I tried from 3 nm up to 10 microns. This was a few years (3) back. I could not make just simple Ni powders and H2 gas work.I have gravitated to passing current through the materials. I have heard of at least two other researchers (Rod, and Brian) that have had health related problems with nano Ni. Now I mix activated C (some tries with zeolite = molecular sieve powders) with various metal salt solutions and reduce them. The C particles are large enough (typically 100 mesh) to be easily filtered and the you can get a range of pore sizes. I am also trying the activated C cloth/foam. I would advise extreme caution in using fine Ni powders. (they also can auto ignite). D2 Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 02:09:28 -0400 Subject: Re: [Vo]:[Vo) nano nickel powders From: janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Dennis Were you using 5 micron nickel particles as per Rossi and DGT? On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:37 PM, DJ Cravens <djcrav...@hotmail.com> wrote: Nano nickel Health/safety First, I would like to reiterate what others have pointed out about the health risks. I personally suffered symptoms of pulmonary hypertension as a result to exposure. Initially the doctors diagnosed it as PH and said I had 3 to 5 year life expectancy. But local doctors had no info on nano Ni. I have now mostly recovered due to massive use of Vitamin B12 (the Co slowly replaces and excludes the Ni). The material will go through many valves, chew up vacuum pumps, …. It can even go through some plastics and HEPA filters are too coarse for it. I ended up using Neodymium magnets on my tubing with Hepa material to slow the flow down. (use very slow changes in pressures). I also ended up having all those systems in negative pressure cabinets vented to the outside. Materials I have two patents pending on use of “inert materials” (like zirc oxide and ceramic) to isolate fine metals (Ni, Pd, Ti, alloys of H absorbing materials) to avoid sintering. I have turned to putting Ni, Pd and other metals in mesopore carbon. The idea is to have fine metal structures but to have them contained in larger particles that will not allow sintering. Also it is easier to pass current through the C than it is ZrO2. I feel it is the change in current (numbers of H or D flowing) that give rise to initiation of the event. (and yes a provisional was filed last year) Dennis