Continuous Laser-induced Nucleation of Crystallization.

Precise nucleation leading to controlled growth, is the most critical step in porces-design for products with a precise particle size distribution and well-defined polymorphism (extremely important in e.g. the pharmaceutical sector). The literature indicates that the use of intense laser pulses can lead to controlled nucleation, but the available proof is statistically insufficiently meaningful, andf the scope of the phenomenon remains unexplored. This project intends to design and build a continuous thermostatted flow reactor for experiments in which nucleation can be studied continuously with high throughput and under irradiation with strong laser light. Experience in building flow reactors is present in ART, and the laser setup is available with the Experimental Condensed Matter Physics.

Keywords:CRYSTALLIZATION, FLOW REACTOR, NUCLEATIONS

Disciplines:Condensed matter physics and nanophysics, Physical chemistry