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ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2025

Microwaves in clean energy technologies.

Samuel Hefford, Michael Barter, M Usman Azam, Bhupinder Singh, Georgios Dimitrakis, Xiangyu Jie, Peter Edwards, Daniel R Slocombe

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Review in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Samuel HeffordCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Michael BarterCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
M Usman AzamCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Bhupinder SinghUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Georgios DimitrakisUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Xiangyu JieQueen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Peter EdwardsUniversity of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1379-9400
Daniel R SlocombeCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3590-6075

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilLeverhulme Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Energy in the microwave spectrum is increasingly applied in clean energy technologies. This review discusses recent innovations using microwave fields in hydrogen production and synthesis of new battery materials, highlighting the unique properties of microwave heating. Key innovations include microwave-assisted hydrogen generation from water, hydrocarbons and ammonia and the synthesis of high-performance anode and cathode materials. Microwave-assisted catalytic water splitting using Gd-doped ceria achieves efficient hydrogen production below 250°C. For hydrocarbons, advanced microwave-active catalysts Fe-Ni alloys and ruthenium nanoparticles enable high conversion rates and hydrogen yields. In ammonia synthesis, microwaves reduce the energy demands of the Haber-Bosch process and enhance hydrogen production efficiency using catalysts such as ruthenium and Co

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ammoniabatteriesgreen energyhydrogenmicrowavesplastics

Identifiers

PMID40400321
PMCPMC12096106

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