| Title: | EFFECT OF AN ADDITIVE ON THERMAL OUTPUT DURING ELECTROLYSIS OF HEAVY WATER WITH A PALLADIUM CATHODE |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812772985_0014 |
| Source: | CONDENSED MATTER NUCLEAR SCIENCE (pp 140-144)
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| Author(s): | Q. WANG
Low Energy Nuclear Laboratory, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
J. DASH
Low Energy Nuclear Laboratory, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA
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| Abstract: | A titanium additive to a heavy water–sulfuric acid electrolyte has been found to increase the thermal output during electrolysis with a palladium foil cathode. Eight runs, about 6 h each, over a period of 16 days, gave an average of 1.8 W excess thermal power output compared with a light water control cell. This is about twice the excess obtained in co-deposition experiments. The excess thermal power output ranged from 0.5 ± 0.1 to 2.6 ± 0.1 W, which was an average of about 17% more than the input power. The additive apparently catalyzes heat-producing reactions on the surface of the palladium. After electrolysis, the Pd cathode contained localized surface concentrations of Ag, Ni, Fe, Ti, S, and Pt. |
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