Composition of particles in heavy water electrolyte after electrolysis

ENVR 15

John Dash, dashj@pdx.edu and Qiongshu Wang, qoingshu@pdx.edu. Low Energy Nuclear Laboratory, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207
A cell with a palladium cathode was electrolyzed in series with an identical cell. The electrolyte for both contained heavy water and sulfuric acid. After electrolysis solid particles were collected from the surface of the electrolyte and analyzed with a scanning electron microscope equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer. The morphology and composition of some of the particles was observed to change with time.