Patent ID: 6338809
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: B01J,B22F,B24B,B82Y,C01B,C01G,C01P,C09G,C09K,C22C,H01G,H01J,H01L,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
An aerosol method for making a particulate product, the method comprising the steps of:generating an aerosol stream including droplets suspended in a carrier gas, the generating comprising sweeping away with said carrier gas said droplets as said droplets are released from a reservoir of an ultrasonically energized flowable medium, said flowable medium comprising a liquid and at least one precursor for a material to be included in the particulate product; removing at least a portion of said liquid from at least a portion of said droplets of said aerosol stream and forming particles including said material; wherein, said flowable medium, during said step of generating said aerosol stream, being ultrasonically energized by a plurality of ultrasonic transducers underlying said reservoir.