Patent ID: 7122083
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: B01D,B82Y,C30B

Abstract:
1. A process for generating crystals comprising: (a) providing a flow of a first saturated solution past a front surface of a nucleation surface in a solution chamber and forming the flow of the first saturated solution into a flat thin sheet of solution adjacent to the front surface of the nucleation surface in the solution chamber; (b) causing a plurality of crystals to form on the front surface of the nucleation surface; (c) growing the crystals for a predetermined time to form a plurality of crystals of a desired size; (d) dislodging and releasing the plurality of crystals from the nucleation surface into the first saturated solution in the solution chamber; (e) passing the dislodged crystals and first saturated solution away from the nucleation surface; and (f) repeating the growing step (c) and the dislodging and releasing step (d) at least one time.