thanks Gregorio -- I tried to edit 4 oz water to 2.4 oz water, but edit option had expired. I hope anyone new continues to this page.
I think I finally figured out the numbers -- I was trying to calculate how much Citric Acid to buy
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1. MMS - 28% solution
1 lb = 16.00 oz (avoirdupois wt) NaClO2 (80% pure) = 453.6 g
453.6 g is 28% of 1620.0 g total (= 453.6 / 0.28)
1620.0 g total – 453.6 g NaClO2 = 1166.4 g H2O (pure)
1166.4 g H2O = 1166.4 cc H2O
1166.4 cc H2O = 39.44 oz (fluid vol US) H2O
from volume 1--
13 standard 4-oz bottles = 52 oz (fluid vol US) requires 1627.2 g H2O (pure)
therefore 1166.4 g H2O produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) MMS 28%
(i.e., 1166.4 g / 1627.2 g x 52 oz (fluid vol US) = 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) MMS 28%)
therefore 16.00 oz (avdp wt) NaClO2 produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) MMS 28%
2. Citric Acid - 50% activator solution
(1 drop CA-50 per drop MMS, plus 20 second wait, plus 4 oz (fluid vol US) water per 3 drops MMS, ...)
23.00 oz (avdp wt) Citric Acid (99%) = 652.0 g CA (99%)
652.0 g H2O (pure) = 652.0 cc H2O (equal weights of CA and H2O)
652.0 cc H2O = 22.0 oz (fluid vol US) H2O
from this site (and volume 2?)--
16.00 oz (fluid vol US) Citric Acid 50% activator solution requires 280 g H2O (pure)
therefore 652.0 g H2O produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) CA 50% activator solution
(i.e., 652.0 g / 280 g x 16.00 oz (fluid vol US) = 37.25 oz (fluid vol US) CA 50% activator)
therefore 23.00 oz (avdp wt) CA produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) CA 50% activator solution
we now have equal volumes of MMS and CA-50 activator
summary
16.0 oz (avdp, wt) of NaClO2 (80%) plus
40.0 oz (fluid, vol, US) of H2O (pure)
produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) of MMS 28%
23.0 oz (avdp, wt) of CA (99%) plus
22.0 oz (fluid, vol, US) of H2O (pure)
produces 37.24 oz (fluid vol US) of CA 50% activator
each batch will almost fill 10 standard 4-oz bottles
each 4-oz bottle will be just shy of 3-3/4 oz (fluid vol US) of respective solution
(20 std 4-oz bottles total for both solutions)
to order chemicals
16.0 oz (avdp wt) NaClO2 (dry, 80% pure)
23.0 oz (avdp wt) Citric Acid (dry, 99% pure)
for every 1.00 oz (avdp, wt) of NaClO2 (80%), I need 1.44 oz (avdp, wt) of Citric Acid (99%).
(i.e. 23.0 oz CA / 16.0 oz NaClO2 = 1.44 dry weight ratio)
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