Hi Jack,
I had the same idea a couple of years ago. It gets even more interesting
when you realize that the NiAl + NaOH reaction produces Raney Nickel
(google it - it is a nano-porous material) which has very interesting
properties. The reaction effectively pre-loads the Raney Nickel
'metallic foam' with Hydrogen.
I wonder if anyone has looked for anomalous heat in this process. I
suspect not.
Andy.
On 16/05/13 17:21, Jack Cole wrote:
Since either potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide react with
aluminum to produce hydrogen, I wonder if NiAl wire in electrolysis
with KOH or NaOH might prove interesting. Any thoughts?
Perhaps even simpler would be adding this wire to a solution of KOH or
NaOH without electrolysis. I don't know if the hydrogen produced
would load into the lattice.
Best regards,
Jack
