THE USE OF ULTRASOUND IN INDUSTRIAL-CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTALLIZATION - 1 - APPLICATIONS TO SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY

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.