Sonochemical activity in ultrasonic reactors under heterogeneous conditions |
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Affiliation: | 1. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LRP, 38000 Grenoble, France;2. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France |
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Abstract: | Due to its physical and chemical effects, ultrasound is widely used for industrial purposes, especially in heterogeneous medium. Nevertheless, this heterogeneity can influence the ultrasonic activity. In this study, the effect of the addition of inert glass beads on the sonochemical activity inside an ultrasonic reactor is investigated by monitoring the formation rate of triiodide, and the ultrasonic power is measured by calorimetry and by acoustic radiation. It was found that the sonochemical activity strongly depends on the surface area of the glass beads in the medium: it decreases above a critical area value (around 10−2 m2), partly due to wave scattering and attenuation. This result is confirmed for a large range of frequencies (from 20 to 1135 kHz) and glass beads diameters (from 8-12 µm to 6 mm). It was also demonstrated that above a given threshold of the surface area, only part of the supplied ultrasonic power is devoted to chemical effects of ultrasound. Finally, the acoustic radiation power appears to describe the influence of solids on sonochemical activity, contrary to the calorimetric power. |
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Keywords: | Ultrasound Sonochemistry Calorimetry Acoustic radiation power Heterogeneous media Suspension |
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