Method for raincloud formation using airborne dimethylamine injection

    公开(公告)号:US20220312691A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17218296

    申请日:2021-03-31

    Abstract: Raincloud formation depends on the creation of Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) around which water molecules cluster, generating a nano-particles (nano-cluster), then a micro-cluster and finally a water droplet. A collection of such water droplets constitutes a cloud which may spontaneously produce precipitation (in the form of rain, hail or snow) or precipitation induced by cloud seeding. The CCN is the result of nucleation processes. In this patent application, a process is described wherein said nucleation is catalyzed by the injection of a chemical substance, dimethylamine, into the upper atmosphere, preferably through injection of said substance into an electron rich aircraft engine exhaust. The subsequent formation of negatively charged ions has a catalytic effect on the generation of said CCNs.

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