Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms
In this paper, we report a study on the nucleation behavior of potassium sulfate (K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>) from aqueous solutions under the influence of unfocused nanosecond laser pulses. The objective is to contribute to the general understanding of the Non-Photochemical...
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| description | In this paper, we report a study on the nucleation behavior of potassium sulfate (K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>) from aqueous solutions under the influence of unfocused nanosecond laser pulses. The objective is to contribute to the general understanding of the Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation (NPLIN) mechanism. First, the influence of several parameters such as supersaturation as well as laser parameters (pulse energy, number of pulses, and laser polarization) on induction time, probability of nucleation and mean number of crystals in comparison with spontaneous nucleation was investigated. Then, we examined the influence of gas composition (i.e., degassing and gas bubbling (CO<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>)) of the supersaturated solutions on the NPLIN kinetics, showing no correlation between gas content (or nature) on the crystallization behavior. Our study questions the role of impurities within the solution regarding the mechanism of laser-induced nucleation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11b46b469bfd41b683ee830eb588d7172023-11-23T07:49:34ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522021-12-011112157110.3390/cryst11121571Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation MechanismsMélody Briard0Clément Brandel1Sandrine Morin-Grognet2Gérard Coquerel3Valérie Dupray4Laboratoire Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, FranceLaboratoire Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, FrancePolymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Normandie Université, INSA Rouen, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 55 rue Saint-Germain, 27000 Évreux, FranceLaboratoire Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, FranceLaboratoire Sciences et Méthodes Séparatives, Université de Rouen-Normandie, Normandie Université, 76000 Rouen, FranceIn this paper, we report a study on the nucleation behavior of potassium sulfate (K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>) from aqueous solutions under the influence of unfocused nanosecond laser pulses. The objective is to contribute to the general understanding of the Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation (NPLIN) mechanism. First, the influence of several parameters such as supersaturation as well as laser parameters (pulse energy, number of pulses, and laser polarization) on induction time, probability of nucleation and mean number of crystals in comparison with spontaneous nucleation was investigated. Then, we examined the influence of gas composition (i.e., degassing and gas bubbling (CO<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>)) of the supersaturated solutions on the NPLIN kinetics, showing no correlation between gas content (or nature) on the crystallization behavior. Our study questions the role of impurities within the solution regarding the mechanism of laser-induced nucleation.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/12/1571NPLINpulsed lasernucleationpotassium sulfatecavitation mechanism |
| spellingShingle | Mélody Briard Clément Brandel Sandrine Morin-Grognet Gérard Coquerel Valérie Dupray Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms Crystals NPLIN pulsed laser nucleation potassium sulfate cavitation mechanism |
| title | Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms |
| title_full | Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms |
| title_fullStr | Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms |
| title_short | Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms |
| title_sort | potassium sulfate a new candidate to explore non photochemical laser induced nucleation mechanisms |
| topic | NPLIN pulsed laser nucleation potassium sulfate cavitation mechanism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/12/1571 |
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