Generating a heated fluid using an electromagnetic radiation-absorbing complex

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9863662
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13326500

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A vessel including a concentrator configured to concentrate electromagnetic (EM) radiation received from an EM radiation source and a complex configured to absorb EM radiation to generate heat. The vessel is configured to receive a cool fluid from the cool fluid source, concentrate the EM radiation using the concentrator, apply the EM radiation to the complex, and transform, using the heat generated by the complex, the cool fluid to the heated fluid. The complex is at least one of consisting of copper nanoparticles, copper oxide nanoparticles, nanoshells, nanorods, carbon moieties, encapsulated nanoshells, encapsulated nanoparticles, and branched nanostructures. Further, the EM radiation is at least one of EM radiation in an ultraviolet region of an electromagnetic spectrum, in a visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in an infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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  • WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Halas, Nancy J Houston, US 49 2747
Neumann, Oara Houston, US 11 42
Nordlander, Peter Houston, US 21 258

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