--- On Wed 04/20, Keith Nagel < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Thought this might be of interest to the group,
> OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 19, 2005 — Zhiyu Hu believes > it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method > to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room temperature, > and he has data and a published paper to support his theory. > In a paper scheduled to appear in the May 18 print issue of > the American Chemical Society's Energy & Fuels, Oak Ridge > National Laboratory's Hu describes a novel method to achieve > spontaneous ignition and sustained combustion at room temperature. It seems everything old is new again. This effect was observed by Lord Rayleigh and others 100 years ago or so. Only they didn't call it a "nano-catalytic reaction". And in terms of any advantages over plain old combustion, Jed, this could lead to a low-temp fuel cell. Also, for uses where high temperatures are not required the lack of a flame would substantially reduce or eliminate NOx. Incidentally, there should be some broad hints here for CF researchers. M. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
