Electrochemical Method of Reducing Aluminum Oxide and Producing Additional Energy

Previous experimental work done in conditioning the surface of aluminum for plating is described. Cathodic reduction of the aluminum oxide surface is used with the suggested possibility of its replacement with aluminum hydride. Thermodynamic data are also presented to estimate the energy required to achieve this reduction. Based on these thermodynamic data, such reduction would require energy in excess of the calculated joule input, which suggests the development of excess energy.