Sonochemistry of molten gallium

Vijay Bhooshan Kumar; Aharon Gedanken; Ze'ev Porat

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106364

Sonochemistry of molten gallium

Ultrason Sonochem. 2023 May:95:106364. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106364. Epub 2023 Mar 11.

Authors

Vijay Bhooshan Kumar¹, Aharon Gedanken², Ze'ev Porat³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Life Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
² Department of Chemistry and the BINA Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 5290002, Israel.
³ Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O. Box 9001, Be'er-Sheva 84190, Israel; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva, Israel. Electronic address: poratze@post.bgu.ac.il.

Abstract

This review article summarizes the comprehensive work that was done in our laboratory in recent years, as-well-as other reports, on the various aspects of sonochemistry of molten gallium. The low m_p (29.8 °C) of gallium enables its melting in warm water, aqueous solutions and organic liquids. This opened a new research direction that focused on the chemical and physical properties of gallium particles that were formed in such media. It includes their interactions with water and with organic and inorganic solutes in aqueous solutions and with carbon nanoparticles. Formation of nanoparticles of liquid gallium alloys was also reported.

Keywords: Cavitation; Metals; Microspheres; Molten gallium; Nanospheres; Ultrasonic energy.

Publication types

Review