A comprehensive review of microwave application on the oil shale: Prospects for shale oil production

J Taheri-Shakib, A Kantzas - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This study reviews the mechanism of microwave irradiation and the affecting parameters,
including heating rate, particle size, catalysts, and supercritical fluids on the microwave …

Microwave-assisted catalytic methane reforming: A review

HM Nguyen, J Sunarso, C Li, GH Pham, C Phan… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW) application into catalyzed methane reforming system has rapidly gained
attention over the past two decades given the significantly enhanced conversion and yield …

Chemical, dielectric and structural characterization of optimized hydrochar produced from hydrothermal carbonization of palm shell

S Nizamuddin, NM Mubarak, M Tiripathi… - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper primarily investigates the possible optimum conditions for maximum yield
production of hydrochar through hydrothermal carbonization of palm shell. The hydrochar …

Three-dimensional numerical simulation on the thermal response of oil shale subjected to microwave heating

J Zhu, L Yi, Z Yang, M Duan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave heating technology has received significant attention as an alternative to
conventional heating methods for oil shale upgrading. To investigate the thermal response …

Numerical simulation on the in situ upgrading of oil shale reservoir under microwave heating

J Zhu, L Yi, Z Yang, X Li - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Microwave heating shows great potential in pyrolyzing oil shale with fast heating rate in
many laboratory experiments. There are few studies based on numerical simulations to …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory study on the mechanical behaviors of an anisotropic shale rock

Q Gao, J Tao, J Hu, XB Yu - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Shale gas is becoming an important energy source worldwide. The geomechanical
properties of shale rocks can have a major impact on the efficiency of shale gas exploration …

Utilization of blast furnace sludge for the removal of zinc from steelmaking dusts using microwave heating

M Omran, T Fabritius - Separation and Purification Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Utilization of dusts generated by steelmaking industries prevents the disposal of wastes and
enhances the use of secondary raw material. This work aimed to study the simultaneous …

Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust with PVC: dielectric characterization and pyrolysis-leaching

M Al-Harahsheh, S Kingman, L Al-Makhadmah… - Journal of hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Microwave treatment of electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) with poly (vinyl chloride)(PVC) was
studied in this work. A comprehensive characterization of the dust as well as assessing the …

Microwave dielectric characterization and loss mechanism of biowaste during pyrolysis

X Fan, B Li, W Zi, M Kang, H Wu, J Bian… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of microwave heating of biomass depends on the changes in dielectric
properties. This study systematically investigated the microwave dielectric properties and …

Drying characteristics of oil shale under microwave heating based on a fully coupled three-dimensional electromagnetic-thermal-multiphase transport model

J Zhu, X Li, Z Yang, J Zhou, H Wang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave heating (MWH) is a promising drying method for increasing the utilization
efficiency of oil shale, but its drying mechanism is not understood completely. In this study, a …