I read on some blog three days ago that I can't remember the URL of that some knowledgeable person said that D2 poisons the reaction -- maybe that's the secret. -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Vo]:Can there be some D2 in the H2?
Mark Iverson <[email protected]> wrote: Can't remember if this has ever been discussed... Is the (industrial-grade?) hydrogen gas pure, or is there some D2 in it? There is always the natural abundance of D2 in ordinary H2. It is 1 part in 5,400 according to NIST. You would have to go to a lot of trouble to remove it. - Jed
