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[sarkeizen]

Ah I thought he might have said somewhere that he doesn't think his device works.  Unless he's a troll I'd expect that he still thinks it works.

[MarkE]

Ah I thought he might have said somewhere that he doesn't think his device works.  Unless he's a troll I'd expect that he still thinks it works.

Whatever deluded thoughts he may or may not still have he has stopped promoting the idea that he has a way to cheat the Second Law.

[profitis]

'Epicatalytic thermal diode
WO 2014194138 A1
RESUMO
An Epicatalytic Thermal Diode (ETD) includes one or
more ETD cells. Each cell comprises first and second
surfaces with a cavity between them, which contains
a gas that is epicatalytically active with respect to the
pair of surfaces. The surfaces chemically interact
with the gas such that the gas dissociates at a faster
rate proximate to the first surface than it does
proximate to the second surface. Thus, a steady-state
temperature differential between the first surface
and the second surface is created and maintained. In
various applications, multiple ETD cells are
connected in series and/or parallel.
DESCRIÇÃO (O texto do OCR pode conter erros)
EPICATALYTIC THERMAL DIODE
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S.
Provisional Patent Application No. 61/824,419,
entitled "Epicatalytic Thermal Diode," filed on May 29,
2013 ; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.
61/828,421, entitled "Epicatalytic Thermal Diode,"
filed on May 29, 2013; and U.S. Patent Application No.
14/289,322, entitled "Epicatalytic Thermal Diode, filed
on May 28, 2014, all of which are hereby
incorporated by reference in their entirety.'

[profitis]

'[0070] Based on energy scaling arguments, it is
inferred that a steady-state temperature differential
can be established and maintained at room
temperature. Chemical equilibrium constants (Keq) -
upon which all standard chemistry is based - depend
on temperature and reaction Gibbs free energy (Keq
= exp[-G/RT]), to which the dominant contribution is
usually the bond energy for the reaction. In such
cases, the characteristic energy scale (φ) for chemical
equilibrium is given by the ratio of bond energy to
thermal energy, i.e., φ = AG/RT. Thus, weaker bonds
require commensurately lower temperatures to
achieve similar levels of dissociation and desorption.
[0071] Hydrogen bonds (-0.5 eV) are typically an
order of magnitude weaker than covalent bonds (~5
eV), and van der Waals bonds are typically an order
of magnitude weaker still (-0.05 eV). Thus, because
covalent epicatalysis of H 2 operates well at -2000 K, it
follows that epicatalytic dissociation of hydrogen-
bonded and van der Waals-bonded dimers should
occur at or below room temperature. For example,
because the ratio φ (4.5 eV/2000 K), where 4.5 eV is
the approximate bond strength of a Hydrogen dimer,
is approximately equal to the ratio φ (0.5 eV/220 K),
where 220 K is well below room temperature, it can
be inferred that a Hydrogen bonded dimer can easily
exhibit epicatalytic behavior at room temperature in
the presence of an appropriate pair of surfaces.'

[MarkE]

Nothing about that says that the entropy decreases.