Advancement of high power ultrasound technology for the destruction of surface active waterborne contaminants

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1021-1026

  Sostaric, Joe Z ^a   Weavers, Linda K ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Decontamination; Dynamic surface tension; Frequency; Geometry; Intensity; Interface; Sonochemistry; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CONTAMINATION; DECONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; IMPURITIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SOLUTIONS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONICS;

DYNAMIC SURFACE TENSIONS; EFFICIENT DECOMPOSITION; FREQUENCY; INTENSITY; SONOCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITIONS; SONOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; SONOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; WATER-BORNE CONTAMINANTS;

PHASE INTERFACES;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASOUND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77953123361     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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