Thank you all for your replies! Re oxygen making silver oxide, so apparently it definitely doesn’t happen with a bubbler. A chemist friend explained like this (please correct me if he’s wrong):
If it was a simple matter of bubbling oxygen into a silver ion solution to form silver oxide, chemists wouldn't have to go through the chemical reactions and add (1) silver nitrate AgNO3(aq) to (2) sodium hydroxide NaOH(aq) (caustic soda also known as lye, the chemical liquid drain openers comprise of), as follows: NaOH(aq)+AgNO3(aq)→AgOH(s)+NaNO3(aq) And then there’s a subsequent double reaction: 2AgOH→Ag2O(s)+H2O(l) = silver oxide (The small (s) is for solid and the (l) is for liquid as silver oxide or for that matter silver hydroxide are of very low solubility.) I agree that it does seem overpriced, but if it produces smaller ions, then it’s going to be more effective, so maybe it’s worth the investment. So since a bubbler is a better agitator (keeping the ions/particles from agglomerating) than a magnetic stirrer, then it seems worth. If anyone has any more thoughts on what’s the best CS generator please let me know. Of course the criteria are the smallest ions/particles possible (i.e., without agglomeration), and a strong, easy to use/maintain machine. From: bob Larson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 9:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>What's the best CS Generator? mag stir plate is far better than bubbles. the silveredge is way inflated overpriced & mr. barwick has in past presented a lot of skewed info among good info. adding Oxygen O2 to silver ions in water only makes silver oxide doesn't it ? so? On Mar 22, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Jerry Durand <[email protected]> wrote: I go with the SilverPuppy. On 03/22/2017 04:17 PM, Y Arenias wrote: Hi everyone, I’ve spent a lot of time researching CS generators, and it seems the internet is full of conflicting information. I’ve read studies that say adding oxygen to silver ions makes them way more powerful in destroying pathogens, which points to buying a Microparticle CS generator from SilverEdge. Also, an oxygen bubbler seems to be the most powerful agitator which keeps the ions at their smallest. So while I know some people say a bubbler might introduce dust, seems unlikely since the bubbles are at high pressure and go in and out at a fast rate. Ozone machines are used to bubble ozone into water for drinking (large amounts) and I’ve never heard anyone saying there’s a problem with dust. What do people say? Thanks! Y -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com tel: +1 408 356-3886 @DurandInterstel
