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Sonochemistry, or the application of power ultrasound to chemical proc
esses, is a technology that has undergone very intensive research and
development in the last 15-20 years, with respect to both its range of
application and the methods employed for its implementation at indust
rial manufacturing scales. In a series of two papers, the authors revi
ew progress of the application of ultrasound to chemistry and chemical
processing, and the development of equipment and scale-up methods, Th
is first paper focuses on chemistry and also corers mechanisms of acti
on of ultrasound and its in situ detection and measurement, Part 2 wil
l deal with dhe application of ultrasound to crystallization processes
(sonocrystallization) and with scale-up and equipment development.