Method and apparatus for heating a gas-solvent solution

Abstract

This invention provides a method of quickly heating a gas-solvent solution from a relatively low temperature T1 to a relatively high temperature T2, such that the gas-solvent solution has a much higher dissolved gas concentration at temperature T2 than could be achieved if the gas-solvent solution had originally been formed at the temperature T2. Various apparatuses are also provided for carrying out the heating method.

1 . A method of quickly heating an ozone-solvent solution from a relatively low temperature T1 to a relatively high temperature T2, such that said ozone-solvent solution has a much higher dissolved ozone concentration at temperature T2 than could be achieved if the ozone-solvent solution had originally been formed at said temperature T2, comprising: 
 a) introducing said ozone-solvent solution at a temperature T1 into a heating volume, said heating volume also having an outlet orifice;    b) transferring sufficient power into said heating volume while said ozone-solvent solution is flowing through said heating volume to create a heated flowing ozone-solvent solution having a temperature T2 at the outlet orifice of the heating volume, such that said heated flowing ozone-solvent solution has a higher concentration of ozone than an equilibrium concentration of ozone at said temperature T2; and    c) receiving said heated flowing ozone-solvent solution at said temperature T2 from the outlet orifice of said heating volume.