A mixing apparatus includes a phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply, an additive supply, a tank, a phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply path and an additive supply path. The phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply is configured to supply a phosphoric acid aqueous solution. The additive supply is configured to supply an additive configured to suppress precipitation of a silicon oxide. The phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply path is configured to connect the phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply with the tank. The additive supply path is configured to connect the additive supply with the tank. The additive is supplied while fluidity is imparted to the phosphoric acid aqueous solution supplied from the phosphoric acid aqueous solution supply into the tank.

Rapid evaporation of water for desalination and dewatering using nanobubbles and micro-droplets is disclosed. Warm nanobubbles of air are injected into seawater or another water source to be treated, and the normal stasis of the nanobubbles is disrupted with ultrasonic energy. The nanobubbles implode and violently recombine into microbubbles. Energized by the effects of the nanobubble state change, these energetic, relatively high surface area microbubbles bubbles quickly rise to the surface of the water, creating an aerosol of micro-water droplets above the surface that is drawn into a dry, warm stream of air and rapidly evaporates, precipitating out salt crystals. The air is then cooled with a chiller, condensing the moisture in the air into fresh water.

The present disclosure relates to a device for sonicating a biological sample. In one embodiment, a sample tube holder is pivotally suspended in a mount of a sonication device, thus allowing for a rotational degree of freedom and/or lateral movement that provides an optimized contact area between the sonotrode and the sample tube. Also disclosed is a method for sonicating a biological sample using the device described herein.

The present disclosure relates to a device for sonicating a biological sample. In one embodiment, a sample tube holder is pivotally suspended in a mount of a sonication device, thus allowing for a rotational degree of freedom and/or lateral movement that provides an optimized contact area between the sonotrode and the sample tube. Also disclosed is a method for sonicating a biological sample using the device described herein.

A hybrid compound for insulating a substrate is formed by dispersing functionalized inorganic nanomaterials in a non-toxic reagent at a controlled pH using volatile bases to form an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion is then stirred to form the hybrid compound. The compound is then applied to a substrate and dried to from an insulating layer. The insulating layer protects the substrate from temperatures exceeding 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.

A device, which serves to separate particles of a bulk material, which is deliverable at an input location and is removable processed in different or at least approximately unitary particle sizes at an output location, includes at least one separating element, which has a metal separating plate with through-openings provided therein, which separating element can be provided with ultrasonic energy and for this purpose is connected to an ultrasonic transducer and which is held by a holding device. The holding device is a mounting shaft, which is held at one end or at both ends fixedly or movably, in particular rotatably and/or axially displaceable, and which at one end or at both ends is connected to an ultrasonic transducer, by means of which ultrasonic energy is couplable via the mounting shaft into the separating element, which is designed to be dimensionally stable.

An apparatus for stable nano emulsion of water in diesel fuel, including: a diesel fuel feeding unit (2), a water feeding unit (3), a magnetite nano-particles feeding unit (4); a mixing tank (7) in fluid communication with the diesel fuel feeding unit (2), with the water feeding unit (3) and with the magnetite nano-particles feeding unit (4); a recirculation conduit (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) presenting opposite ends connected to the mixing tank (7). A pump (9) on the recirculation conduit (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) and configured to recirculate a mixture of diesel fuel (F), water (W) and magnetite nano-particles (MNP). A dynamic magnetic field generator (25) is operationally coupled to the recirculation conduit (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) and is configured to generate a dynamic magnetic field inside at least a section of the recirculation conduit (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) to activate the magnetite nano-particles.

A method for forming a nanomaterial coating through solute-assisted assembly is provided. The method includes steps of: providing a mixture comprising a solvent, a solute, and a nanomaterial or particle; applying sonication to the mixture; and contacting a substrate with the mixture so as to form a coating of the nanomaterial or the particle onto the substrate. The solute is selected from a salt, a sugar, an acid, a base, or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also provides the resulting products comprising the nanomaterial coating for flexible electronics and functional textiles.

A method for forming a nanomaterial coating through solute-assisted assembly is provided. The method includes steps of: providing a mixture comprising a solvent, a solute, and a nanomaterial or particle; applying sonication to the mixture; and contacting a substrate with the mixture so as to form a coating of the nanomaterial or the particle onto the substrate. The solute is selected from a salt, a sugar, an acid, a base, or a combination thereof. The present disclosure also provides the resulting products comprising the nanomaterial coating for flexible electronics and functional textiles.

Rapid evaporation of water for desalination and dewatering using nanobubbles and micro-droplets is disclosed. Warm nanobubbles of air are injected into seawater or another water source to be treated, and the normal stasis of the nanobubbles is disrupted with ultrasonic energy. The nanobubbles implode and violently recombine into microbubbles. Energized by the effects of the nanobubble state change, these energetic, relatively high surface area microbubbles bubbles quickly rise to the surface of the water, creating an aerosol of micro-water droplets above the surface that is drawn into a dry, warm stream of air and rapidly evaporates, precipitating out salt crystals. The air is then cooled with a chiller, condensing the moisture in the air into fresh water.