Transmutation in the Electrolysis of Light Water—Excess Energy and Iron Production in a Gold Electrode

The identification of some reaction products possibly produced during the generation of excess energy is attempted. Electrolysis is performed for 7 days with a constant current intensity of 1 A. The electrolytes used are Na₂SO₄, K₂SO₄, K₂CO₃, and KOH. After the electrolysis, the elements in the electrode near the surface are analyzed by Auger electron spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis. In every case, a notable amount of iron atoms in the range of 1.0 × 10¹⁶ to 1.8 × 10¹⁷ atom/cm² (true area) are detected together with the generation of a certain amount of excess energy evolution. The isotopic abundance of iron atoms, which are 6.5, 77.5, and 14.5% for ⁵⁴Fe, ⁵⁶Fe, and ⁵⁷Fe, respectively, and are obviously different from the natural isotopic abundance, are measured at the top surface of a gold electrode by secondary ion mass spectrometry. The content of ⁵⁷Fe tends to increase up to 25% in the more inner layers of the electrode.