Publications by authors named "Haleigh A Fernandez"
Ultrason Sonochem
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- This review investigates how inorganic salts influence the effectiveness of ultrasound-assisted degradation of various contaminants, revealing mixed research findings on the topic.
- It analyzes 44 studies to understand the impact of salting-out effects, cavitation bubble behavior, and radical species generation on contaminant degradation, noting that high-intensity ultrasound is particularly effective in salt solutions.
- The results indicate that while hydrophilic contaminants degrade better with increased ionic strength, many hydrophobic ones do not benefit as much, suggesting that radical-mediated processes play a key role in enhancing degradation rather than the salting-out effect.
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