Re: Either making mistakes or I should be studied

Hello Angicousa,

There seems to be confusion in all of this.

Jim Humble is partially correct. When you add an acid to sodium chlorite, some chlorine dioxide is released. However, the solution that you make is chlorous acid.

In industry this is referred to as acidified sodium chlorite technology.

To verify this, check the PH of a typical dose. Chlorine dioxide in water does not change the PH of the water.

Water purification utilizes chlorine dioxide technology. This involves stripping the chlorine dioxide out of the chlorous acid and depositing it into pure water. This gives you pure chlorine dioxide and it does not change the PH of the water. The impurities from the process of producing the chlorine dioxide are left in the chlorous acid solution.

When you review the studies done on water purification you must realize that they are using chlorine dioxide technology.

Acidified sodium chlorite technology is used in food processing. Chlorous acid is very effective in slowing down the rotting process. There is debate in the food processing arena which is more powerful the chlorine dioxide or the chlorous acid. Many believe that the effectiveness of acidified sodium chlorite solutions is mostly because of the chlorous acid. The chlorine dioxide produced is looked at as a waste product.

Unfortunately, Jim Humble did not consult with a chemist before formulating his speculation on how these chemicals work. I have passed this information on to him, but he has been non responsive to it.

Tom