ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING THE KINETICS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS BY MEANS OF ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVES

摘要

The invention relates to an assembly for carrying out a chemical reaction, comprising a reaction vessel (8) in which at least one active surface (11) is arranged, which is in contact with a fluid (31) at least in some sections, means (4) for generating acoustic surface waves (6) in the at least one active surface (11), wherein at least some of the surface waves (6) excited in the at least one active surface (11) are converted into volume sound waves (7) within the fluid (31) such that a chemical reaction taking place at the at least one active surface (11), or a preceding physical event, is influenced, in particular accelerated, by the surface waves (6) in the at least one active surface (11) and/or by the volume sound waves (7) in the fluid (31). The invention further relates to methods for influencing the kinetics of chemical reactions by means of acoustic surface waves.