[HTML][HTML] A method for predicting the number of active bubbles in sonochemical reactors

S Merouani, H Ferkous, O Hamdaoui, Y Rezgui… - Ultrasonics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the number of active bubbles in acoustic cavitation field is very
important for the prediction of the performance of ultrasonic reactors toward most chemical …

Computational engineering study of hydrogen production via ultrasonic cavitation in water

S Merouani, O Hamdaoui, Y Rezgui… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic cavitation, the formation and subsequent collapse of microbubbles, is the unique
phenomenon responsible of the production of hydrogen during water sonolysis. This work …

Mechanism of the sonochemical production of hydrogen

S Merouani, O Hamdaoui, Y Rezgui… - international journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
It has been long recognized that propagation of an ultrasonic wave in water results in
hydrogen production. The chemical effects of ultrasound (sonochemistry) originate from …

Effect of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) sonochemistry on the size of active bubbles for the production of reactive oxygen and chlorine species in acoustic cavitation field

A Dehane, S Merouani, O Hamdaoui - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
It is known that the evaporation of carbon tetrachloride (CCl 4) into the acoustic cavitation
during water sonolysis results in the generation of many reactive species (eg chlorinated …

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) sonochemistry: A comprehensive mechanistic and kinetics analysis elucidating how CCl4 pyrolysis improves the sonolytic degradation of …

A Dehane, S Merouani, O Hamdaoui - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
In spite of the great number of experimental works conducted on CCl 4 sono-degradation,
several controversies are observed, these including the main species generated upon CCl 4 …

[HTML][HTML] The size of active bubbles for the production of hydrogen in sonochemical reaction field

S Merouani, O Hamdaoui - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The sonication of aqueous solution generates microscopic cavitation bubbles that may
growth and violently collapse to produce highly reactive species (ie radical dot OH, HO 2 …

[HTML][HTML] New interpretation of the effects of argon-saturating gas toward sonochemical reactions

S Merouani, H Ferkous, O Hamdaoui, Y Rezgui… - Ultrasonics …, 2015 - Elsevier
A number of literature reports showed that argon provides a more sonochemical activity than
polyatomic gases because of its higher polytropic ratio; whereas several recent studies …

Insights into sono-electrochemical advances for hydrogen production: An in-depth analysis

A Dehane, S Merouani - International Journal of Green Energy, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This review aims to comprehensively examine the potential of ultrasonic fields to
significantly enhance water electrolysis efficiency. By optimizing cell voltage, efficiency, and …

Harnessing ultrasound‐derived hydroxyl radicals for the selective oxidation of aldehyde functions

A Fischer, T Bahry, Z Xie, K Qian, R Li, J Kwan… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasonic irradiation holds potential for the selective oxidation of non‐volatile organic
substrates in the aqueous phase by harnessing hydroxyl radicals as chemical initiators …

Sonolytic degradation of naphthol blue black at 1700 kHz: effects of salts, complex matrices and persulfate

H Ferkous, S Merouani, O Hamdaoui - Journal of Water Process …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work, the effect of salts (NaCl and Na 2 SO 4), complex matrices (natural water
and seawater) and persulfate ions on the sonochemical degradation of an acidic diazo dye …