Chemical Product Separation and Energy Conversion Research
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Analysis of Energies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microwave-initiated catalysis is a special and promising catalytic method, which generates heat through the self-action of microwaves and then accelerates the movement speed of molecules. Compared with the traditional external heating process, microwave catalysis belongs to the internal heating mode, which generates heat inside the molecule and can ensure the adequacy of the heat. Thus, microwave-initiated catalysis offers many advantages in practical applications, such as increasing the speed of molecular reactions and reducing the reaction time.
The operation mode of microwave catalysis has been continuously optimized, and now it is simpler to operate and rarely produces by-products. In addition, microwave technology also has a certain selectivity; for some non-polar media, it does not produce too much heating on them. This property makes microwave catalysis have a unique effect in some specific applications. Microwave catalytic technology can be used in H2 and nanomaterials production, catalyst calcination, etc., which helps to change the reaction pathway, improve yields, reduce energy consumption and pollution, promote the degradation of harmful substances, and improve the activity of catalysts.
Although microwave catalysis technology has made remarkable progress, its mechanism of action is not clear enough, and there is much controversy about the reaction mechanism. Therefore, it is still of great significance for further research and discussion of microwave catalytic technology, especially in the fields of energy conversion and nanomaterial production. In general, microwave catalysis is a comprehensive interdisciplinary science that uses the special properties of microwaves to achieve efficient and environmentally friendly catalytic effects and has a wide range of application prospects.
Dr. Weisong Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microwave catalysis
- reforming
- H2 production
- energy conversion
- selective heating
- pyrolysis
- carbon nanomaterials
