Ultrasound induced the formation of nitric oxide and nitrosonium ions in water and aqueous solutions
Stepuro, I.I.; Adamchuk, R.I.; Stepuro, V.I.
Biofizika 49(5): 773-780
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3029 PMID: 15526460 Document Number: 568691
Nitric oxide, nitrosonium ions, nitrites, and nitrates are formed in water saturated with air under the action of ultrasound. Nitrosonium ions react with water and hydrogen peroxide to form nitrites and nitrates in sonicated solution, correspondingly. Nitric oxide is practically completely released from sonicated water into the atmosphere and reacts with air oxygen, forming NO, compounds. The oxidation of nitric oxide in aqueous medium by hydroxyl radicals and dissolved oxygen is a minor route of the formation of nitrites and nitrates in ultrasonic field.