Description:
Providing up-to-date information on ultrasound technology and sonochemistry, this volume focuses on green chemistry principles and methodologies that are being devised with a view toward protecting the environment. The book addresses key topics in materials science, medical applications, nanotechnology, metallurgy, food science, wastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion, pollutants degradation, polymers, reactor design, synthetic organic chemistry, and combined ultrasound-microwave technologies. Future perspectives on the emerging fields of green chemistry and ultrasound are linked to environmental accountability and sustainability.