Electrochemical ‘bubble swarm’ enhancement of ultrasonic surface cleaning
Electrochemical ‘bubble swarm’ enhancement of ultrasonic surface cleaning
An investigation of surface cleaning using a swarm of gas bubbles within an acoustically activated stream is presented. Electrolysis of water at Pt microwires (100 ?m diameter) to produce both hydrogen and oxygen bubbles is shown to enhance the extent of ultrasonic surface cleaning in a free flowing water stream containing an electrolyte (0.1 M Na2SO4) and low surfactant concentration (2 mM SDS). The surfactant was employed to allow control of the average size of the bubble population within the swarm. The electrochemical bubble swarm (EBS) is shown to perturb acoustic transmission through the stream. To optimise the cleaning process both the ultrasonic field and the electrochemical current are pulsed and synchronized but with different duty cycles. Cleaning action is demonstrated on structured surfaces (porcine skin and finger mimics) loaded with fluorescent particles. This action is shown to be significantly enhanced compared to that found with an inherent bubble population produced by the flow and acoustic regime alone under the same conditions.
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Birkin, P.R.
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Offin, D.G.
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Vian, C.J.B.
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Leighton, T.G.
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7 September 2015
Birkin, P.R.
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Offin, D.G.
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Vian, C.J.B.
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Leighton, T.G.
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Birkin, P.R., Offin, D.G., Vian, C.J.B. and Leighton, T.G.
(2015)
Electrochemical ‘bubble swarm’ enhancement of ultrasonic surface cleaning.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (33), .
(doi:10.1039/c5cp02933c).
(PMID:26234563)
Abstract
An investigation of surface cleaning using a swarm of gas bubbles within an acoustically activated stream is presented. Electrolysis of water at Pt microwires (100 ?m diameter) to produce both hydrogen and oxygen bubbles is shown to enhance the extent of ultrasonic surface cleaning in a free flowing water stream containing an electrolyte (0.1 M Na2SO4) and low surfactant concentration (2 mM SDS). The surfactant was employed to allow control of the average size of the bubble population within the swarm. The electrochemical bubble swarm (EBS) is shown to perturb acoustic transmission through the stream. To optimise the cleaning process both the ultrasonic field and the electrochemical current are pulsed and synchronized but with different duty cycles. Cleaning action is demonstrated on structured surfaces (porcine skin and finger mimics) loaded with fluorescent particles. This action is shown to be significantly enhanced compared to that found with an inherent bubble population produced by the flow and acoustic regime alone under the same conditions.
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Accepted/In Press date: 16 July 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 August 2015
Published date: 7 September 2015
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Chemistry, Inst. Sound & Vibration Research
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Local EPrints ID: 381291
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/381291
ISSN: 1463-9076
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