Development of a Miniature Laser Capillary SpectrophotometerProbe for Liquid Dispersions
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This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is               in the topical area of analytical and surface chemistry and in the              subfield of process instrumentation.  Research designed to                      establish the feasibility of an instrument capable of measuring                 multivariate (size and concentration) drop distribution data in                 heterogeneous liquid dispersions is the thrust of this activity.                An instrument of this type can have significant value both as a                 research device and as a process monitoring tool.  Such a device                is needed to obtain fundamental knowledge and to improve the                    design of liquid-liquid contact equipment in various chemical,                  petrochemical, pharmaceutical, nuclear and metallurgical                        processes.  Phaedron Technologies, Inc. intends to demonstrate                  during this Phase I activity that such a miniature probe can be                 developed for these applications and made available at modest                   costs.  The likelihood of attaining this goal is supported by                   Phaedron's recent success in the development and utilization of a               Laser Capillary Spectrophotometer (LCS) system to obtain bivariate              drop distribution data.                                                                                                                                         The planned research will be directed towards the design,                       fabrication and testing of a miniature LCS probe for direct                     introduction into process vessels to meet various process                       requirements.  The LCS technique is based on the measurement of a               pulse width and height of an electrical signal due to attenuated                light as the dispersion is forced through a capillary across the                path of two parallel laser beams.  The probe will be connected to               optical fiber bundles to transmit and receive light signals.  In                Phase I, a suitable photoelectric circuit for data acquisition and              the necessary software for data analysis will be developed to                   implement the conceptual design, and the device will be                         fabricated and tested.  Economic competitiveness would accrue from              controlled production of specifically tailored specialty chemicals              due to monitoring capabilities heretofore not possible.
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