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A naked-eyes detection method and the influence of solid particles for the ultrasonic cavitation

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In the present research, we propose a novel measuring method of ultrasonic cavitation by naked-eye based on the conversion of ferrous ion to ferric ion and chromogenic reaction between ferric and thiocyanate. The effects of different conditions affecting cavitation were investigated. Experiments show that this method can effectively measure the strength of the cavitation field of the system, and is simple to operate, and the results are intuitive, and the cavitation strength can be obtained quickly. The effects of size and concentration of solid particles on ultrasonic cavitation are also studied by using micro-SiO2 as the typical representativeness. It was found that the addition of solid particles could reduce the heterogeneous cavitation threshold. The results provide a basis for the industrialization of ultrasonic chemistry, especially the strengthening of the reaction process of heterogeneous systems under ultrasound.

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The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U2002214, U1702252,) and the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province (2019FA022).

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  1. Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Liu, Shixing Wang & Libo Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Unconventional Metallurgy, Ministry of Education, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Liu, Shixing Wang, Chenhui Liu & Libo Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Comprehensive Utilization of Mineral Resources in Ethnic Regions, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

    Chenhui Liu

  4. Drug Administration of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 651700, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

    Wentong Sun

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Liu, J., Wang, S., Liu, C. et al. A naked-eyes detection method and the influence of solid particles for the ultrasonic cavitation. Chem. Pap. 75, 6389–6397 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-021-01805-6

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