Microflow chemistry and its electrification for sustainable chemical manufacturing

TY Chen, YW Hsiao, M Baker-Fales, F Cameli… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainability is vital in solving global societal problems. Still, it requires a holistic view by
considering renewable energy and carbon sources, recycling waste streams …

Microwave-induced vapor-liquid mass transfer separation technology—full of breakthrough opportunities in electrified chemical processes

K Liu, Z Zhao, H Li, X Gao - Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of newly electrified microwave heating to traditional processes of vapor-
liquid mass transfer has given rise to many emerging process intensification technologies …

Microwave heating of biomass waste residues for sustainable bioenergy and biomass materials preparation: A parametric simulation study

B Li, X Fan, S Yu, H **a, Y Nong, J Bian, M Sun, W Zi - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable bioenergy and biomass materials preparation from biomass waste residues
using microwave heating has attracted widespread attention. However, the microwave …

Microwave heating based on two rotary waveguides to improve efficiency and uniformity by gradient descent method

J He, Y Yang, H Zhu, K Li, W Yao, K Huang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aims to improve the efficiency and uniformity of microwave heating based on a
rotary radiation structure. This study's steps are summarized as follows. First, using the finite …

Microwave pretreatment of biomass for conversion of lignocellulosic materials into renewable biofuels

AZ Fia, J Amorim - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
For the conversion of lignocellulosic material into renewable biofuels the microwave
pretreatment of raw material is a new and promising technology. This work presents a …

Multiphysics modeling of microwave heating of solid samples in rotary lifting motion in a rectangular multi-mode cavity

J Ye, Y **a, Q Yi, H Zhu, Y Yang, K Huang… - Innovative Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Making samples moving during microwave heating is popular way to improve the heating
uniformity. However, the common methods, eg using turntable and conveyor belt, can only …

Double-ridged waveguide for efficiently heating ultrafine filament fibers

W Li, J Ye, Y Yang, H Zhu - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave heating has attracted wide attention in fiber dyeing, refining, drying and
modification due to its energy saving and environmental protection. However, effectively …

Concrete pavement with microwave heating enhancement functional layer for efficient de-icing: Design and case study

J Zhao, X Wang, L **n, J Ren, Y Cao, Y Tian - Cold regions science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As traditional de-icing methods, such as applying road de-icing salt and mechanical
methods, are inefficient and cause environmental pollution, a concrete pavement structure …

Scaleup of a single-mode microwave reactor

H Goyal, A Mehdad, RF Lobo… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Widespread use of microwave technology requires quantitative scale-up models. Currently,
microwave models are typical qualitative in nature. This work focuses on rendering models …

Microwave enhancement of extractions and reactions in Liquid-Liquid biphasic systems

M Baker-Fales, TY Chen, P Bhalode, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwaves (MWs) are a powerful technology for electrifying chemical processing and can
enable selective heating, which is impossible in conventional systems. This effect was …