Microwave Processing of Materials: A Sustainable Manufacturing Approach
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 1176
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Interests: microwave processing of materials; microwave sintering; additive manufacturing; fluidic, magnetic, dielectric and thermal characterization and processes; thermomagnetic characterization; bioceramics; bioreactors
Interests: sintering; ceramic material; microwave heating
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the Special Issue of the Applied Sciences journal, “Microwave Processing of Materials: A Sustainable Manufacturing Approach”.
Novel, auxiliary, or hybrid manufacturing processes based on environmentally friendly technologies aimed at enhancing the properties of materials are a prominent and necessary topic. Microwave heating technology has been used in many applications over the last decades as a promising technology due to its excellent prospects and material gains. This includes applications such as everyday ceramic materials, bio-ceramics (e.g., dental prostheses), lime-burning, recycling waste/pyrolysis, and even the extraction of essential oils.
Due to microwave–material interaction, materials' mechanical, rheological, thermal, and especially dielectric properties must be considered throughout all manufacturing stages (sintering/synthesis/distillation).
Both numerical simulation and experimental studies are essential to improve knowledge in this area, explaining the enhanced properties of microwave-manufactured materials compared to traditional methods.
This Special Issue aims to collect original contributions addressing all relevant aspects of developing materials and microwave-driven technologies and their applications. Papers reporting a close relationship between structure, morphology, and physical properties are welcome. Reviews and unpublished advances on any aspect of these topics are also invited, including but not limited to:
- Development of microwave heating technologies;
- Sustainability, carbon footprint, and life-cycle assessment of microwave-processed materials;
- Evaluation of properties (mechanical, thermal, dielectric, acoustic, etc.) of microwave-processed and unprocessed materials;
- New microwave solutions as a sustainable alternative in all fields of knowledge;
- Numerical simulations explaining experimental observations;
- Industrial applications.
We look forward to your contributions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tiago Santos
Prof. Dr. Vítor António Ferreira da Costa
Dr. Susana Devesa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microwave processing of materials
- sustainable manufacturing
- ceramics
- composites
- organics
- sintering
- synthesis
- distillation
- greener materials processing
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