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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (24362)11/4/1997 7:14:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35569
 
Zeev; I think it might be the electric cling method. A large surface area, like carbon aerogel with an emf under the dissassociation voltage of water will adsorb ionized species(I assume all gold in sea water will be ionic). How they bind gold preferentially??, but with a dual charge and larger size there might be a preferential adsorb. After you saturate the electrodes you drop the emf, and even use it as a battery and the ions are released. It becomes in effect a capacitor with adsorbed ions instead of strained bonds accumulating the charge. It is used to clean mine waters for MNDM compliance(among other uses)How much you get with millions as many sodium and other ionzied species is ??.
But he may have another way.
Bill



To: Zeev Hed who wrote (24362)11/4/1997 7:20:00 PM
From: E. Charters  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35569
 
we'll use that for fuel.

come all ye cations.
joyful and truimphant
oh come ye oh come ye
to cathodiam.

concentrate ye be all
" " " "
oh " " " "
oh concen oh concen
to cathodiam.

we take the sludge and
process we take the sludge and process
we take the sludge and process
of cathodiam.



To: Zeev Hed who wrote (24362)11/4/1997 7:34:00 PM
From: E. Charters  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35569
 
Actually there are just two AC electrodes on a bus about 5 feet part, with 2,000 volts across them. They stick straight up in the office above your desk. When the project fails and your investment is ruined you grab both simultaneously and exeunt.