On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote:
If Ed is right and the reaction occurs only at the surface, then there > would be rapid exchange with hydrogen in the water. What I do not > understand about that hypothesis is: Why is high loading important, in that > case? > Another possibility about the role of high loading -- it's useful in PdD cold fusion because it results in a prolonged release of hydrogen to the surface. Palladium interacts with hydrogen/deuterium differently than nickel does with hydrogen. In particular, hydrogen and deuterium are more soluble in palladium than nickel, if I remember correctly. Eric
