Ultrasonication

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Name: Ultrasonication
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Feedstock: Biowaste
Product: Biomass (disrupted, dispersed, homogenised)

Ultrasonication is a physical treatment to disrupt, disperse, and/or homogenise biomass via the application of ultrasonic frequencies (>20 kHz).


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Ultrasonication can be used to produce emulsions (such as nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, nanocrystals, liposomes, wax emulsions), to purify wastewater, to gegass liquids, and to extract substances from biomass (such as polysaccharides[1], oil, anthocyanins, antioxidants)

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  1. {{{author}}}, 1995: Food Research International. Elsevier, New York.