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Chemoluminescence

Chemoluminescence is the emission of light (luminescence) as the result of a chemical reaction. When chemoluminescence takes place in living organisms, the phenomenon is called bioluminescence. ie. A lightstick emits light by chemoluminescence

  

Other applications

Sonoluminescence

Sonofusion

Chemoluminescence

Sonocrystalisation
 

 Fig11 - Light emitted by chemoluminescence

Polymer and Biro-    materials

  Sonocatalyst

 

    Ultrasound can use to induce Chemoluminescence generated by acoustic cavitation in alkaline solutions of water and luminol based on the following chemical reaction
   

 

Fig 12 - Chemoluminescence of luminal 

     
         

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