Perspectives of microwaves-enhanced heterogeneous catalytic gas-phase processes in flow systems
Andrzej Stankiewicz (TU Delft - Intensified Reaction and Separation Systems)
Farnaz Eghbal Sarabi (TU Delft - Intensified Reaction and Separation Systems)
Abdul Baubaid (Student TU Delft)
Peng Yan (Tianjin University, TU Delft - Intensified Reaction and Separation Systems)
Hakan Nigar (TU Delft - Intensified Reaction and Separation Systems)
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Abstract
The paper discusses the currents status and future perspectives of the utilization of microwaves, as a selective and locally controlled heating method, in heterogeneous catalytic flow reactors. Various factors related to the microwave-catalyst interaction and the design of microwave-assisted catalytic reactor systems are analyzed. The analysis clearly shows the superiority of the traveling-wave systems over the mono-mode and multi-mode cavity-based systems when it comes to the design and application of microwave flow reactors at relevant production scales.