Sonochemistry and the acoustic bubble

Sonochemistry and the Acoustic Bubble provides an introduction to the way ultrasound acts on bubbles in a liquid to cause bubbles to collapse violently, leading to localized 'hot spots' in the liquid with temperatures of 5000° celcius and under pressures of several hundred atmospheres. These extreme conditions produce events such as the emission of light, sonoluminescence, with a lifetime of less than a nanosecond, and free radicals that can initiate a host of varied chemical reactions (sonochemistry) in the liquid, all at room temperature. The physics and chemistry behind the phenomen.

Front Cover; Sonochemistry and the Acoustic Bubble; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface (English Edition); Preface (From Japanese Edition); Chapter 1 -- What Is Sonochemistry?; 1.1 Sonochemistry; 1.2 History of Sonochemistry; References; Chapter 2 -- Ultrasound Field and Bubbles; 2.1 Fundamentals of a Sound Wave; 2.2 Sound Propagation in a Bubbly Liquid; Further Reading; Chapter 3 -- Dynamics of Acoustic Bubbles; 3.1 What is Acoustic Cavitation?; 3.2 Bubble Dynamics; 3.3 Growth or Dissolution of a Bubble; 3.4 Interaction with the Surroundings; References.

Chapter 4 -- Sonoluminescence4.1 What is Sonoluminescence?; 4.2 Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence; 4.3 Multibubble Sonoluminescence; References; Chapter 5 -- Experimental Methods in Sonochemistry; 5.1 Ultrasonic Generators and Sonochemical Reactors; 5.2 Sound Field and Ultrasonic Power Measurements; 5.3 Chemical Determination Method; 5.4 Caution With Regard to Reproducibility of Experiments; References; Chapter 6 -- Sonochemical Engineering Processes; 6.1 What Is a Sonochemical Engineering Process?; 6.2 Solid-Liquid Processes; 6.3 Liquid-Liquid Process: Emulsification.

6.4 Gas-Liquid Process: Atomization6.5 Reaction…