Microwave Applications in Chemical Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from 0.3 to 300 GHz, that could heat targets via dielectric loss other than heat convection as in the conventional heating process, enabling fast heating and selective heating, thus providing the potential to save time and energy greatly. With the demand for green chemistry in both academia and industry, microwave heating is emerging as a promising heat source for rapid chemical reactions and materials synthesis in minutes, instead of hours or even days usually required by conventional heating method.

Application of microwave in various areas of chemical engineering has been investigated since 1980s, and there have been cases of successful microwave industrial applications. However, microwave heating suffers from hot spots and thermal run away, and the interaction between microwave and materials is unclear, hindering its safe and efficient applications. Hence, some fundamental theories regarding microwave heating are urgently to be figured out to expedite the practical application of microwave in chemical engineering industries. Besides, novel application of microwave in chemical engineering is also yet to be explored.

This Special Issue on “Microwave Applications in Chemical Engineering” aims at showing the most recent advances in dielectric properties measurement, microwave material interaction, industrial applications of microwave energy, modelling of microwave power applications, microwave plasma applications, microwave chemistry, microwave assisted biomass and waste processing, medical and biological applications of microwave, microwave processing design and optimization, and microwave assisted preparation of new materials.

Prof. Dr. Kama Huang
Prof. Dr. Junwu Tao
Dr. Huacheng Zhu
Guest Editors

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