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Fusion catalized from graphite?
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[QUOTE="Astronuc, post: 6540923, member: 15685"] No, their experiments were discredited, although a lot of people theorized how it might work with Pd, with its particular electron configuration ([Kr]4d[SUP]10[/SUP]). Certainly, there is an interest in the theoretical aspects. Cold fusion might be of interest for neutron sources, but it impractical for 'energy generation' unless one can separate charges, meaning getting electrons away from nuclei with a meaningful potential or current. Yes, Ti and Er are hcp elements, as are Zr and Mg, among others. Graphite is not the same structure, and it has Z of 6, as opposed to 22 and 68 for Ti and Er, respectively. No. Reading the NASA (PhysRevC.101.044610) paper, they are considering d+d fusion, more probable the p+[SUP]12[/SUP]C, but unlikely in graphite. One would more like produce deuterated methylene (usually an intermediate state) or methane. From the articles abstract, "d-D nuclear fusion events were observed in an electron-screened, deuterated metal lattice by reacting cold deuterons with [B]hot deuterons[/B] (d∗) produced by elastically scattered neutrons originating from bremsstrahlung photodissociation (where “d” and “D” denote [SUP]2[/SUP]H)." So, it's not 'cold fusion' and does not involve d+[SUP]12[/SUP]C. [/QUOTE]
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