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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Applicant:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alessandro Alabastri, Houston, TX (US);
Pratiksha Dongare, Houston, TX (US);
Nancy J. Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Peter J. Nordlander, Houston, TX (US);
Oara Neumann, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/36 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); C02F 1/04 (2023.01); C02F 1/14 (2023.01); C02F 1/44 (2023.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/0041 (2013.01); B01D 1/0035 (2013.01); B01D 1/0082 (2013.01); B01D 3/007 (2013.01); B01D 61/364 (2013.01); C02F 1/008 (2013.01); C02F 1/043 (2013.01); C02F 1/14 (2013.01); B01D 2313/221 (2022.08); B01D 2313/367 (2022.08); C02F 1/447 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2209/40 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes providing a resonant thermal oscillator in a thermofluidic system having at least two counter-flowing liquid streams separated by at least a spectrum absorbing material, wherein the spectrum absorbing material is hydrophobic, light-absorbing, and photothermal, and adjusting a flow rate in at least one of the counter-flowing liquid streams to maximize heat transfer between the at least two counter-flowing liquid streams.