Perhaps you are right regarding Rossi's quality control efforts, but I want to ask you- on what basis are you speaking about NiO and not Ni?
As regarding Pd based clasical LENR/CF a total characterization of say Pd cathodes is much too complex- beyond what is called usually quality controll. Terrible difficulties of describing metallurgy, morphology, granularity etc.We have to appreciate the heroic efforts and work of so many good scientists, I think peter On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Quality control in cold fusion. > > Cold fusion has suffered from little or no quality control on the materials > used in its reactions. > > > > I believe that Rossi’s big accomplishment is bringing quality control to > the fabrication of his materials. > > > > After Rossi finally discovered what factors made his catalyst work, he > established a specification that optimized those factors in the production > of all subsequent materials. > > > > Nanoparticle characterization is the mechanism that he would have used to > meet this quality control specification. > > > > Nanoparticle characterization is required to establish quality control over > nanoparticle synthesis and to insure each separate nanoparticle meets > performance specifications. > > > > The surface coating of nanoparticles is crucial to determining their > properties. In particular, the surface coating can regulate stability and > dictate reaction performance. > > For example, when NiO Nanoparticles are fabricated in their billions some > are functional, some don’t work and some are great. > > This find granularity is not possible in the manufacturing of rods or > plates that have be the standard in cold fusion material formats. > > When Rossi moved his product to a nano-technology format, he gained the > advantage of being able to impose a rigid quality discipline. > > Fully automated nanoparticle characterization is the process that looks > at the size shape and surface characteristics of each individual NiO > Nanoparticle to determine if that particle is optimized for catalytic > operation. > > In this process, each nanoparticle is individually tested for activity, > and if acceptable is then selected. All below grade material is rejected and > recycled back for refabrication where it restarts at the beginning of the > processing cycle. > > This precise control of quality of the Rossi catalyst is what makes the > Cat-E stand out above its competition. > > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
