Published 2021 | Version v1
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Nuclear transmutation and isotopic shifts on cathode involved in two electrode electrolysis set up

  • 1. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (India)
  • 2. Department of Chemical engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (India)

Description

We demonstrate nuclear transmutation in cathodes made of pure Ni, pure Cu, Ni-Fe alloy and Kanthal via two electrode light water electrolysis undertaken at voltage bias of 25-30 V against graphite anodes at atmospheric pressure for 1 to 12 hours of cathodic hydrogen loading. Pure Ni cathode predominantly transmutes to Fe and Cu, pure Cu cathode transmutes to Fe and Mg, Kanthal shows the appearance of Cu and Mg and the Ni-Fe alloy transmutes to Mg and Cu. Our primary mode of cathode material characterization is EDS and WDS. The utilization of graphite as an anode is gainful in avoiding anode-driven contamination and establishes a distinct upper bound in the fusion products (Cu), which is different from upper bounds in previous studies (Pb or Ag) with Pt anode

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Proceedings of the fifteenth biennial DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry: book of abstracts

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the fifteenth biennial DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry: book of abstracts
Imprint Pagination
423 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 135

Conference

Title
15. biennial DAE-BRNS symposium on nuclear and radiochemistry
Acronym
NUCAR-2021
Dates
22-26 Feb 2022
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
53106546
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
GRAPHITE; IRON ALLOYS; ISOTOPE RATIO; MAGNESIUM; SPECTRAL SHIFT; TRACE AMOUNTS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALLOYS; CARBON; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; METALS; MINERALS; NONMETALS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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