<p>Part I</p> <p>The single acoustic cavitation</p> <p>bubble as an energetic system:</p> <p>qualitative and quantitative</p> <p>assessments 1</p> <p>1. Single acoustic cavitation bubble and</p> <p>energy concentration concept 3</p> <p>2. The energy forms and energy</p> <p>conversion 23</p> <p>3. Physical effects and associated</p> <p>energy release 35</p> <p>4. Sonochemical reactions, when, where</p> <p>and how: Modelling approach 49</p> <p>5. Sonochemical reactions, when, where</p> <p>and how: Experimental approach 77</p> <p>Part II</p> <p>The bubble population:</p> <p>an analytic view into mutual</p> <p>forces and allied energy exchange 97</p> <p>6. The Bjerknes forces and acoustic</p> <p>radiation energy 99</p> <p>7. Nonlinear oscillations and resonances</p> <p>of the acoustic bubble and the</p> <p>mechanisms of energy dissipation 109</p> <p>8. Damping mechanisms of oscillating</p> <p>gas/vapor bubbles in liquids 131</p> <p>Part III</p> <p>Ultrasound assisted processes,</p> <p>sonochemical reactors and</p> <p>energy efficiency 155</p> <p>10. Efficiency assessment and mapping</p> <p>of cavitational activities in</p> <p>sonochemical reactors 157</p> <p>11. Sources of dissipation: An outlook into</p> <p>the effects of operational conditions 183</p> <p>12. Mechanistic issues of energy</p> <p>efficiency of an ultrasonic process:</p> <p>Role of free and dissolved gas 193</p> <p>13. Simulation of sonoreators accounting</p> <p>for dissipated power 219</p> <p>14. Technological designs and energy</p> <p>efficiency: The optimal paths 249</p> <p>Part IV</p> <p>Green, sustainable and benign</p> <p>by design process? The place</p> <p>and perspective of ultrasound</p> <p>assisted processes and</p> <p>sonochemistry in industrial</p> <p>applications based on energy</p> <p>efficiency 263</p> <p>15. Acoustic cavitation and sonochemistry</p> <p>in industry: State of the art 265</p> <p>16. Crystallization of pharmaceutical</p> <p>compounds: Process Intensification</p> <p>using ultrasonic irradiations -</p> <p>Experimental approach 279</p> <p>17. Sonochemical degradation of</p> <p>fluoroquinolone and β-lactam</p> <p>antibiotics – A view on</p> <p>transformations, degradation</p> <p>efficiency, and consumed energy 287</p> <p>18. The use of ultrasonic treatment in</p> <p>technological processes of complex</p> <p>processing of industrial waste:</p> <p>Energetic insights 299</p> <p>19. The sonochemical and ultrasoundassisted</p> <p>production of hydrogen:</p> <p>energy efficiency for the generation</p> <p>of an energy carrier 313</p> <p>20. Future trends and promising</p> <p>applications of industrial</p> <p>sonochemical processes 329</p> <p>21. Raising challenges of ultrasound-assisted</p> <p>processes and sonochemistry</p> <p>in industrial applications based on</p> <p>energy efficiency 349</p>
