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Activating Molecules, Ions, and Solid Particles with Acoustic Cavitation
 

Activating Molecules, Ions, and Solid Particles with Acoustic Cavitation

Article DOI: 10.3791/51237 14:22 min
April 11th, 2014

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Summary April 11th, 2014

Acoustic cavitation in liquids submitted to power ultrasound creates transient extreme conditions inside the collapsing bubbles, which are the origin of unusual chemical reactivity and light emission, known as sonoluminescence. In the presence of noble gases, nonequilibrium plasma is formed. The "hot" particles and the photons generated by collapsing bubbles are able to excite species in solution.

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