Jones Beene wrote:
--- Terry Blanton wrote:
I wonder if there was anything special about the
carbon? This list has speculated that fusion could
occur within C60
Terry, you are becoming quite perceptive in your old
age ;-)
For one thing specifically- it would be interesting to
know if Mizuno used C-60 in the context of Arata --
i.e. Arata's implied finding that very high loading is
effective for "unpowered fusion" (i.e. really cold
CF). He mentions a loading of 4:1 is benficial for Pd.
Consequently, getting four atoms of D together in a
single vacancy of a better matrix geometry, at the
same time, could be one key which not only verifies
but improves Arata's palladium dust.
Jones, when interpreting the work of Arata, you need to separate what he
claims from what is known about palladium. Palladium does not dissolve
any more hydrogen in small particles than in bulk palladium, unless the
particles are much smaller than the material Arata uses. The extra
hydrogen is absorbed to the surface and is present as spill-over
hydrogen attached to the ZrO2. The issue is, Does palladium or the ZrO2
contain the NAE? Until this question can be answered, I suggest a focus
on Pd is a mistake.
Ed
Why would that 4-atom loading favor C-60? Possibly
because of that inner spatial geometry and the
inertness. In fact it appears that other forms of
carbon, including graphite, have worked unpredictably
in the past(Les Case for instance). Is that because
they are simply too reactive with hydrogen to
routinely accept this kind of non-covalent hydriding?
C-60 in contrast is almost as inert as diamond. IOW 2
molecules of deuterium or four atoms individually
might fit within the almost spherical confines of the
inert "buckyball" without covalent linking to the
matrix (i.e. the carbon).
Jones
