Laser-driven hydrothermal processing

Patent · 22 December 2020

OSTI ID:1771740

Mariella, Jr., Raymond P.; Rubenchik, Alexander M.; Norton, Mary A.

Systems for processing a material by submerging the material in a fluid and directing laser pulses at the fluid and the material for processing the material. An embodiment removes the surface of concrete, brick, or rock or minerals in a relatively gentle, energy-efficient, and controlled manner that also confines the material that is removed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 10,870,173
• Application Number: 15/994,083
• OSTI ID: 1771740
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English