º £. êWB 7 sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate(DBS) >Ïö .r2(200 W, 6 W/cm 2 )¢ Ò "2>, Ï&Ê 5 ³êö V ªãËj Ò~&. "2>ö V .r2 ª³êº 50 kHzf 600 kHz 200 kHzöB &Ë ©b ¾aeÒ. 200 kHz~ .r2¢ Ï DBS~ ª>wöBº Ö² ¢ Ï~&j r &Ë ª³ê¢ ¾aeÚîb, î²~ ãÖ& &Ë Ìf ª³ê¢ ¾aeÚ .r2> wö ÒÏB Ï&Ê(Ö², V, î², j, )~ bÒ'Wî" W¢:¢~ Wö ~ ª³ê& ¢rrj r > ®. DBS~ ³êö V .r2ª ãËj , 1 mM rae ª³ê~ 6²& Â]2 ¾aeÒb, DBS~ critical micelle concentration(3 mM) ¦"j V&b ª³ê~ aez& ~ ¾ae¾ae pj êWB~ f;W .r2ö ~ Fê>º ¢:¢ö ~ Öz>w" ª:êöB~ ª> wö 'Ëj ~º ©b 'B. *Ú: .r2z, ¶jH~ ª:, OH¢:¢, ª>w, êWB ABSTRACT. The influence of ultrasound frequency, dissolved gases, and initial concentration on the decomposition of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate(DBS) aqueous solution was investigated using ultrasound generator with 200 W ultrasound power. The decomposition rates at three frequencies(50, 200, and 600 kHz) examined under argon atmosphere were highest at 200 kHz. The highest observed decomposition rate at 200 kHz occurred in the presence of oxygen followed by air and argon, helium, and nitrogen. The effect of initial concentration of DBS on the ultrasonic decomposition was decreased with increasing initial concentration and would depend upon the formation of micelle in aqueous solution. It appears that the ultrasound frequency, dissolved gases, and initial concentration play an important role on the sonolysis of DBS. Sonolysis of DBS mainly take place at the interfacial region of cavitation bubbles by both OH radical attack and pyrolysis to alkyl chain, aromatic ring, and headgroup.