Making sodium clorite 25% solution from 80% powder/flakes

Hello, 

Has anyone made sodium chlorite 25% solution from 80% powder flakes? Is it just a case of diluting it in water, if so what's the ratio?

Many thanks, 

M.  

This might help.

25% Solution:
Multiply the amount of Sodium Chlorite (example 280 grams) you want to use by 2.19 and the answer will be how much distilled water you need (weight). 280 x 2.19 = 613.2
Divide the amount of distilled water (example 613.2 grams or milliliters) you want to use by 2.19 and this is how much Sodium Chlorite you need (weight). 613.2 ÷ 2.19 = 280

This comes from Jim Humble's website (which you can find from the drop-down menu at the top of this page):

— Keep stirring until the powder or flakes are fully dissolved. This may take several minutes.

— Once it is fully dissolved let it sit in a dark place for 24 hours. During this sitting time any unwanted particles will sink to the bottom of the jar.

(Note: Depending on the quality of your sodium chlorite, initially your mixture may have a yellow tint to it, but by sitting for 24 hours, it should turn nearly clear, like water, after this process. There is always a possibility it may have a slight discoloring after 24 hours. If it has a slight discoloring (slight yellow tint) you can still use it, but if it’s badly discolored, you might want to buy different sodium chlorite powder or flakes.)

— After 24 hours, I prefer to put it through an unbleached coffee filter just to be sure any unnecessary filler particles are filtered out. It would be nice to have perfectly pure sodium chlorite, but it’s not always that way. So let it sit 24 hours, and then use a coffee filter to filter it.

Very helpful, thanks.