Definition of Sonocatalysis
Sonocatalysis is a field of sonochemistry which is based on the use of ultrasound to change the reactivity of a catalyst in homogenous or heterogenous catalysis. It is generally used to support catalysis. This method of catalysis has been known since the creation of sonochemistry in 1927 by physicists Alfred Lee Loomis and Robert Williams Wood. Sonocatalysis depends on ultrasounds, which were discovered in 1794 by the Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani.
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What is Sonocatalysis?
Sonocatalysis is a field of sonochemistry which is based on the use of ultrasound to change the reactivity of a catalyst in homogenous or heterogenous catalysis. It is generally used to support catalysis.