Handbook on Applications of Ultrasound：Sonochemistry for Sustainability

Ultrasonic irradiation and the associated sonochemical and sonophysical effects are complementary techniques for driving more efficient chemical reactions and yields. Sonochemistry—the chemical effects and applications of ultrasonic waves—and sustainable (green) chemistry both aim to use less hazardous chemicals and solvents, reduce energy consumption, and increase product selectivity.

A comprehensive collection of knowledge, Handbook on Applications of Ultrasound covers the most relevant aspects linked to and linking green chemistry practices to environmental sustainability through the uses and applications of ultrasound-mediated and ultrasound-assisted biological, biochemical, chemical, and physical processes.

Chapters are presented in the areas of:


Medical applications
Drug and gene delivery
Nanotechnology
Food technology
Synthetic applications and organic chemistry
Anaerobic digestion
Environmental contaminants degradation
Polymer chemistry
Industrial syntheses and processes
Reactor design
Electrochemical systems
Combined ultrasound-microwave technologies


While the concepts of sonochemistry have been known for more than 80 years, in-depth understanding of this phenomenon continues to evolve. Through a review of the current status of chemical and physical science and engineering in developing more environmentally friendly and less toxic synthetic processes, this book highlights many existing applications and the enormous potential of ultrasound technology to upgrade present industrial, agricultural, and environmental processes.

Dr. Dong Chen has been doing fundamental research in sonochemistry, environmental chemistry, and water and wastewater treatment technologies. States. He serves as a principal and coprincipal investigator of several funded scientific research projects. Before this position, he worked as a visiting assistant professor at Lamar University, Texas. Even earlier, Dr. Chen was an instructor and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New Mexico and worked on a couple of research projects sponsored by national laboratories. He received his PhD in civil (environmental) engineering with a minor in geological science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, in 2005. In addition, he received his master’s and bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from Nanyang Technological University and Tongji University, respectively. Besides his research experience, Dr. Chen had been working as a full-time engineering consultant for more than two years. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio.

Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay K. Sharma is serving as a professor in the Department of Chemistry in IET and is teaching engineering chemistry and environmental engineering courses to BTech students, and biochemistry and environmental science to postgraduate students. Dr. Sharma has delivered many guest lectures on different topics of applied chemistry in various reputed institutions. researcher. He is also serving as editor in chief for three international research journals, RASAYAN Journal of Chemistry; the International Journal of Chemical, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Research; and the International Journal of Water Treatment and Green Chemistry, and is a reviewer for many other international journals, including the prestigious Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews. He has also recently published an edited book Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability on sustainability series (publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, Florida).

Ackmez Mudhoo obtained his BEng (Hons) in chemical and environmental engineering from the University of Mauritius in 2004. He then received his MPhil from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius, in 2007. His research interests encompass the bioremediation of solid wastes and wastewaters by composting, anaerobic digestion, phytoremediation, and biosorption. Aside from research, has professional experience as consultant chemical process engineer for China International Water & Electric Corp. (CWE, Mauritius) from February 2006 to March 2008. He is also the coeditor of Green Chemistry for Environmental Sustainability. He is presently a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Mauritius.

Emerging Ubiquity of Green Chemistry in Engineering and Technology, Pavel PazderaIntroduction to Sonochemistry: A Historical and Conceptual Overview, Giancarlo Cravotto and Pedro CintasAspects of Ultrasound and Materials Science, Andrew Cobley, Timothy J. Mason, Larisa Paniwnyk, and Veronica SaezUltrasound-Assisted Particle Engineering, Anant Paradkar and Ravindra DhumalApplications of Sonochemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciencess, Robina FarooqUltrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Nanomaterials, Siamak Dadras, Mohammad Javad Torkamany, and Jamshid SabbaghzadehUltrasound for Fruit and Vegetable Quality Evaluation, Amos MizrachUltrasound in Food Technology, Taner Baysal and Aslihan DemirdovenUse of Ultrasound in Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry, Boris Ildusovich Kharisov, Oxana Vasilievna Kharissova, and Ubaldo Ortiz-MéndezUltrasound in Synthetic Applications and Organic Chemistry, Murlidhar S. Shingare and Bapurao B. ShingateUltrasound in Synthetic Applications and Organic Chemistry, Rodrigo CellaUltrasound Applications in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Mohammad Majid Mojtahedi and Mohammad Saeed AbaeeUltrasound-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion of Sludge, Ackmez Mudhoo and Sanjay K. SharmaUltrasound Application in Analyses of Organic Pollutants in Environment, Senar Ozcan, Ali Tor, and Mehmet Emin AydinApplications of Ultrasound in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Dong ChenUltrasound and Sonochemistry in the Treatment of Contaminated Soils by Persistent Organic Pollutants, Reena Amatya Shrestha, Ackmez Mudhoo, Thuy-Duong Pham, and Mika SillanpääRole of Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Sonocatalytic Degradation of Organic, Pollutants in Wastewater, Juan A. Melero, Fernando Martínez, Raul Molina, and Yolanda SeguraThe Degradation of Organic Pollutants Using Ultrasound, Kandasamy Thangavadivel, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Ackmez Mudhoo, and Ravi NaiduApplications of Ultrasound to Polymer Synthesis, Boon Mian Teo, Franz Grieser, and Muthupandian AshokkumarMechanistic Aspects of Ultrasound-Enhanced Physical and Chemical Processes, Vijayanand S. Moholkar, Thirugnanasambandam Sivasankar, and Venkata Swamy NalajalaUltrasound-Assisted Industrial Synthesis and Processes, Cezar Augusto Bizzi, Edson Irineu Müller, Érico Marlon de Moraes Flores, Fábio Andrei Duarte, Mauro Korn, Matheus Augusto Gonçalves Nunes, Paola de Azevedo Mello, and Valderi Luiz DresslerDevelopment of Sonochemical Reactor, Keiji Yasuda and Shinobu KodaUltrasound for Better Reactor Design: How Chemical Engineering Tools Can Help Sonoreactor Characterization and Scale-Up, Jean-Yves Hihn, Marie-Laure Doche, Audrey Mandroyan, Loic Hallez, and Bruno G. PolletSonoelectrochemistry: From Theory to Applications, Bruno G. Pollet and Jean-Yves HihnCombined Ultrasound–Microwave Technologies, Pedro Cintas, Giancarlo Cravotto, and Antonio CanalsIntegrating Ultrasound with Other Green Technologies: Toward Sustainable Chemistry, Julien EstagerIndex