Hi, The following patent application was posted to that list:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2007/0263758.html Quote from the patent:- "The process of the present invention is believed to be based on three hydrogen nuclei (1H and/or 2H) in a compound approaching within nuclear tunneling distance. Bringing together hydrogen nuclei to within tunneling distance (order of 0.5-2 Å) is accomplished by the collapse of a molecule. For example, the catalyst antimony with deuterium forms stibine, SbH3, or stibine-3d, SbD3, which goes to a highly condensed state by the agency of the interaction of a hydride/deuteride anion, H-/D-. As a result of this interaction, the D-or H-replaces an electron, e-. As with the muonic molecule, there is a collapse to species such as SbD3(D), SbD3(H), or SbH3(H) where the three or four N/Ds are within tunneling distance some fraction of the time in the shrunken molecule. With three deuteriums, 6Li is the predominant product. " Astute Vorts may recognize my suggestion from years ago, that Hy- might act as a replacement for the muon, allowing other nuclei to fuse. :) BTW this patent sounds like it may contain a good description of the CF process. particularly considering the requirement that two different catalysts be present, one from e.g. group III and one from group I. This would neatly explain why FP Palladium experiments using LiOD with traces of Boron in the Pd appeared to be effective. Effectively they describe Ed's NAE. IMO, the Group I metal acts as the Mills catalyst (either alone as in the case of K or combined with D as in NaD). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]>
