Quantification of the specific energy applied by an ultrasonic bath using the calorimetry method and anaerobic sludge disaggregation capacity. Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. Vol.1 No.2 32-38.

The specific energy (SE) generated by an ultrasonicbath is quantified by means of the Calorimetry method, evaluating the effects of different operating parameters: Initial temperature (IT), sonication time (ST) and simple volume (SV). It was determined that the most important parameter was the VM. The maximum isgenerated was 84.2 KJ L and was obtained with a VMof 500 ML, a TI of 15 c and TS of 10 min. Finally, theeffect of the maximum energy generated in granulatedanaerobic sludge samples was assessed, and a decreasein the size of the sludge granule was observed and thedecrease in the concentration of solids of about 60%.We determined that the ultrasonic bath generatedsufficient energy for studies with biotechnologicalapplications at sub-lethal level and maintained in all thetrials an experimental error less than 5%. We believe that more studies, using simple and economical equipment such as ultrasonic baths, can serve as a basis for understanding the interactions between biological processes and sonochemistry.