Yusron Darojat, Abdulaziz Aljalal, Khaled Gasmi, Isam H. Aljundi, Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, Watheq Al-Basheer
In this study, a newly developed setup based on laser-induced shockwave crystallization coupled with electric conductivity monitoring was employed to study the growth of crystals in supersaturated solutions and to investigate possible clustering in undersaturated solutions of potassium nitrate (KNO3). A comparison was drawn between crystals induced by laser irradiation, by shockwaves, and spontaneously in terms of crystals' mean size, shape, and size distribution. The size distribution of produced crystals by shockwaves was also characterized in terms of laser irradiation time. The results show that produced crystals by shockwaves propagation have the sharpest size distribution and the smallest mean dimensions compared to crystals grown spontaneously or by direct laser induction. Real-time monitoring of nucleation was also performed in supersaturated solutions, while decrease in conductivity was observed in undersaturated solutions as a function of laser irradiation time. © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Sumatera, Lampung, 35365, Indonesia; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia; Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia; Interdisciplinary Research Center of Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia; Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Woman's University, Denton, 76204, TX, United States
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