X-Message-Number: 4621 Date: 10 Jul 95 10:07:52 EDT From: yvan Bozzonetti <> Subject: SCI.CRYONICS: molten lava storage There I suggest to use a common molten lava as storage medium for cryonics purpose. In the solar system, natural lava comes in two main forms: Silicic lava dispays a fusion point near 1 000 K and cannot be used for this purpose. The other form, clatrate lava, is an association made from H2O, CH4 and NH3. The H2O-NH3 has a fusion point near 170 K and could be used in "high temperature" cryonics. A chunk of solid lava would maintains a stable temperature. Primary cooling could comes from LN2 or electric systems. A lava bath would need less thermal isolation to maintains a stable condition. If a chemical protector could be found, NH3 diffusion could meltdown cryonics patients before repair. Even if LN2 is better for long term storage, lava could neverthless find a place in cryonics as a thawing agent. Y. Bozzonetti. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4621