Difference between revisions of "Microwave treatment"

<onlyinclude>For '''microwave''' (MW) treatment electromagnetic radiation is used to induce thermal and non-thermal effects that drive physical, chemical or biological reactions<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|author=Ethaib, S., Omar, R., Kamal, S. M. M., Biak, D. R. A.|year=2015|title=MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PRETREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSICBIOMASS: A REVIEW|journal=Journal of Engineering Science and Technology|volume=January (2015)|page=97-109}}</ref>. As a rapid and effective heating source with both thermal and non-thermal effects, MW can directly interact with the material, thereby accelerating chemical, physical, and biologic reactions.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Jian Xu|year=2014|section_title=Microwave Pretreatment|editor=Ashok Pandey, Sangeeta Negi, Parmeswaran Binod, Christian Larroche|book_title=Pretreatment of Biomass: Processes and Technologies|publisher=Elsevier|place=Amsterdam}}</ref> Microwave treatment causes a rise in the temperature within a penetrated medium as a result of rapid changes of the electromagnetic field at high frequency.<ref>{{Cite book|author=Anthony R. Bird, Amparo Lopez-Rubio, Ashok K. Shrestha, Michael J. Gidley|year=2009|section_title=Resistant Starch in Vitro and in Vivo: Factors Determining Yield, Structure, and Physiological Relevance|editor=Stefan Kasapis, Ian T. Norton, Johan B. Ubbink|book_title=Modern Biopolymer Science|publisher=Elsevier|place=Amsterdam|ISBN=978-0-12-374195-0}}</ref> The technology is usually applied in food drying or to break down the structure of lignocellulosic biowaste leading to the release of different substances, such as fermentable sugars. </onlyinclude>