Why was so much iron found in the ash (10 %) from Rossi’s reaction? It could be derived from a need to fabricate carbon nanotubes as part of the Rossi reaction as documented in the following article.
http://news.rice.edu/2012/06/15/nanotubes-seek-perfection-from-the-start/ *In nanotube growth, errors are not an option* Important excerpts of interest for E-Cat reactor builders are as follows. 1 - The researchers found that very transition happens best when carbon nanotubes are grown at temperatures around 930 kelvins (1,214 degrees Fahrenheit). That is the optimum for healing with an iron catalyst, which the researchers found has the lowest energy barrier and reaction energy among the three common catalysts considered, including nickel and cobalt. 2 - The researchers also determined through simulations that the slower the growth, the longer a perfect nanotube could be. A nanotube growing about 1 micrometer a second at 700 kelvins could potentially reach the meter milestone, they found. 3 - The work at Rice University was initially supported by the National Science Foundation and at a later stage by an Office of Naval Research grant. Why would the Navy be lately interested in nanotube fabrication? Is it to help Rossi in his design process? Cheers: Axil
