...) the extra iodide > is not converted to I2 and remains as potassium iodide. > > The inventor tested his hypothesis in two ways. First, he combined the > iodide and iodate, added them to simulated gastric acid and verified > the conversion of the two to I2. Secondly, he fed the combination to > mice and confirmed the presence of I2 in the tissues of the mice. In > all cases, the amount of I2 in the tissues equaled or exceeded the I2 > found in the tissues of a control group of mice given an equivalent amount of > Lugol's. > > Much of the patent relates to making a compound of the two iodine's > that is stable over time without conversion to I2. To do so the > compound must have a pH of 8 to 11 preferably. You can do this by > using baking soda or calcium bentonite as the medium for combining the > two. Both are readily available and have a pH of around 11. > Personally, I don't think it is worth the trouble unless you need to > put the iodine in capsules. If you already use SSKI, just keep a > so;ution of potassium iodate in a dropper and add the iodate to the > SSKI to get the desired ratio and amount of I2 and potassium iodide you want. > > To calculate the amount of iodide and iodate in a specific amount of > the two you need to consider the actual amount of iodine in the > compounds. Potassium iodide is 76.5% iodine and potassium iodate is 59.3% > iodine. > > I know this is confusing but I hope you can understand the explanation. > > Patents: > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5885592.html > http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6248335.html > > - Steve N -- 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: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
