Intensification of ultrasonic processes for diversified applications, including environmental
remediation, extractions, food processes, and synthesis of materials, has received attention …

Sonochemistry is the use of ultrasound to enhance or alter chemical reactions.
Sonochemistry in the true sense of the term occurs when ultrasound induces “true” chemical …

Cavitation is a phenomenon having enormous potential for intensification of physical and
chemical processing applications such as chemical synthesis, industrial wastewater …

Acoustic cavitation results in substantial enhancement in the rates of various chemical
reactions but the existing knowledge about the application of reactors based on acoustic …

The erratic behavior of cavitational activity exhibited in a sonochemical reactor poses a
serious problem in its design and scale‐up. Several previous studies in the past dealt with …

Sonochemical reactors have a great promise for many physical and chemical processing
applications but its applicability at pilot or industrial scale levels is hindered by lack of novel …

Laboratory scale 20kHz sonochemical reactors with different geometries have been tested
using thermal probes, the kinetics of H2O2 formation, and the kinetics of diphenylmethane …

The spectacular effects observed during acoustic cavitation phenomena have been
successfully employed for a number of applications on laboratory scale of operation but a …

In this study, a mechanistic approach has been taken to enhance yield of a sonochemical
reaction. Formation of highly reactive free radicals due to the transient collapse of cavitation …

Acoustic cavitation is the main mechanism for reaction intensification in sonochemistry. This
chapter provides an overview of the dynamics, mechanisms and theories of acoustic …