China, sonochemistry

In China, sonochemistry has been studied widely and is thriving. It is hoped that a review such as this will stimulate international cooperation ventures and technology exchanges. 

It is our wish to promote the cooperation and technology exchange between the West and East by providing this introduction to the study of sonochemistry in China for specialists in other parts of the world whose mother language is not Chinese. We believe that with the involvement of Chinese sonochemists, the study of sonochemistry would not only be more international but also lead to more rapid progress in the subject. 

Probably the most important factor in terms of university research is that sonochemistry has received a great deal of attention from the Chinese government and science departments. The Committee of the National Natural Science Foundation of China has now begun to provide research funds for studies in this field. 

It is the combination of all of the above mentioned factors that has established a firm basis for the development of sonochemistry in China. 

Polymer science is one of the earliest studied fields in sonochemistry in China with most of the studies carried out by a group in Chengdu. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the group carried out a series of studies on the copolymerization and degradation of polymers under sonication [24-33]. The polymers which were produced by the group included some potential novel products for use in the development of oil fields [24,25],... 

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