At 4:01 AM 11/28/4, Frederick Sparber wrote: >Horace Heffner wrote: >> >> However, I do recall reading that >> lithium is indeed adsorbed by palladium and does diffuse through it during >> electrolysis, though id diffuses slowly and thereby diminshes the >diffusion >> rate of hydrogen. >> >The 1H-1 or 1H-2 reaction with 3Li-6 or 3Li-7 in the Pd lattice could well >explain the > gammaless presence of Helium and/or Tritium (a sensitive issue in certain >quarters) plus an >occasional "thermalized neutron" leaving the D-D ---> 2He4 plus 24 Mev >Gamma flap as another Red Herring.
Yes, LENR with Li seems to be a good candidate to achieve via electron catalysis as well, though it takes more than one electron to pull off. The necessity of Li to CF was discussed early on because P&F used Li2SO4 electrolyte. For this reason KOH and other electrolytes were tried, with some positive excess heat and LENR results as well. Discussions of the posible role of Li in plugging up the lattice and thereby increasing the rate of fugacity buildup near the cathode surface I think may well have led to the use of thin films backed by Cu or Au, which do a much better job of providing a hydrogen barrier. The use of thin films greatly reduced the minimum required experiment time by providing a fast loading time. Regards, Horace Heffner
