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Moisture measurements in granulate materials with DKV

The determination of the moisture content is of economic importance in the manufacturing and processing of materials. This understanding can be essential for evaluating the value of raw materials, implementing control measures, and ensuring final product quality. 

Moisture determination has been traditionally measured by analyzing the weight loss of a sample during the drying process, which is very time consuming and labor-intensive method.  

Electromagnetic techniques have proven a valuable tool for moisture determination. The principle of microwave moisture content measuring method is based on the fact that permittivity of water is much higher than that of most dry substances.   …

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General assembly of DESTINY project

On March 22nd, the DESTINY partners gathered in Spain for the 8th General Assembly of the project, held with the aim of discussing the final achievements towards the realization of a functional, green and energy saving, scalable and replicable solution, employing microwave energy for continuous material processing in energy intensive industries.

 

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MERIT Scientific Workshop on Microwave-Driven Energy Materials

About the Workshop

The MERIT Scientific Workshop will bring together researchers from the MERIT project and invited research groups to discuss recent advances in microwave-driven redox materials and processes for sustainable energy applications. The event aims to present selected scientific results and experimental progress from the MERIT project, while encouraging scientific exchange with the broader research community.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of fundamental microwave–matter interactions, advanced material design strategies, and reactor concepts enabling low-temperature hydrogen production, oxygen separation, and related redox technologies.

This two-day event, including a dedicated scientific writing course on the second day, will be of particular interest to researchers, early-career scientists, and members of the scientific community working.

 
 

 

Day 1. 25th-November

  • 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome & Opening Remarks
  • 10:30 – 11:30 Microwave–Matter Interaction: A New Paradigm for Redox Chemistry at Low Temperature.
  • 11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
  • 12:00 – 13:00 Understanding Microwave-Induced Reduction: Engineering Solid-State Ionic Materials for Efficient Microwave-Driven Water Splitting.
  • 13:00 – 14:00 Advanced Microwave Reactors for Fundamental Microwave–Matter Interaction Studies
  • 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
  • 15:00 – 16:00 Microwave Reactors for Redox Processes: Design, Diagnostics and Scale-Up.
  • 16:00 – 17:00 Beyond Hydrogen: Future Perspectives and Applications of Microwave-Driven Redox Processes

Day 2. 26th-November

  • 09:30 – 10:00 Introduction to the Course
  • 10:00 – 11:30 Training Course: Scientific Writing and Publishing. Part 1.
  • 11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
  • 12:00 – 14:00 Training Course: Scientific Writing and Publishing. Part 2.
  • 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
  • 15:00 – 16:00 Round Table: Challenges and Opportunities for Microwave-Driven Technologies in Energy Systems
  • 16:00 – 17:00 Closing Session

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Dielectric properties measurements under microwave heating (IEEE MTT, 2015)

Explore the remarkable advancement in permittivity characterization of materials featured in our paper, “Dynamic measurement of dielectric properties of materials at high temperature during microwave heating in a dual mode cylindrical cavity,” published in July 2015 in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

This paper presents a new system developed at the ITACA-DIMAS laboratory. It consists of a new microwave cavity and heating system for microwave processing and in situ dynamic measurements of the complex permittivity of dielectric materials at high temperatures (around 1000 ºC).

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Hydrogen production via microwave-induced water splitting (Nature Energy, 2020)

Explore a revolutionary method to produce Hydrogen in our paper, “Hydrogen production via microwave-induced water splitting at low temperature,” published in November 2020 in Nature Energy.

Supplying global energy demand with CO2-free technologies is becoming feasible thanks to the rising affordability of renewable resources. Hydrogen is a promising vector in the decarbonization of energy systems, but more efficient and scalable synthesis is required to enable its widespread deployment.

In this research paper we report contactless H2 production via water electrolysis mediated by the microwave-triggered redox activation of solid-state ionic materials at low temperatures (<250 °C). Water was reduced via reaction with non-equilibrium gadolinium-doped CeO2 that was previously in situ electrochemically deoxygenated by the sole application of microwaves. The microwave-driven reduction was identified by an instantaneous electrical conductivity rise and O2 release. This process was cyclable, whereas H2 yield and energy efficiency were material- and power-dependent. …

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