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ArticleACS omega2025

Sparge Sampling of Molten Salts for Online Monitoring via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy.

Zechariah B Kitzhaber, Daniel Orea, Joanna McFarlane, Benjamin T Manard, Hunter B Andrews

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zechariah B KitzhaberRadioisotope Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-4749
Daniel OreaNuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States.
Joanna McFarlaneNuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4112-5104
Benjamin T ManardChemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0740-0627
Hunter B AndrewsRadioisotope Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2091-9415

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A method was developed to sample molten salts by sparging to generate and transport aerosols to an isolated instrument for compositional analysis by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Real-time monitoring of molten salt composition is critical to developing molten salt nuclear reactors, which offer enhanced safety and efficiency. In this article, the sparge sampling method is described and compared with sampling using a Collison nebulizer. The size distribution and transport of aerosols produced from molten eutectic NaNO

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PMCPMC12391992

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