“secret catalysts”?
Yes, the catalyst is the secret element here — he won’t reveal this trade secret until a patent is granted.
Rossi did say, here or somewhere else, that he would proceed with his business plan whether or not the patent was granted.
***secret catalysts?***
Being hawked by Dr. Scam-I-Am, no less.
If Scam-I-Am had said the catalysts were not going to be identified until the patents had been issued, I would hjave been less snarky.
“Secret” catalysts aren’t - not in this environment of cheap and speedy analytical equipment. As soon as the first working system based upon the “secret catalyst’ was delivered, it would be analyzed and the “secret” would no longer be a secret.