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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Martin Liezers, Richland, WA (US);
Orville T. Farmer, Iii, Kennewick, WA (US);
Martin Liezers, Richland, WA (US);
Orville T. Farmer, III, Kennewick, WA (US);
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
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.