Hi all This would explain the apparent success of the high fractal surface powders.
Kind Regards walker On 8 May 2014 10:40, Ian Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > Have not read the whole thread yet; might it be that the forces involved > cause the Hydrogen to get sucked/pushed away from the surface into the bulk > of the hydrate in preference to starting the reaction and that in the case > of bulk materials the reaction only takes place when the bulk of material > is full to over flowing on to the surface or in to the cracks or whiskers > that form the NAE? > > Kind Regards walker > > > On 8 May 2014 05:13, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> If Ed is right and the reaction occurs only at the surface, then there >>> would be rapid exchange with hydrogen in the water. What I do not >>> understand about that hypothesis is: Why is high loading important, in that >>> case? >>> >> >> Another possibility about the role of high loading -- it's useful in PdD >> cold fusion because it results in a prolonged release of hydrogen to the >> surface. Palladium interacts with hydrogen/deuterium differently than >> nickel does with hydrogen. In particular, hydrogen and deuterium are more >> soluble in palladium than nickel, if I remember correctly. >> >> Eric >> >> >
