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Catalytic particles, electrolytic cell and system for producing heat in a water-based liquid electrolyte. The catalytic particles are formed of clay doped with an active gent capable of becoming a proton carrier in the presence of hydrogen or an isotope of hydrogen, preferably lithium chloride, and

Catalytic particles, electrolytic cell and system for producing heat in a water-based liquid electrolyte. The catalytic particles are formed of clay doped with an active gent capable of becoming a proton carrier in the presence of hydrogen or an isotope of hydrogen, preferably lithium chloride, and temperature cured into a ceramic core. The active agent is taken from the groups now known to exhibit this proton carrier characteristic and include sulfonated or carbonated salts of alkali metal earths and resin based sulfonate salts or sulfonic acid. The ceramic cores are uniformly coated with a layer of one or more metals of a group of metals, each of which is highly capable of combining with hydrogen or an isotope of hydrogen to form a metal hydride or deuteride. The electrolytic cell of the system includes a non-conductive housing structured for liquid electrolyte flow therethrough and includes a bed of the catalytic particles held within the housing between spaced conductive grids. An electric power source in the system is operably connected to the grids so that, when the cell is filled with the liquid electrolyte either flowing through the cell or with no external flow of electrolyte, electrical current flows between the grids to initially charge the particle bed and to thereafter support the production of excess heat for use.

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A method of producing excess heat within a liquid electrolyte for use of the heat elsewhere comprising the steps of: A. providing an electrolytic cell including: a non-conductive housing and an inlet and an outlet; a first conductive grid positioned within said housing adjacent to said inlet; a seco

A method of producing excess heat within a liquid electrolyte for use of the heat elsewhere comprising the steps of: A. providing an electrolytic cell including: a non-conductive housing and an inlet and an outlet; a first conductive grid positioned within said housing adjacent to said inlet; a second conductive grid positioned within said housing spaced from said first conductive grid and adjacent to said outlet; a plurality of conductive beads or particles each having a ceramic core doped with an active agent before curing and a conductive metallic hydride forming layer atop said ceramic core which will combine with hydrogen or an isotope of hydrogen to form a metallic hydride, said plurality of conductive beads in electrical communication with said first conductive grid and electrically isolated from said second grid, said active agent becoming a proton carrier when in the presence of hydrogen or an isotope of hydrogen; an electric power source operably connected to said first and second grids; B. circulating said electrolyte through said electrolytic cell; C. passing said electrical current between said first and second grids when said electrolyte is circulating within said electrolytic cell; D. removing heat from said electrolyte for use after said electrolyte exits said electrolytic cell through said outlet.