A METHOD FOR INDUCING METAL SYSTEMS TO ABSORB LARGE QUANTITIES OF HYDROGEN AND ITS ISOTOPES AND EQUIPMENT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD

摘要

A method for inducing metal systems to absorb large quantities of hydrogen and its isotopes which can be implemented at a pressure and at a temperature close to ambient pressure and temperature thereby reducing costs and operating risks, including a step of absorption of the hydrogen and/or its isotopes in which an electrical voltage is applied to the ends of a continuous metal wire having a cross section of limited area and no branching so as to achieve a high drop in electrical potential along its length. In addition, equipment (10) for implementing the aforesaid method includes a continuous metal wire (16) connected to a voltage generator (19) with at least one portion (20) of the wire arranged in a confined space containing nuclei of hydrogen and/or its isotopes to be absorbed.