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  • Acoustics

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  • Understanding bubble behavior in chemically active cavitation is crucial.
  • Acoustically driven bubbles exhibit complex dynamics influencing chemical reactions.

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  • To clarify the connection between bubble dynamics and chemical activity in sonochemical reactions.
  • To investigate the role of single-bubble versus few-bubble systems in chemical transformations.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental high-speed observations of acoustically driven single-bubble and few-bubble systems.
  • Utilizing a bubble trap setup to perform the sonochemical isomerization of maleic acid to fumaric acid.
  • Analyzing bubble dynamics using radius-time data and numerical modeling.

Main Results:

  • The sonochemical isomerization reaction product was observed only in a parameter regime with a small bubble cluster.
  • Single trapped bubbles remained passive, showing no significant chemical activity.
  • Bubble dynamics evaluations indicated that a strong, non-spherical collapse is necessary for the reaction.

Conclusions:

  • Efficient mixing of liquid and gas phases, driven by non-spherical bubble dynamics during collapse, is essential for sonochemical reactions.
  • These findings align with previous reports linking specific parameter conditions to high sonochemical activity, distinct from sonoluminescence emissions.