The energy insecurity from oil and natural gas and increased CO 2 emission from fossil fuels
is driving societies to look for sustainable and renewable energy supply. The huge coal …

Microwave heating is a green, efficient and sustainable technique for thermal process, which
has been evaluated as an ideal candidate to satisfy the present and future sustainable …

In recent years, microwave mechanical rock breaking—an energy-saving technology with
environmental benefits and high efficiency—is increasingly being used to improve the rock …

A new, high-efficiency technology for fracturing and breaking rocks is required. Due to
various advantages including high efficiency, energy-saving, and having no secondary …

The development of a model to describe the Electromagnetic-Thermal-Mechanical (ETM)
multiphysics interaction in rocks requires careful consideration of the heating mechanism …

Microwave heating is an attractive new technique for concrete treatment due to its high
efficiency and low energy consumption. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the …

Microwave energy can be used to assist mechanical rock breakage for civil and mining
engineering operations. To assess the industrial applicability of this technology, microwave …

A finite difference quasi-static thermo-mechanical 2-D model of a theoretical 2-phase
mineral is constructed. The aim is to simulate the thermal stresses generated and …

This paper aims to investigate the effects of microwave, and conventional heating
pretreatment on the liberation of iron bearing minerals from high phosphorus oolitic iron ore …

Microwave assisted mechanical rock breaking is a hybrid rock breaking method that
combines microwave heating and mechanical rock breaking technologies and is proven to …