Recipe for Chlorine Dioxide
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This recipe is in grams. You may need to get a scale if you don’t have one.
I use quart canning jars to mix this in. Any glass jar will do.
Do not use the metal lids though. They react with the HCL. I have plastic lids for my jars. If you don’t have plastic lids, you can use saran wrap and a rubber band.
MMS:
720 grams of distilled water
280 grams of sodium chlorite
Add both to the jar and shake lightly.
You will have to let it sit overnight to make sure it is dissolved, shaking occasionally.
This is the sodium chlorite I use.
HCL:
600 ml distilled water
100 ml hydrochloric acid.
Always pour the acid into the water, not the other way around.
Add both to a jar and mix gently.
Remember, no metal lid.
Hydrochloric acid is muriatic acid can be purchased in any hardware store near the paint.
1/2 gallon is around $10 and you will not use much at all. I don’t think you can buy smaller bottles at the hardware store. You can buy small bottles on Amazon but the price is outrageous and may be diluted.
The dropper bottles you use are important. The wrong plastic can dissolve with the HCL.
None of this needs to be refrigerated. It is okay, if you prefer but it is not necessary.
The individual components will last forever in sealed containers. The chemical reaction only starts once they are mixed together.
If you feel a need to test if your mixed ingredients are still good, add one drop of each to a glass container. If the mixed drops turn an amber color, your drops are fine.