CASTELLÓN, 11 Dec. (EUROPA PRESS) – –
Research staff from the ChEMTECh-Chemical Engineering and Materials Technology group of the Jaume I University of Castellón, coordinated by Professor Vicente Sanz, and the Applied Electromagnetism (GEA) group of the Polytechnic University of Valencia have developed an air heating system by microwaves that can reach a temperature greater than 200 degrees Celsius.
The system works by heating an electromagnetic susceptor with excellent thermal properties for heat transfer. Susceptors are materials that absorb microwave radiation and convert it into heat, allowing efficient heating of the air and could be applied in the manufacture of ceramics and glass or the cooking and roasting of agri-food products.
Among its advantages are the high temperature reached, the speed of heating, the best air quality – as there is no contamination during the process with other products -, greater safety as there is no risk derived from combustion and the possibility of using electrical energy. renewable in the microwave generation system, which represents an additional utility compared to other types of systems.
The technology is validated on an experimental scale in the laboratory environment and protected by patent application. It seeks its development and adaptation to specific applications through specific agreements and subsequent licensing agreements with the business sector. In the opinion of Ruth de los Reyes, researcher in the GEA group and the Department of Applied Physics at the UPV, “this patent could represent an alternative to the use of fossil fuels.”
The Universitat Jaume I, through the Office of Cooperation and Technological Development and the Vice-Rector’s Office for Transfer, Innovation and Scientific Dissemination, facilitates the scientific and technological transfer of its research staff with the purpose of advancing its vocation of transmission and dissemination of knowledge. scientific, technical, social and humanistic.