Theory is fine, practice is that they are very sticky. stickier than gekko's foot- that's van der Waals forces. But even something very similar to a chemical combination. It depends on their nature, size and polarity too. If you want scientific data, I can help.
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Peter Gluck <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Congratulations are due to Piantelli, Focardi and Rossi > > and their supporters > > > > In one of his patents, Piantelli describes a cleaning process > > of the nanometric nickel- vacuum 10 exp -10 Torr, 350 deg > > Celsius, pllied at least 10 times. That's drastic, isn't it? > > Now, patents are the mythical variants of the real processes > > but this is an indication of a really thorough cleaning. Patents > > describing products are reliable in principle, those describing > > processes fantasies, exaggerations and omission- of the > > critical know how elements. Believe me I know this from experience > > not only from books. > > What is the nature of the affinity of these pollutants for the metals? > Is there an electrostatic attraction? > > Terry > >
