In this study, the temporal and spatial variation of mechanical effects (ME) and sonochemical effects (SE), the degradation behavior of polyphenols as well as the correlation coefficients were comprehensively analyzed. The ME and SE showed inverse dependence along with the axial direction of transducer. Higher irradiation distance (50 mm) enhanced the ME but inhibited the generation of hydroxyl radicals (8.29 μmol/L). Rutin and cyanidin-3-glucoside, compared with thermal degradation (70°C, 6.41%, and 11.45%), were more susceptible to free radical degradation due to the boost of SE at low temperature (10°C, 20.23%, and 34.41%). The concentration of hydroxyl radicals at 70°C (18.38 μmol/L) was about 5.77 times lower than that at 10°C (3.22 μmol/L). No significant differences in the ME were observed for a wide range of temperatures (10–70°C). The impacts of increasing duty cycle on further promoting the ME and SE were limited. The concentration of hydroxyl radicals (0–23.37 μmol/L) increased linearly with sonication time (0–45 min) and the degradation of caffeic acid only occurred on a time scale (25 min). The free radical scavenger can minimize the degradation of polyphenols by inhibiting the hydroxyl radicals (23.37 μmol/L without t-BuOH; 12.17 μmol/L with t-BuOH). The above results showed that the degradation of polyphenols attacked by hydroxyl radicals presented a dose-response relationship. The correlation between the hydroxyl radicals and polyphenols as well as the mechanical effects and extraction yield indicated that the stability of polyphenols exposed to ultrasonic field depended on the structure-radical scavenging activity relationship and the extraction may be accompanied by the degradation.
Xiaoming Luo,Haiyang Gong,Ziling He,Peng Zhang,Limin He
The acoustic parameters and operating conditions that determine efficiency of oil recovery from oily sludge are studied. Based on this, the mechanism of ultrasonic disintegration of oily sludge is analyzed. The results show that lower frequency ultrasound results in larger and more energetic cavitation bubbles that are more effective in the desorption of oil from solid particles. Moreover, acoustic intensity and treatment time that correspond to maximal oil recovery are found. Increasing the ratio of water to sludge and pH can reduce the slurry viscosity and facilitate the formation of HSiO 3 − , respectively, which improves the oil recovery efficiency. Moreover, Triton X-100 has better oil solubilizing effects than SDBS. After ultrasonic treatment, small amounts of asphaltenes are more stable on solid particles than other components. The heteroatoms such as S, N, and O in asphaltenes form hydrogen bonds with hydroxyl groups on the surface of the particles, impeding the desorption of oil. Mechanical effects such as shock waves and micro jets due to acoustic cavitation can break the hydrogen bonds between asphaltenes and solid particles, thereby facilitating oil recovery from oily sludge.