Tsuge H. (Ed.) Micro- and Nanobubbles: Fundamentals and Applications

Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 2015. – 375 p. – ISBN: 9814463108Microbubbles and nanobubbles have several characteristics that are comparable with millimeter- and centimeter-sized bubbles. These characteristics are their small size, which results in large surface area and high bioactivity, low rising velocity, decreased friction drag, high internal pressure, large gas dissolution capacity, negatively charged surface, and ability to be crushed and form free radicals. Microbubbles and nanobubbles have found applications in a variety of fields such as engineering, agriculture, environment, food, and medicine. Microbubbles have been successfully used in aquacultures of oysters in Hiroshima, scallops in Hokkaido, and pearls in Mie Prefecture, Japan. This field has shown a strong potential for growth. This book comprehensively discusses microbubbles and nanobubbles and their application in aquaculture, environment, engineering, medicine, stock raising, agriculture, and marine industry. It presents their potential as a new technology that can be utilized globally.Fundamentals
Characteristics of Microbubbles
Formation and Analysis of Microbubbles
Sonochemistry: Influence of Acoustic Flow and Mechanical Flow on Sonochemical Efficiency
Application of Microbubbles
Environmental Field
Industrial Field
Engineering Field
Food Industry
Agricultural, Marine and Stock-Raising Fields
Medical Field
Fluid Dynamics Field—Drag Reduction of Ships
Application of Nanobubbles
Nanobubbles: An Introduction
Medical Field