I don't know about OP's methods but transmutation of the elements is real. It was done in Japan in 1964. Sodium was combined with Oxygen to get Potassium using just 60W of electricity. They have also documented fusing carbon and oxygen into iron using electricity.

These articles have more details:

[link to www.papimi.gr]

[link to www.rexresearch.com]

[link to amasci.com]

Japanese Macrobiotic guru Michio Kushi claims to have made gold from mercury in his kitchen using (I think) phosphorous.

[link to www.amazon.com]