In reply to Mike Carrell's message of Fri, 4 Apr 2008 23:04:45 -0400: Hi, [snip] >MC: As I dig into the new material on the BLP website, it looks as Mills is >finally positioned for commercial development. His 'solid' fuel when heated >releases H and K3+, apprently in mutual proximity. The rt catalysis yields >H(1/4) with a potential of 435 eV instead of 27.2 eV. This gives an energy >surplus to regenerate the catalyst, electrolyze water, and run a steam >turbine. > >Mike Carrell [snip] In that case, the solid fuel is probably KH (Potassium Hydride), as I suggested he try years ago (see below).
The reaction is:- KH ===> K + H ===> K+++ + H[n=1/4] (the ionization energy of K to K+++ is 81.686 eV) -------------------------------------------------------------------- To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KH From: Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 12:13:32 +1100 Dear Dr. Mills, Have you considered using potassium hydride as a starting material? It seems to me that if heated in a vacuum to the point where it decomposes, it may decompose into a vapour of potassium and hydrogen atoms, making an ideal fuel/catalyst mix. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk A Future For Humanity see: http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
