On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
The first big issue is the catalysts. ... the reaction with carbon monoxide > creates tetra-carbonyl nickel, which is highly toxic. Copper is illegal > because of the formation of dioxin. In light of these points about tetra-carbonyl nickel and dioxin, the hobbyist attempting to carry out an experiment involving a reaction between H and nickel adsorbed onto the surface of a catalytic converter should be careful about dealing with the offgas, especially if copper turns out to be a significant byproduct of the reaction. Eric
