Abstract
The potential of microwave power as a tool to
facilitate chemical reactions has not whetted the
chemist's appetite in the past and the phenomenon and
uses of microwaves have remained in the corner of
spectroscopists and engineers for a long time.
The possibility of microwave initiating chemical
changes has nevertheless excited our imagination for the
past ten years. We will present the original development
of the concept of microwave catalysis/sensitization in
chemistry and the coming of age of the techniques as an
enabling technology in the industrial world. A number
of demonstrated applications ranging from hydrocarbon
oxidations to environmental technology will be
illustrated.
Wan, J. (1992). Microwaves and Chemistry: The Catalysis of an Exciting Marriage. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu). Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /92181.