I successfully started making colloidal silver about 11 months ago, nice crystal clear yellow @ 20 PPM. After a few months decided to make 40 PPM gel capped colloidal silver. That to turned out rather well, a nice crystal clear honey colored liquid of beauty.
Needed some more 20 PPM (un-capped) colloidal silver and made some. Whoa, why is it turbid?? OK, must have done something wrong. Made another batch with hot DW, same result, turbid.
Started to think back and recalled making a few changes along the way. Such as switching from Karo Light Corn Syrup, to Sweet & Low (S&L). Along with re-making the batch of 1-mol sodium carbonate solution.
Note that the 40 PPM gel-capped colloidal silver was made with the newer components (S&L & new electrolyte). And that turned out OK. Getting windy, the experiments I ran today:
250 ml DW
5 drops 1-mol electrolyte
Stirred
15 minutes
5 mA
1 st run:
Heated DW for 22 seconds at 900 W. Ended up warmer then I wanted but ran it.
after the 15 min used a smidge of Karo to reduce it.
after 1 hour had a nice crystal clear yellow colloidal silver (success).
2nd run:
Same as 1st run but only heated the DW for 11 seconds. Not warm to touch (unlike 1st run).
after the 15 min used a smidge of Karo to reduce it.
after 1 hour had a nice crystal clear yellow colloidal silver (success).
3rd run:
Same as 2nd run heating the DW for 11 seconds. Not warm to touch.
after the 15 min used a smidge of S&L to reduce it.
after 1 hour had a nice turbid yellow colloidal silver (unsuccessful).
4th run:
Same as 2nd run heating the DW for 11 seconds. Not warm to touch.
after the 15 min heated the DW to about 80* C (!!)
used a smidge of S&L to reduce it.
after 15 minutes had a nice turbid yellow colloidal silver (unsuccessful).
after 1 hour still had a nice turbid yellow colloidal silver (unsuccessful).
There it is, for regular 20 PPM un-capped colloidal silver use the Karo Light Corn syrup. I used it right from the bottle. At first (11 months ago) I also used it, but it was diluted 50/50 with distilled water. Which from my understanding could go bad, so didn't want to use it that way.
Hence the previous change to Sweet & Low (S&L), being a dry power no need to worry about it going bad. Now it is back to Karo for this recipe.
Also note that when I made the 40 PPM gel-capped colloidal silver, the S&L wasn't an issue. I have no idea why this is, but it did work for several batches.
Argentum
Edit note: changed all references of fructose & glucose to Karo & S&L.