Method for producing rapid pH changes
Abstract
A method of initiating a rapid pH change in a solution comprises irradiating the solution with an intense flux of electromagnetic radiation of a frequency which produces a substantial pK change to a compound in solution. To optimize the resulting pH change, the compound being irradiated in solution should have an excited state lifetime substantially longer than the time required to establish an excited state acid-base equilibrium in the solution. Desired pH changes can be accomplished in nanoseconds or less by means of picosecond pulses of laser radiation.
- Inventors:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5279651
- Assignee:
- TIC; ERA-05-031001; EDB-80-090659
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; PH VALUE; LASER RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MIXTURES; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; 400500* - Photochemistry
Citation Formats
Clark, J H, Campillo, A J, Shapiro, S L, and Winn, K R. Method for producing rapid pH changes. United States: N. p.,
Web.
Clark, J H, Campillo, A J, Shapiro, S L, & Winn, K R. Method for producing rapid pH changes. United States.
Clark, J H, Campillo, A J, Shapiro, S L, and Winn, K R. .
"Method for producing rapid pH changes". United States.
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title = {Method for producing rapid pH changes},
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abstractNote = {A method of initiating a rapid pH change in a solution comprises irradiating the solution with an intense flux of electromagnetic radiation of a frequency which produces a substantial pK change to a compound in solution. To optimize the resulting pH change, the compound being irradiated in solution should have an excited state lifetime substantially longer than the time required to establish an excited state acid-base equilibrium in the solution. Desired pH changes can be accomplished in nanoseconds or less by means of picosecond pulses of laser radiation.},
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