Silver can form a small amount of silver ions in water, adsorb bacteria, make the enzymes on which it breathes lose their function, and make bacteria die quickly. Using silver powder as disinfectant of water is 10 times more effective than adding chlorine for sterilization. When people make water purifiers and mineral spring pots, they often use silver-containing materials in their filters and disinfectants. Therefore, silver tableware can not only decorate the dining table, but also be everyone's health guardian.
But it should be noted that silver tableware also has the characteristics of fast heat conduction, hot mouth, soft texture and easy oxidation. It is inconvenient and unaccustomed to use, so it should be maintained frequently. And many silver tableware is not pure silver, but alloy silver plating. If the alloy material precipitates, it is easy to cause health hazards.
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Maintenance methods of silver tableware;
1, silver tableware should be cleaned with warm water and a small amount of detergent. All silver tableware cannot be rinsed with chemicals such as bleach and strong acid washing powder.
2. After cleaning and drying, the pure silver tableware should be stored indoors without smoke and sulfur-containing air, and away from heating;
3. Silver tableware should not be stacked, and should be stored separately in some packaging boxes to avoid contact with hard objects and prevent surface wear.
Hydrogen sulfide in the air can easily blacken sterling silver tableware. After cleaning the silverware, classify it, soak it in chlorine-free dilute alkaline water above 40℃ for 10- 15 minutes, then take it out, rinse it, and dry it thoroughly. If there are black spots on the silver tableware, soak the aluminum box or aluminum sheet in salt water or soda water at 78℃ 1-3 minutes to remove the black spots.
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