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A method and apparatus are disclosed for efficient endothermic processing of liquids and the precipitation of dissolved elements and chemical compounds. Improvements over prior systems include system layout, components and modes of operation of the system. Applications of the system include destruct

A method and apparatus are disclosed for efficient endothermic processing of liquids and the precipitation of dissolved elements and chemical compounds. Improvements over prior systems include system layout, components and modes of operation of the system. Applications of the system include destruction of toxic wastes and sewage treatment, precipitation of chemical compounds and elements including metals from solution (brine, sea water, industrial waste), sterilization and water purification, catalytic formation of chemical compounds, and processing of hydrocarbons.

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A liquid processing apparatus for treating liquids containing dissolved or undissolved substances in an endothermic photochemical process wherein a high-intensity shock wave is induced in the liquid along with a discharge of light energy into the liquid, comprising: a liquid processing chamber havin

A liquid processing apparatus for treating liquids containing dissolved or undissolved substances in an endothermic photochemical process wherein a high-intensity shock wave is induced in the liquid along with a discharge of light energy into the liquid, comprising: a liquid processing chamber having an inlet and an outlet for process liquid, transducer means for receiving electrical energy and outputting mechanical vibrations, adjacent to the liquid processing chamber, and coupling means for mechanically coupling the vibrations of the transducer means into the liquid as shock waves in the liquid processing chamber, amplification means for amplifying the shock waves in the processing chamber by reinforcement of waves to produce a standing shock wave in the process liquid, with means for tuning the amplification means to produce the standing wave pattern, wave front correction means associated with said coupling means for adjusting any significant curvature in the waves produced by the transducer means to a generally flat, planar wave front shape, and lamp means for sending high-intensity pulses of light energy into the process liquid in the processing chamber, timed with occurrence of said standing shock wave.