Discovering the feasibility of using the radiation forces for recovering rare earth elements from coal power plant by-products

Phuoc, Tran X.; McIntyre, Dustin

doi:10.1016/j.apt.2015.08.004

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“…Use of a laser beam to induce and manipulate the motion of micron/nano-size particles has been reported previously [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. In these studies, laser-induced motion of transparent particles such as glass, silica, Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene, nickel and aluminum oxides particles in water using a loosely focused Gaussian beam were investigated.…”

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“…The effects of various parameters including numerical aperture, focal length, laser power, particle size, refractive index, and medium velocity on the parting distance, and the number of particles separated per unit time were studied. Phuoc et al [16] also reported a study on the laser-induced motion and the travel distances of some rare earth and mineral oxides that are commonly found in coal ashes. Their results indicated that, under laser action, these oxide particles were moving in the direction of the laser propagation and finally dropped out of the laser beam into two small areas that were several millimeters apart.…”

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Laser-Induced Motion of a Nanofluid in a Micro-Channel

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Massoudi

Wang

2016

Fluids

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Since a photon carries both energy and momentum, when it interacts with a particle, photon-particle energy and momentum transfer occur, resulting in mechanical forces acting on the particle. In this paper we report our theoretical study on the use of a laser beam to manipulate and control the flow of nanofluids in a micro-channel. We calculate the velocity induced by a laser beam for TiO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 MgO, and SiO 2 nanoparticles with water as the base fluid. The particle diameter is 50 nm and the laser beam is a 4 W continuous beam of 6 mm diameter and 532 nm wavelength. The results indicate that, as the particle moves, a significant volume of the surrounding water (up to about 8 particle diameters away from the particle surface) is disturbed and dragged along with the moving particle. The results also show the effect of the particle refractive index on the particle velocity and the induced volume flow rate. The velocity and the volume flowrate induced by the TiO 2 nanoparticle (refractive index n = 2.82) are about 0.552 mm/s and 9.86 fL, respectively, while those induced by SiO 2 (n = 1.46) are only about 7.569 µm/s and 0.135, respectively.

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