Current progress and future outlooks of microwave-irradiated biodiesel production: A holistic review

D Rhithuparna, N Ghosh, SL Rokhum… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rampant dwindling of fossil fuel reserves and rising environmental concerns such
as global warming, initiatives to find a solution to address these issues have become crucial …

Effect of metal powder and coil on microwave pyrolysis of mixed plastic

PHM Putra, S Rozali, MFA Patah, NNN Ghazali… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic is used in a wide range of application, thus generating a huge amount of plastic
waste which is difficult to manage. Real life waste streams often consist of a complex mixture …

Microwave-enhanced methane cracking for clean hydrogen production in shale rocks

K Yan, X Jie, X Li, J Horita, J Stephens, J Hu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Steam methane reforming (SMR) generates about 95% of hydrogen (H 2) in the US using
natural gas as a main feedstock. However, this technology also generates a large amount of …

Graphene triggered catalytic attack on plastic waste produces graphitic shell encapsulation on cobalt nanoparticles for ferromagnetism and stable Li+ ion storage

M Palanisamy, R Perumal, D Zhang, H Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastic materials, viz., Ziploc bags (polyethylene) and packing foam (polystyrene) produce
graphitic shell encapsulated cobalt nanoparticles by catalytic microwave deconstruction in 2 …

Insight into microwave heating patterns for sustainable decomposition of plastic wastes into hydrogen

P Zhang, C Liang, X Chen, D Liu, J Ma - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The manufacture of sustainable fuels from renewable resources has become a prospective
technology towards the waste-to-resource concept. In this paper, the rapid microwave-driven …

Multi-step thermal design of microwave vacuum heating to basaltic regolith simulant towards lunar base construction

K Kato, T Shirai - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Humanned exploration and extended stay on the Moon are the hottest challenges today. We
report highly robust materials by microwave heating under high-vacuum conditions (10− 3 …

Three-dimensional observations of the electric field distribution of variable frequency microwaves, and scaling-up organic syntheses

S Horikoshi, H Mura, N Serpone - Communications Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Variable Frequency Microwave (VFM) radiation provides a solution to the
inhomogeneity of the electric field in the cavity, which has long led to a decline in the …

Carbon nanofibers supported sorbents with enhanced performance via microwave-assisted in-situ structural modifications for H2S removal

W Feng, M Zhang, X Zhang, J Mi, C Yang… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The construction of sorbent with excellent structure and highly dispersed active components
is vital to improving its desulfurization activity. Herein, the Fe nanoparticles/carbon …

Dielectric and magnetic properties of microwave-absorbing FeAlxOy catalysts fabricated via solution combustion synthesis

ZA Chanoi, LA Martinez-Espinoza, DR Rascon… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Iron-based alumina (FeAl x O y) nanocomposites are microwave-absorbers and catalysts,
which makes them promising for emerging microwave-assisted thermocatalytic …

Microwave Catalytic Co-Upcycling of Polyethylene and Polystyrene

T Luong, C Luo, B Robinson, J Hu… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microwave-assisted catalytic upcycling plastic wastes into valuable chemicals is a promising
technology to treat plastic wastes. In this study, the catalytic upcycling of low-density …