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| Feedstock = [[Biowaste]] | | Feedstock = [[Biowaste]] | ||
| Product = Biomass (disrupted, dispersed, homogenised) | | Product = Biomass (disrupted, dispersed, homogenised) | ||
|Name=Ultrasonication}}<onlyinclude>'''Ultrasonication''' is a physical treatment to disrupt, disperse, and/or homogenise biomass via the application of ultrasonic frequencies (>20 kHz). | |Name=Ultrasonication}} | ||
<onlyinclude>'''Ultrasonication''' is a physical treatment to disrupt, disperse, and/or homogenise biomass via the application of ultrasonic frequencies (>20 kHz). | |||
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== Product == | == Product == | ||
Ultrasonication can be used to produce | Ultrasonication can be used to produce: | ||
* Biofuels | |||
* Emulsions (such as nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, nanocrystals, liposomes, wax emulsions) | |||
* Extracts from biomass (such as polysaccharides<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Polysaccharides from macroalgae: Recent advances, innovative technologies and challenges in extraction and purification|year=2017-09-01|journal=Food Research International|volume=99|page=1011–1020|doi=10.1016/j.foodres.2016.11.016}}</ref>, oil, anthocyanins and antioxidants<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Effect of ultrasound frequency on antioxidant activity, total phenolic and anthocyanin content of red raspberry puree|year=2013-09-01|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|volume=20|issue=5|page=1316–1323|doi=10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.01.020}}</ref>) | |||
* Purified wastewater | |||
Furthermore, ultrasonication is also utilised in following processes: | |||
* Adhesive thinning | |||
* Cells disruption | |||
* Degassing liquids | |||
* Polymer and epoxy processing | |||
* Ultrasound assisted oxidative desulfurisation of crude oil<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Study on ultrasound-assisted oxidative desulfurization for crude oil|year=2020-05-01|journal=Ultrasonics Sonochemistry|volume=63|page=104946|doi=10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104946}}</ref> | |||
== Technology providers == | == Technology providers == | ||