A review on combustion synthesis intensification by means of microwave energy

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-18

  Rosa, Roberto ^a   Veronesi, Paolo ^a   Leonelli, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coatings; Combustion synthesis; Joining; Microwaves; Nanomaterials; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; CONVENTIONAL HEATING; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES; MATERIALS MANUFACTURING; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION;

COATINGS; ENERGY TRANSFER; JOINING; MANUFACTURE; MICROWAVE MATERIALS PROCESSING; MICROWAVES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84885953655     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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