Michel Jullian wrote:
The differences with traditional Li Ion are outlined here:
http://www.altairnano.com/documents/NanoSafeBackgrounder060920.pdf
As a side note: The cross connection between Li ion anomalous
overheating of batteries, and LENR has been been mentioned here on a
number of occasions. Overheating is often resulting in catastrophic
failures in laptop computers, which problem has been going on now for
two decades -- and this despite millions of dollars of high-tech
engineering from the very best companies, like Sony, Toshiba, IBM, etc.
Obviously they do not believe in LENR, nor the hydrino - so they have
not even investigated the cross-connection.
One detail which may have escaped notice is this report from two of
Michel's countrymen: Jean-Paul Biberian and Georges Lonchampt
DEUTERIUM GAS LOADING OF PALLADIUM USING A SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE
The 9th International Conference on Cold Fusion. 2002. Beijing, China:
http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/BiberianJPdeuteriumg.pdf
In which the solid state electrolyte which is being used is polyethylene
oxide (PEO) containing deuteriated phosphoric acid. It is a deuteron
conductor.
The authors then state without much fanfare:
"This electrolyte is *used in lithium batteries,* and operate between 70
°C and 120 °C."
One assumes that the PEO in batteries is not initially deuterated over
natural water (one part in 6000)
- but, even so, one hypothetical reason for the consistent failures in
these batteries *after extended usage* can be surmised:
The PEO could itself be effectively enriching and concentrating the
natural deuterium found in the acids being used in these batteries, up
to a higher level. (or else the reaction does not demand deuterons)
OK - Here is the problem with that assessment - Biberian et al.
developed the technique for loading and measuring deuterium in
palladium. In this report, however, they have not observed excess heat.
"However in previous experiments with a less accurate calorimeter we
have observed temperature anomalies that we wish to confirm with this
new system.
This was in 2002. I have not seen an update. Perhaps in both this
experiment and in lithium batteries the heat anomaly does not appear
until there has been an extended period of build up time - or perhaps
there is a hydrino reaction, which is stimulated by the PEO - actually
that would be expected from some of Mills' data - due to the presence of
oxygen radicals. Hydrino reactions do not need or benefit from Pd anyway.
Too bad that some inventive researcher from Mitsubishi - where LENR has
been investigated, seen and announced - does not avail himself of all
the recalled Sony lithium batteries (for pennies on the dollar) and run
them to failure using CR-39 film to detect the radiation. My bet is that
there will be ample radiation to be found at failure. Stand clear -
molten lithium is nasty stuff.
Jones
PS It should be noted that the fact that we are seeing this overlap
between batteries - and LENR cells - also portends one way in which the
excess energy may some day be used.
