About this Research Topic
Microwave technology has been recognized as an effective alternative to conventional heating methods and robustly developed since the 1940s. Nowadays, microwave technology has been merged into various fields, with applications being continuously extended. For instance, the diverse coupling effects between microwave and catalysts (i.e. special thermal effect, enhanced activity site effect, plasma) enables microwave field to be widely used in chemical processes as an important means of intensification. Microwave induced discharges, as a novel plasma chemistry, have evinced immense interest for a wide variety of applications such as the efficient degradation of environmentally hazardous pollutants, synthesis of nanomaterials, production of fuel gas, acceleration of pyrolysis process, and so on. Microwave wireless power transmission (MWPT) can realize long distance power transmission, i.e. transferring power from earth-to-space, space-to-earth, space-to-space, and between different locations on earth, which has wide applications on space solar power station (SSPS), spacecraft, unmanned air vehicles, high power weapon, and so on. Among the diverse applications, efficient microwave energy transmission and conversion is the consistent pursuit, largely dependent on the breakthrough in identifying novel microwave-matter interactions, optimized organization of energy flow, advanced functional materials, etc.
This Research Topic aims to bring together the state-of-the-art advances in microwave energy transmission, conversion and applications, including but not limited to efficient microwave energy deployment for reaction processes, microwave wireless energy transmission, extended applications of microwave technology in frontier fields (i.e. nanomaterials synthesis, targeted catalysis, hydrogen production, energy recovery from multi-type sources, etc.), or energy-efficient industrial applications. Both High-quality Original Research and Review articles in this field are all welcome for submission to this Research Topic.
Topics cover Microwave Chemistry, Advance Microwave-absorbing Materials, Microwave Energy Transmission, Novel Microwave Plasma Applications, including but not limited to:
1) Microwave-matter interaction mechanism.
2) Simulations of microwave chemical/physical processes.
3) Efficient microwave wireless energy transmission and conversion.
4) Novel microwave devices design.
5) Microwave applications in biomass conversion and bio-products upgrading, clean petroleum oil processing, nanomaterial synthesis, waste-to-energy processes, drying processes, etc.
6) Microwave to integrate renewable energy in the industry and the role of microwave applications in the energy system.
7) Novel microwave-induced catalysis for chemical reactions.
8) Microwave-induced plasmas.
9) Electromagnetic shielding.
Any other manuscripts that can demonstrate the innovative application of microwave energy are also welcomed.
This Research Topic aims to bring together the state-of-the-art advances in microwave energy transmission, conversion and applications, including but not limited to efficient microwave energy deployment for reaction processes, microwave wireless energy transmission, extended applications of microwave technology in frontier fields (i.e. nanomaterials synthesis, targeted catalysis, hydrogen production, energy recovery from multi-type sources, etc.), or energy-efficient industrial applications. Both High-quality Original Research and Review articles in this field are all welcome for submission to this Research Topic.
Topics cover Microwave Chemistry, Advance Microwave-absorbing Materials, Microwave Energy Transmission, Novel Microwave Plasma Applications, including but not limited to:
1) Microwave-matter interaction mechanism.
2) Simulations of microwave chemical/physical processes.
3) Efficient microwave wireless energy transmission and conversion.
4) Novel microwave devices design.
5) Microwave applications in biomass conversion and bio-products upgrading, clean petroleum oil processing, nanomaterial synthesis, waste-to-energy processes, drying processes, etc.
6) Microwave to integrate renewable energy in the industry and the role of microwave applications in the energy system.
7) Novel microwave-induced catalysis for chemical reactions.
8) Microwave-induced plasmas.
9) Electromagnetic shielding.
Any other manuscripts that can demonstrate the innovative application of microwave energy are also welcomed.
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