An example of a method and apparatus to remove a waste element from a brine solution is provided. The method involves receiving the brine solution comprising dissolved lithium and a waste element. The method further involves pumping the brine solution into a cavitation chamber. In addition, the method involves adding a combining ion to the brine solution. The method involves reducing a pressure of the brine solution in the cavitation chamber as the brine solution moves away from an inlet. The pressure is reduced to below a fluid vapor pressure of the brine solution to create micro-bubbles. Furthermore, the method involves collapsing the micro-bubbles to generate a localized energy release to accelerate the formation of a waste precipitate to provide a mixture of the brine solution and the waste precipitate. The method involves filtering the waste precipitate to remove the waste element from the mixture.

A device for processing a liquid via hydrodynamic cavitation, the device including a housing, a channel element and a rotor, the channel element defining a channel and having at least one discharge orifice extending from the channel perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the channel element. The rotor has a rotor channel and rotates about the portion of the channel element containing the discharge orifice, to periodically open and close the discharge orifice, thereby creating a water hammer hydraulic pulse in the channel.

A method of processing a liquid including (a) passing a flow of the liquid through a local constriction into an outlet channel, the flow of liquid having a velocity of at least 1.4 m/s at the exit end of the outlet channel, the flow of liquid in the outlet channel containing cavitation bubbles, and (b) collapsing the cavitation bubbles by subjecting the cavitation bubbles to a water hammer hydraulic pulse pressure resulting from periodically rapidly closing the outlet channel. A device for practicing the method is also disclosed.

A substance is treated using a device having: (a) a volute or cyclone head, (b) a throat connected to the volute or cyclone head, (c) a parabolic reflector connected to the throat, (d) a first wave energy source comprising a first electrode within the volute or cyclone head that extends through the outlet into the opening of the throat along the central axis, and a second electrode extending into the parabolic reflector and spaced apart and axially aligned with first electrode, and (e) a second wave energy source disposed inside the throat, embedded within the throat or disposed around the throat. The substance is directed to the inlet of the volute or cyclone head and irradiated with one or more wave energies produced by the first and second wave energy sources as the substance passes through the device.

A method for the continuous production of an improved diesel fuel, having enhanced ignition characteristics, more particularly with a greater electric conductivity, enhanced cetane numbers and lubricity and with greater percentage of complete combustion, resulting in less soot production and NOx reduction at the same time in an internal combustion diesel engine, breaking the tradeoff in the emission of those two pollutants from an internal combustion diesel engine.

A method and system are provided for synthesizing nitrogen-containing compounds, including ammonia, urea, amino acids, and ammonium salts, under ambient temperature and pressure conditions without the use of external catalysts or high-energy input. A nitrogen-containing gas and water are introduced into an aqueous solution through a submerged bubble-diffusing component, generating microbubbles that collapse and rupture to form high-energy microenvironments. These environments facilitate in situ molecular dissociation and the formation of reactive nitrogen species, including ammonia as an intermediate. The method supports reaction with co-solutes such as carbon dioxide, organic acids, or inorganic anions to yield target compounds. Optional low-energy augmentationssuch as ultraviolet irradiation, ultrasonic agitation, or shear mixingmay enhance yield and selectivity. The system is compatible with isotopic gas variants and can be configured for batch or continuous-flow operation. Applications include decentralized production of fertilizers and biochemical precursors in agricultural, hydroponic, or laboratory settings.

An acoustic reactor is provided, comprising a body defining a chamber for holding an ultrasound medium and a reactor vessel for receiving a reactant, the reactor vessel positioned in the chamber. An ultrasound transducer arrangement is configured to emit coherent ultrasound waves into the chamber. A reflector arrangement is arranged to reflect coherent ultrasound waves from the ultrasound transducer arrangement in opposing directions into the reactor vessel so as to form a standing wave in the reactor vessel.

A polymerization reactor for production of a super absorbent polymer according to the present disclosure includes: a composition supply part for supplying a monomer composition solution; a central pipe connected to the composition supply part; a composition distribution part including a water storage tank located at a discharge port of the central pipe; a distribution pipe connected to the water storage tank; and an ultrasonic device installed inside the water storage tank, a conveyor belt located under the composition distribution part and on which the composition solution is dropped, and an energy supply part for supplying polymerization energy to the composition solution on the conveyor belt, wherein the ultrasonic device supplies bubbles to the composition solution flowing into the water storage tank.

The present invention discloses a metal-catalyzed process for hydration of nitrile under the influence of the ultrasonic cavitation effect. The present invention further discloses a catalyst of formula (I), wherein the catalyst is used for process for hydration of nitrile and process for preparation thereof.
A.sub.XB.sub.YC.sub.Z Formula (I)