In reply to john herman's message of Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:47:31 -0400: Hi John, [snip] > 1] electrolysis of water, current, voltage, electrode types, >spacing and surface areas of electrodes, evolution of gases... what gasses.
>From the public meetings I have recently attended, the consensus seems to be that the best electrode material is 316L stainless. Spacing about 3 mm. Per cell voltages vary considerably, but fall roughly into 3 categories: 1) 1.2-1.48 V 2) 2-3 V 3) kilovolts (different cell configuration). Both AC and DC are used. Current density ~34-39 mA/cm^2 (in the lower voltage cells). These people think they are producing "hydroxy" or "HOH" (whatever that is supposed to be). > > 1] (A) Water vapor and contribution of vapor > (B) Temperatures of reactions I don't think anyone gets that scientific. > > 2] Have any vo used catalytic action with-of -for lysis of >water A catalyst by definition doesn't change the amount of energy available from a reaction, only effecting the speed at which it runs. Therefore any material added to water that increases the rate of dissociation *without* requiring more electrical input must either be being consumed by the reaction (and is therefore not a catalyst), or must be catalyzing the release of pre-existing energy in the water itself. Of course, in the latter case, the nature of the catalyst may provide a clue as to the source of that purported pre-existing energy. Short answer - no. ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
