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Title: System and process for dissolution of solids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1398991
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A system and process are disclosed for dissolution of solids and "difficult-to-dissolve" solids. A solid sample may be ablated in an ablation device to generate nanoscale particles. Nanoparticles may then swept into a coupled plasma device operating at atmospheric pressure where the solid nanoparticles are atomized. The plasma exhaust may be delivered directly into an aqueous fluid to form a solution containing the atomized and dissolved solids. The composition of the resulting solution reflects the composition of the original solid sample.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
Patent Number(s):
9,782,731
Application Number:
14/292,164
OSTI ID:
1398991
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 May 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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