Recent Research and Utilization of Microwave Processing in Malaysia
Microwaves cover a region of frequency range from 300MHz to 300GHz in the electromagnetic wave spectrum.Besides the applications of radar,navigation and communication equipment,microwave energy is widely applied at frequencies of 915MHz and 2.45GHz as an alternative method for thermal processing in view of its high energy efficiency.In recent years,universities and research institutes in Malaysia are actively conduct microwave researches in the areas of sintering of bio-ceramic and powder metallurgy,drying of agri-food products,biomass pyrolysis,etc.In commercialization projects,microwave processing of agri-food products are the major development.Agri-food products are basically containing water that becomes excellent dielectric materials to absorb microwaves.Industrial microwave processing of agri-food products offer advantages over conventional heat methods,in term of shortened processing time,energy efficiency,and end-product quality,has been gaining increasing attention.However,microwave processing has led to new challenges on knowledge of know-how that involves different mechanism of energy transfer,optimization of various processing,and scale-up commercialization.Some applications of microwave processing,such as rice disinfestation,herbs drying,etc.are reviewed in this presentation.
microwave sintering drying agri-food products disinfestation
Kenneth TAN
Dawnyx Technology Sdn.Bhd.,Malaysia
国际会议
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2013-04-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）