Autore	Brodie Graham
Pubbl/distr/stampa	De Gruyter, 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (355 pages)
Disciplina	338.16
Soggetto topico	Agricultural innovations Microwaves - Industrial applications
Soggetto non controllato	Radiofrequency, microwave, agriculture, heating, processing, innovation, sensing, radiofrequency identification, and communication
ISBN	3-11-045547-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Section 1: General Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Some Brief Examples of Technical Innovation in Agricultural Industries -- 3 A Brief Overview of Radio Frequency and Microwave Applications in Agriculture -- 4 Microwaves and their Interactions with Materials -- Section 2: Non-destructive Characterisation using Electromagnetic Waves -- 5 Section Introduction -- 6 Techniques for Measuring Dielectric Properties -- 7 Dielectric Properties of Organic Materials -- 8 Insect and Decay Detection -- 9 Moisture Monitoring -- 10 Radar Imaging -- 11 Electromagnetic Survey Techniques -- Section 3: Dielectric Heating -- 12 Section Introduction -- 13 Dielectric Heating -- 14 Simultaneous Heat and Moisture Movement -- 15 Microwave Drying -- 16 Radio Frequency and Microwave Processing of Food -- 17 Microwave Applicators -- 18 Quarantine and Biosecurity -- 19 Weed Management -- 20 Treatment of Animal Fodder -- 21 Wood Modification -- 22 Microwave Assisted Extraction -- 23 Thermal Processing of Biomass -- Section 4: Automatic Data Acquisition and Wireless Sensor Networks -- 24 Section Introduction -- 25 Data Acquisition -- 26 Radio Frequency and Microwave Communication Systems -- 27 Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Networks -- 28 RFID Systems -- 29 Conclusions
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910137391403321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (164 p.)
Disciplina	620.1/1228
Collana	Publication NMAB
Soggetto topico	Microwaves Materials - Effect of radiation on Microwaves - Industrial applications
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-19578-9 9786610195787 0-309-58630-5 0-585-16857-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455885903321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (164 p.)
Disciplina	620.1/1228
Collana	Publication NMAB
Soggetto topico	Microwaves Materials - Effect of radiation on Microwaves - Industrial applications
ISBN	9786610195787 9781280195785 1280195789 9780309586306 0309586305 9780585168579 0585168571
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	MICROWAVE PROCESSING OF MATERIALS -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- PREFACE -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- PERSPECTIVE -- MATERIALS INTERACTION -- OTHER CONSIDERATIONS -- 2 Microwave Fundamentals -- MICROWAVE GENERATORS -- CANDIDATE GENERATORS -- Magnetron -- Power Grid Tubes -- Specialty Tubes (Klystron, Gyrotron) -- WAVE PROPAGATION -- Wave Equations and Wave Solutions -- Standing Waves -- Reflection and Transmission Coefficients -- WAVEGUIDE MODES -- Wavelength and the Wave Impedance -- Field Distributions -- INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MICROWAVES AND MATERIALS -- Conductive Losses -- Atomic and Ionic Polarizations -- Dielectric Materials and Electric Polarizability -- Depolarization Factors -- Thermal Runaway -- 3 Microwave System Integration -- MICROWAVE APPLICATORS -- Multimode Applicators -- Heating Uniformity -- Required Microwave Power -- Applicator Size -- Leakage Suppression -- Required Performance Characteristics -- Single-Mode Applicators -- Periodic Structures -- MICROWAVE SAFETY STANDARDS -- TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS -- Temperature Measurement in a Microwave Environment -- EMI Problems -- Errors in Optical Temperature Procedures -- Summary -- COMPUTER MODELING AND COMPUTER SIMULATION -- Dielectric Properties Measurements -- Transmission-Line Methods -- Cavity Perturbation Method -- Free-Space Method -- 4 APPLICATION CRITERIA -- UNIQUE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS -- Penetrating Radiation -- Field Distribution -- Rapid Heating -- Selective Heating -- Self-Limiting -- ECONOMICS OF MICROWAVE PROCESSING -- Cost of Capital Equipment -- Operating Costs -- Energy Efficiency -- Savings from Processing Changes -- Summary -- 5 MICROWAVE APPLICATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- CERAMICS/CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES -- Sintering -- Oxides -- Nonoxides. Issues in Microwave Sintering -- Microwave Enhancement Effects -- Hybrid Heating -- Insulation -- Thermal Runaway -- Property Enhancement -- Powder Processing -- Powder Synthesis -- Sol-Gel Decomposition/Drying -- Solution Evaporation/Decomposition -- Gas-Phase Reactions -- Gas-Solid Reactions -- Solid-State Reactions -- Ceramic Precursor Pyrolysis -- Hydrothermal Reactions -- Powder Treatment -- Drying -- Calcining -- Enhancing Microwave Absorption -- Powder Consolidation/Shaping -- Reaction Sintering -- Melting -- Ignition -- Potential Advantageous Applications of Microwave Heating to Ceramics -- POLYMERS AND POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES -- Polymer Processing -- Mechanism of Microwave Coupling in Polymers -- Polymers for Microwave Applications -- Enhanced Reaction Kinetics -- Polymer-Matrix Composites -- Potential Applications of Microwaves to Polymers and Composites -- MICROWAVE PLASMA PROCESSING OF MATERIALS -- Deposition -- Surface Treatment -- MINERALS PROCESSING -- MICROWAVE CHEMISTRY -- WASTE PROCESSING AND RECYCLING -- Process Waste Treatment -- Stored Waste Treatment -- Waste-Site Cleanup -- SUMMARY -- 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT -- Recommendations: -- PROCESS MODELING AND SIMULATION -- Recommendations: -- SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION -- Recommendations: -- NONTHERMAL MICROWAVE EFFECTS -- Recommendations: -- References -- APPENDIX: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910960083803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (350 p.)
Disciplina	620.115
Altri autori (Persone)	HorikoshiSatoshi SerponeNick
Soggetto topico	Nanoparticles Microwaves - Industrial applications
ISBN	3-527-64814-3 3-527-64812-7 3-527-64815-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Introduction to Nanoparticles; 1.1 General Introduction to Nanoparticles; 1.2 Methods of Nanoparticle Synthesis; 1.3 Surface Plasmon Resonance and Coloring; 1.4 Control of Size, Shape, and Structure; 1.4.1 Size Control of Nanoparticles; 1.4.2 Shape Control of Nanoparticles; 1.4.3 Structure Control of Nanoparticles; 1.5 Reducing Agent in Nanoparticle Synthesis; 1.6 Applications of Metallic Nanoparticles; 1.6.1 Application of Nanoparticles in Paints; 1.6.2 Application in Chemical Catalysis 1.6.3 Application of Nanoparticles in Micro-wiring1.6.4 Application of Nanoparticles in Medical Treatments; References; 2: General Features of Microwave Chemistry; 2.1 Microwave Heating; 2.2 Some Applications of Microwave Heating; 2.3 Microwave Chemistry; 2.3.1 Microwaves in Organic Syntheses; 2.3.2 Microwaves in Polymer Syntheses; 2.3.3 Microwaves in Inorganic Syntheses; 2.3.4 Microwave Extraction; 2.3.5 Microwave Discharge Electrodeless Lamps; 2.4 Microwave Chemical Reaction Equipment; References; 3: Considerations of Microwave Heating; 3.1 General Considerations of Microwave Heating 3.1.1 Electromagnetic Waves and a Dielectric Material3.1.2 Heating a Substance by the Microwaves' Alternating Electric Field; 3.1.3 Heating a Dielectric by the Microwaves' Alternating Magnetic Field; 3.1.4 Penetration Depth of Microwaves in a Dielectric Material; 3.1.5 Frequency Effects in Chemical Reactions; 3.2 Peculiar Microwave Heating; 3.2.1 Special Temperature Distribution; 3.2.2 Superheating; 3.2.3 Selective Heating in Chemical Reactions; 3.3 Relevant Points of Effective Microwave Heating; References; 4: Combined Energy Sources in the Synthesis of Nanomaterials; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Simultaneous Ultrasound/Microwave Treatments4.3 Sequential Ultrasound and Microwaves; 4.3.1 Sequential Steps of the Same Reaction; 4.3.2 Sequential Reactions; 4.4 Conclusions; References; 5: Nanoparticle Synthesis through Microwave Heating; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Microwave Frequency Effects; 5.2.1 Synthesis of Ag Nanoparticles through the Efficient Use of 5.8-GHz Microwaves; 5.2.2 Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis through the Use of 915-MHz Microwaves; 5.3 Nanoparticle Synthesis under a Microwave Magnetic Field; 5.4 Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles by a Greener Microwave Hydrothermal Method 5.5 Nanoparticle Synthesis with Microwaves under Cooling Conditions5.6 Positive Aspects of Microwaves' Thermal Distribution in Nanoparticle Synthesis; 5.7 Microwave-Assisted Nanoparticle Synthesis in Continuous Flow Apparatuses; 5.7.1 Microwave Desktop System of Nanoparticle Synthesis in a Continuous Flow Reactor; 5.7.2 Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles with a Hybrid Microreactor/Microwave System; 5.7.3 Other Examples of Continuous Microwave Nanoparticle Synthesis Equipment; 5.7.4 Microwave Calcination Equipment for the Fabrication of Nanometallic Inks 5.7.5 Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticle Using Microwave Liquid Plasma
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910141570603321

Autore	Tripon-Canseliet Charlotte
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (136 p.)
Disciplina	621.3813
Collana	FOCUS : Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Series FOCUS Series
Soggetto topico	Microwave devices Microwaves - Industrial applications Nanostructured materials
ISBN	1-118-92540-8 1-118-92538-6 1-118-92539-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title Page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Nanotechnology-based Materials and Their Interaction with Light; 1.1. Review of main trends in 3D to 0D materials; 1.1.1. Main trends in 3D materials for radio frequency (RF) electronicsand photonics; 1.1.2. Main trends in 2D materials for RF electronics and photonics; 1.1.3. Review of other two-dimensional structures for RF electronic applications; 1.1.4. Main trends in 1D materials for RF electronics and photonics; 1.1.5. Other 1D materials for RF applications; 1.1.6. Some attempts on 0D materials; 1.2. Light/matter interactions 1.2.1. Fundamental electromagnetic properties of 3D bulk materials1.2.2. Linear optical transitions; 1.3. Focus on two light/matter interactions at the material level; 1.3.1. Photoconductivity in semiconductor material; 1.3.2. Example of light absorption in metals: plasmonics; Chapter 2. Electromagnetic Material Characterization at Nanoscale; 2.1. State of the art of macroscopic material characterization techniques in the microwave domain with dedicated equipment; 2.1.1. Static resistivity; 2.1.2. Carrier and doping density; 2.1.3. Contact resistance and Schottky barriers 2.1.4. Transient methods for the determination of carrier dynamics2.1.5. Frequency methods for complex permittivity determination infrequency; 2.2. Evolution of techniques for nanomaterial characterization; 2.2.1. The CNT transistor; 2.2.2. Optimizing DC measurements; 2.2.3. Pulsed I-V measurements; 2.2.4. Capacitance-voltage measurements; 2.3. Micro- to nano experimental techniques for the characterization of 2D, 1D and 0D materials; Chapter 3. Nanotechnology-based Components and Devices; 3.1. Photoconductive switches for microwave applications; 3.1.1. Major stakes; 3.1.2. Basic principles 3.1.3. State of the art of photoconductive switching3.1.4. Photoconductive switching at nanoscale - examples; 3.2. 2D materials for microwave applications; 3.2.1. Graphene for RF applications; 3.2.2. Optoelectronic functions; 3.2.3. Other potential applications of graphene; 3.3. 1D materials for RF electronics and photonics; 3.3.1. Carbon nanotubes in microwave and RF circuits; 3.3.2. CNT microwave transistors; 3.3.3. RF absorbing and shielding materials based on CNT composites; 3.3.4. Interconnects; Chapter 4. Nanotechnology-based Subsystems; 4.1. Sampling and analog-to-digital converter 4.1.1. Basic principles of sampling and subsampling4.1.2. Optical sampling of microwave signals; 4.2. Photomixing principle; 4.3. Nanoantennas for microwave to THz applications; 4.3.1. Optical control of antennas in the microwave domain; 4.3.2. THz photoconducting antennas; 4.3.3. 2D material-based THz antennas; 4.3.4. 1D material-based antennas; 4.3.5. Challenges for future applications; Conclusions and Perspectives; C.1. Conclusions; C.2. Perspectives: beyond graphene structures for advanced microwave functions; C.2.1. van der Waals heterostructures C.2.2. Beyond graphene: heterogeneous integration of graphene with other 2D semiconductor materials
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910132235103321