The Rossi technology contained some very interesting and potentially useful trade secrets that may be well employed in the Lftr. One of them is the very low cost enrichment of nickel favoring Ni62 an Ni64.
Previously, I have posted how tubercles can be produced using chemical processes. As a adjunst to these chemical processes, I believe that Rossi is using the Soret effect to enrich the heavy isotopes of nickel when he formulates nickel oxide powder from pure nickel nano-powder. Background: Thermophoresis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermophoresis *[quote]Thermophoresis, thermodiffusion, or Soret effect (or Ludwig-Soret effect), is a phenomenon observed when a mixture of two or more types of motile particles (particles able to move) are subjected to the force of a temperature gradient and the different types of particles respond to it differently. The term "Sorét effect" normally means thermophoresis in liquids only. The term "thermophoresis" is most often intended to mean the behavior in aerosols,not liquids, but the broader meaning is also common. The mechanisms of thermophoresis in liquid mixtures differ from those in gas mixtures, and are generally not as well understood.* * * *The phenomenon is observed at the scale of one millimeter or less. An example that may be observed by the naked eye with good lighting is when the hot rod of an electric heater is surrounded by tobacco smoke: the smoke goes away from the immediate vicinity of the hot rod. As the small particles of air nearest the hot rod are heated, they create a fast flow away from the rod, down the temperature gradient. They have acquired higher kinetic energy with their higher temperature. When they collide with the large, slower-moving particles of the tobacco smoke they push the latter away from the rod. The force that has pushed the smoke particles away from the rod is an example of a thermophoretic force. * *For illustration see aerosols.wustl.edu.[/quote]* How this applies to the formation of nickel oxide nano-powder http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1102/1102.3840.pdf FORMATION AND RUPTURE OF THE NANOSIZED METAL FILAMENT INSIDE OXIDE MATRIX *[quote]The present of the strong temperature gradients can results to temperature gradient-driven diffusion (thermomigration). Thermomigration in solid is small and therefore one is usually can be neglected as compared to concentration diffusion. In a heat flow transient induced by electrical discharge, however, temperature gradient is order to 108C/cm and thermal diffusion contribution cannot be excluded, especially in melt state of the oxide. If a homogeneous binary compound is placed in a temperature gradient, a redistribution of the constituents can occur with one constituent migrating to the cold end of the specimen and other to the hot end. This phenomenon is called Soret effect.* * * *The direction of the migration and values of the mass flows is defined by the transport heat f of the diffusing ions Q*. The values of the Q*’s for Ni and O thermomigration in NiO are unknown. However, we can use the approaches which were developed for liquid conductive compounds. Indeed, in this theory assuming that the liquid is a dense gas and applying the thermo-transport theory in binary gas mixtures the direction of the diffusion is determined primarily by the mass differences, the lighter component migrates to the warmer end and the heavy component to cold end. * * * *With this in mind, we can assume that the Ni ions migrate towards the hot region, whereas the O ions diffuse to periphery of the melt region. As a consequence, a temperature gradient drives the establishment of concentration gradients. In the stationary state this concentration gradient depends on the boundary conditions. As melt region are closed for the exchange of oxygen with the surrounding gas phase, process end up with zero atom fluxes, defining the so-called Soret state with Ni rich region in center of the melt. * * * * * *The data given on Fig.3 confirm an opportunity of an establishment of the Soret state at high temperature stage of the forming. The presented dates are SIMS images of the O and Ni distribution near NiO-Pt interfaces for initial oxide structure and after forming. We can see that only O diffuses away from local nonhomogeneous regions of the NiO during forming. Assuming that these local regions have highest conductivity and, as consequence, high temperature due to Joule hitting the atoms redistribution can be defined by thermomigration and Soret state establishment. [/quote] * * * On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM, John Milstone <john_sw_orla...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Thanks for reposting that information. > > So, if the fuel or ash from an E-Cat contained excess 64-Ni, that would be > compelling evidence that he really does have a new and revolutionary means > of enriching Nickel isotopes, since it seems unlikely that he would have > the resources to "spike" his samples with $30,000/g material. > > That make me even more eager to see the detailed isotopic analysis that > Sven Kullander said would be available before Christmas. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:44 PM > *Subject:* [Vo]:Ni-64 enrichment > > As mentioned in prior posting - Ni-64 costs about $30000 per gram from a > medical supplier. We checked the ones near Rossi's former lab in NH and no > one remembers him or the name Leonardo (LTI, or EON). The reason for > checking was to see if Rossi started out this way first before finding a > less expensive solution. > > As for the present - Rossi claims to enrich in Ni-64 himself - not by > buying > an enriched isotope. This is unlikely but possible. > > The first relevant fact is that over two-thirds of natural nickel is the > 58Ni, which has very high nuclear stability - but there is also a ~1% > isotope 64Ni which is 6 a.m.u. or ~11% heavier and has different NMR > properties. > > Since nickel can be obtained in liquid form as feedstock and then resold > with the heavier isotopes removed, and since the feedstock is possibly more > valuable with heavier isotopes removed, it is possible to do it yourself > with an ultra-centrifuge, and possibly in combination with NMR techniques > for the net differential manufacturing cost. This is especially true if you > simply want enrichment in 62 and 64 and can work with a nickel supplier and > starting with electroless nickel can also make "nanostructuring" much > simpler, so it could be a double benefit. > > I do not think Rossi is that sophisticated, but don't forget that his > backers for 10 years at least were high up in DoE. That could also be the > source of enriched isotope. > > If the Swedes ever do release the mass-spec analysis- maybe we will know if > this Ni-64 business is one more Rossi lie, or not. It probably is. > > Jones > > > >
