Novel Hydrogen Compounds from a Potassium Carbonate Electrolytic Cell

Journal Article · 15 March 2000 · Fusion Science and Technology

OSTI ID:20845756

Mills, Randell L

Novel compounds containing hydrogen in new hydride and polymeric states that demonstrate novel hydrogen chemistry have been isolated following the electrolysis of a K{sub 2}CO{sub 3} electrolyte with the production of excess energy. Inorganic hydride clusters K[KH KHCO{sub 3}]{sub n}{sup +} and hydrogen polymer ions such as OH{sub 23}{sup +} and H{sub 16}{sup -} were identified by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy. The presence of compounds containing new states of hydrogen was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

• OSTI ID: 20845756
• Journal Information: Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 37; ISSN 1536-1055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTROLYTIC CELLS
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN
ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
IONS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
POLYMERS
POTASSIUM CARBONATES
PROTONS
RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY