Aerosol generation

Analytical chemistry is only one of the numerous scientific and technical fields where nebulizers have a wide range of applications. Nebulizers are mostly used in chemical analysis to create an aerosol that will be used to prepare the sample liquid for analysis. To overcome the cohesive forces of the liquid and separate it into droplets, the mass of the liquid must be given a particular amount of energy during aerosol production. The most popular nebulizers used in chemical analysis may be divided into four categories based on the energy source: pneumatic, hydraulic, ultrasonic, and electrostatic. This chapter summarizes aerosol generation using the most commonly used analytical nebulizers.