Making an active potassium iron oxide catalyst for the Holmlid effectJones--
The high speed ball milling operation may be key to obtaining the desired dimensions of the rust. Cryogenic process using liquid N may provide better size control than processes using other solvents making up a slurry. The N coats each and every particle of rust and keeps them from clumping together during the ball milling operation. Such clumping is undesirable when trying to maintain particle size in a reasonable range during milling. Upon completion of the milling operation, the N slurry is brought to room temperature and the N evaporates readily, leaving separate, correctly sized particles. The process is useful for getting homogenous mixtures of various substances, since the N maintains a coating on each substance in the ball milling/mixing operation until it is complete, and the N is allowed to evaporate. The resulting mixture of substances—reactants, for example,-- with excellent homogeneity is the result. Liquid Argon is another cryogenic liquid slurry used in ball milling. The cryogenic method of milling and mixing is useful for making solid rocket propellants, since it provides a heterogeneous and stoichiometric, size controlled mixture of reactants with superior energy release upon ignition. The process is relatively save compared higher temperature slurry mixing processes. The cryogenic condition prevent the chemical modification—oxidation or reduction—of substances being reduced in size. This may be very important in obtaining appropriate catalytic properties for LENR. The processing described above may be the trade secret that Shell and hence BASF use in making their Shell 105 catalyst. Bob Cook From: Jones Beene Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 7:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Vo]:Making an active potassium iron oxide catalyst for the Holmlid effect Shell 105 catalyst is no longer in production by Shell, but it can be obtained from others … yet what is being sold may be different in the all-important parameter: nanostructure. How can we be sure? Nanostructure is almost certainly the key to success in trying to replicate the dense hydrogen fabrication technique. BASF apparently bought the rights to this catalyst from Shell, and is the most reputable supplier. There are other specialty suppliers. However, the cost is obscenely high for what is basically a structured form of “rust.” Given the high cost, and more importantly - the lack of assurance on the nanostructure - the possibility arises for making the catalyst from bulk iron oxide and potassium hydroxide. This becomes a more interesting proposition if one has access to a high speed ball mill or equivalent and a well-equipped chemistry lab. Anyone considering the strategy of making the nanoporous iron oxide catalyst should have a look at this article from Nature, which is current, and very interesting. Almost makes one wonder if Nature has not finally seen the light, so to speak. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep09733 There are six different nanostructures shown for iron oxide. I am not sure which is best for the Holmlid effect and the formation of ultra-dense hydrogen, but there is a clue. Notably, in one of the pictured nanostructures (called “porous spheres” figure 3) a broad absorption edge at 535 nm was observed, which is a bit coincidental, no? This light frequency is associated with a double excitation process which is is also responsible for the red color of α-Fe2O3 phase. This is the laser frequency used by Holmlid. Note: the absorption frequency of light and the color seen by the human eye are not necessarily the same. Thus, a powder which appears red can be absorbent for green light (535 nm). FWIW: this red iron oxide powder is available on eBay for about $1/pound which is about 400 times less expensive than one of the suppliers is asking for their version of Shell 105. Jones
