Enabling technologies built on a sonochemical platform: Challenges and opportunities

• Complementary and synergistic effects in the overlay between sonochemistry and other non-conventional techniques.
• Integrated enabling technologies for process intensification in organic synthesis.
• Emerging applications of hybrid reactors toward a reduced environmental and economical impact.
• A holistic approach to technological innovation in green chemical processes.

Scientific and technological progress now occurs at the interface between two or more scientific and technical disciplines while chemistry is intertwined with almost all scientific domains. Complementary and synergistic effects have been found in the overlay between sonochemistry and other enabling technologies such as mechanochemistry, microwave chemistry and flow-chemistry. Although their nature and effects are intrinsically different, these techniques share the ability to significantly activate most chemical processes and peculiar phenomena. These studies offer a comprehensive overview of sonochemistry, provide a better understanding of correlated phenomena (mechanochemical effects, hot spots, etc.), and pave the way for emerging applications which unite hybrid reactors.