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Potassium Sulfate: A New Candidate to Explore Non-Photochemical Laser-Induced Nucleation Mechanisms

Crystals, ISSN: 2073-4352, Vol: 11, Issue: 12
2021
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In this paper, we report a study on the nucleation behavior of potassium sulfate (KSO) 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 and N)) 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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Mélody Briard; Clément Brandel; Gérard Coquerel; Valérie Dupray; Sandrine Morin-Grognet

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Chemical Engineering; Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy; Chemistry

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