Vulcanisation and Polymerisation

MET Advanced Technology Microwave Ovens: Vulcanisation and Polymerisation

What is it?

Rubber vulcanization is a natural application for microwave heating. Since rubber is a poor conductor of heat, any method that heats rubber based on conductivity is inefficient. Microwave bulk heating penetrates the rubber uniformly and heats the material simultaneously from core to surface.

How is it done?

Microwave volume heating penetrates the rubber homogeneously and simultaneously heats the material from core to surface.

What Does It Provide?

Microwave volumetric heating allows the product it comes into contact with to be heated homogeneously within a few seconds until it reaches the required temperature.

Applications of Microwave Technology in Waste Water Treatment

Sludge Treatment in Microwave

Oxidation Process

Sewage sludge has a large amount of recycling carbon and nutrients. The only thing that needs to be managed is to develop a sustainable management strategy that can effectively recover these nutrients and carbon sources and at the same time produce a useful product. This problem has been solved at the University of British Columbia. They developed an application of a microwave-enhanced advanced oxidation process (MW/H2O2-AOP) for nutrient release and solids degradation from solid waste sludge. The large volume of sludge as an end product is one of the biggest problems in the wastewater treatment industry. The treatment and disposal of waste sludge from wastewater treatment plants can account for 50-60% of the total cost of wastewater treatment. However, the processes are that the residual sludge is digested, incinerated, deposited in landfills, or used as fertilizer by farmland application. To effectively handle and process this residue, work is needed; therefore, an advanced oxidation process (MW/H2O2-AOP) for sludge treatment has been developed at the University of British Columbia. Most of the sludge-suspended solids were disintegrated at temperatures of 80 °C and above. Significant amounts of nutrients and metals were also released into the solution.ı.

Advantages

Industrial microwave vulcanisation and polymerisation processes offer many advantages over conventional methods. Some of the advantages are:

• Faster Process: Microwave energy makes the polymerization or vulcanization process faster. This reduces processing time and increases the production efficiency.
• More Homogenous Product: Microwave energy makes the polymerization or vulcanization process more homogeneous. This allows a better quality product to be obtained.
• Less Energy Consumption: The microwave polymerization or vulcanization process consumes less energy than conventional methods. This reduces processing costs and saves energy.
• Lower Solvent Usage: The microwave polymerization or vulcanization process uses less solvent than conventional methods. This reduces environmental impact and lowers costs.
• Higher Production Efficiency: The microwave polymerization or vulcanization process provides a higher production efficiency. This allows more products to be obtained in the production process.
• Fewer By-Products: The microwave polymerization or vulcanization process results in fewer by-products than conventional methods. This improves product quality and reduces processing costs.

These advantages have led to industrial microwave polymerization and vulcanization processes becoming popular methods.