morganism - 8-10-2013 at 12:06
this looks pretty straightforward, and looks like it can be used in home labs
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-jelly-substance-platinum-fuel-c...
morganism - 8-10-2013 at 12:40
Forgot to mention there was another article posted at physorg that stated that a thin polymer coating on iron catalysts or cathodes will protect
against oxidation, and still allow for contact for catalyzation, even with nanoparticles of iron.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/06/polymer-supported-...
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/7847/20130628/gre...
synth of iron nano particle review
http://www.ijest-ng.com/vol2_no8/ijest-ng-vol2-no8-pp127-146...
Looks like cobalt may work as well, here they use it on graphene, to keep it physically constrained, and to harvest energy
http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2012/10/catalyst