Piezomechanical Systems for Algae Cell Ultrasonication

Nowadays for algae cell ultrasonication the longitudinal ultrasonic piezosystems are used. In this paper a possibility of creating unique ultrasonic piezoelectric system, which would allow reducing energy losses and concentrating this energy to a small closed volume are proposed. The current vibrating systems whose ultrasonic energy is concentrated inside of hollow cylinder in which water-algae mixture is flowing. Two, three or multiply ultrasonic composite systems to concentrate total energy into a hollow cylinder to creating strong algae cell ultrasonication are used. The experiments and numerical FEM analysis results using diskshaped transducer and the first biological test results on algae cell disruption by ultrasonication are presented as well.

Authors:

• Piotr Vasiljev
• Regimantas Bareikis
• Sergejus Borodinas
• Arunas Struckas
• Jurate Kasperoviciene

Keywords:

• Algae
• piezomechanical system
• ultrasonication.

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