Overview
Burning petroleum fuels (e.g., in power boilers, marine and truck diesel engines) produces many greenhouse gasses and pollutants (nitrous oxides, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, particulate matter, black smoke, etc.), harming human health and the environment. Nano-emulsifying a small amount of water into the fuels significantly reduces these harmful emissions by lowering the local flame temperature and making the fuels burn more completely. The resulting emulsion fuels have greater combustion efficiency and can be used in unmodified boilers or engines.
Petroleum jet fuel is used to cool various engine and airframe components in commercial and military aircraft. If dissolved oxygen is present in the thermally stressed fuel, deposits are formed in various vital aircraft devices (fuel system actuators, injectors, nozzles, spray bars, fuel lines), obstructing the flow and potentially causing catastrophic failure of the fuel system. The removal of dissolved oxygen from the fuel by ultrasonic degassing makes it thermally stable and prevents the formation of these deposits.
Case Studies & Application Reports
Blog Posts
Customer Testimonials
Ed Urquhart, President & CEO at Vernay
Videos
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ISM’s Barbell Horn Ultrasonic Technology Introduction and How We Scale Up
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Water in Diesel Nanoemulsion Prepared by High-Intensity Ultrasound
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Making a Translucent Nanoemulsion with ISP-3000 in the Flow-Through Mode
Ebooks
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MAKING STABLE EMULSIONS: A Guide to Formulation and Processing Conditions Optimization
FAQs
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ULTRASONIC EMULSIFICATION: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the LSP-600 ultrasonic processor used for?
The LSP-600 is ISM’s laboratory-scale ultrasonic processor designed for feasibility testing, R&D, and process optimization. It is used for nanoemulsion formulation, extraction and cell disruption, degassing, dispersing and deagglomeration, and nano-crystallization at lab scale. It handles liquid volumes from 15 mL to 2 L and operates in both batch and flow-through configurations.
What makes the LSP-600 different from a standard lab sonicator?
Unlike conventional lab sonicators, the LSP-600 uses ISM’s patented Barbell Horn® Ultrasonic Technology (BHUT), which generates significantly higher ultrasonic amplitudes (up to 100 microns) than standard probes. It is also engineered for direct scale-up — any process developed on the LSP-600 can be transferred to the BSP-1200 or ISP-3600 without re-optimization.
What is the processing capacity of the LSP-600?
The LSP-600 handles 15 mL to 100 mL in batch mode with the Conventional Horn (CH), 100 mL to 500 mL in batch mode with the Full-Wave Barbell Horn (FBH), and 500 mL to 2 L in flow-through mode. Productivity rates range from approximately 200 mL/h for demanding tasks like pharmaceutical nanocrystallization, up to 10+ L/h for fast processes like degassing.
Is the LSP-600 globally compliant?
The LSP-600 is built with global compliance in mind. All wetted parts — 316 stainless steel reactor chamber, Ti6Al4V titanium horns, and Buna-N or Teflon gaskets — are food compatible. It carries CE and TÜV certification and is used globally in pharmaceutical research studies and various R&D trials.
Can the LSP-600 scale up to production?
Yes. The LSP-600 is specifically designed as the first step in ISM’s scale-up pathway: LSP-600 (lab) → BSP-1200 (bench) → ISP-3600 (industrial). Because all three processors use the same BHUT technology, process parameters developed on the LSP-600 transfer directly — with no loss in amplitude, processing conditions, or result reproducibility.
