What Is A Catalyst? Demo Of A Copper Catalyst & Acetone

Disclaimer: TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Explanation: Acetone is oxidized to acetaldehyde, carbon dioxide and water, Cu CH3COCH3 +3/2 O2 CU To. CH3CHO+CO2 +H2O. The reaction is catalyzed by copper. Primarily, the copper itself is oxidized to copper oxide and subsequently it transfers this oxygen to acetone thereby returning to the metallic form. The catalytic surface processes are visible by the fluctuating glow and the changing colours of the copper coil. The covering with oxygen is responsible for the dark colour of the surface (formation of copper oxide). By the subsequent reaction with acetone the copper surface becomes bright again because of the transfer of the oxygen and begins to glow because of the released reaction energy. A real world use for this is a sterling engen, I haven't had the time to put that togeather but that's where I'm headed... Please see this thred for thoughts and info: open-source-energy.org a qute from www.wisegeek.com "A Catalyst is any substance that works to accelerate a chemical reaction. Catalysts can be organic, synthetic or metal. The process by which the catalyst speeds up or slows a reaction is called catalysis." N Be blessed! be safe! have fun! ~Russ rwgresearch.com open-source-energy.org

Filmed in February 2007, this short documentary presented a wonder of geology and biology: These living stromatolites grow in this highly alkaline Salda Lake. Turkey is famous for its amazing lakes which have very special chemistry from geothermal activities. The country rocks are ophiolites from the Yeşilova Ultramafic Complexe. These pieces of ancient ocean crusts were uplifted by tectonic forces and later altered by geothermal activities and surface water. Rocks like ophiolites are rich in magnesium plus combine by the other surrounding rocks like limestone and dolomites had produce a fresh water lake rich in MgCO3. Cyanobacterias and diatoms build their mounds, the so call stromatolites, by precipitating a hydromagnesite clay. Life is so incredible to store chemical energy. But in the mean time so fragile.
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