Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; Plaza González, Pedro José; Canós Marín, Antoni Josep; García-Baños, Beatriz; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020-06)
[EN] This paper reports the development of a stand-alone and portable instrument designed to measure the complex permittivity of dielectric materials at microwave frequencies. The equipment consists of an in-house single-port ...
Plaza González, Pedro José(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-03-07)
[EN] Material heat processing systems using microwave energy have been used for more than 60 years. Design and implementation techniques have greatly evolved during this time, but a precise control in material temperature ...
Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Plaza González, Pedro José; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.(MDPI AG, 2021-08)
[EN] This paper describes the use of microwave technology to identify anti-counterfeiting markers on banknotes. The proposed method is based on a robust near-field scanning microwave microscope specially developed to measure ...
Guardeño Expósito, Luis Miguel; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Plaza González, Pedro José; Sanz, T.; Salvador, A.; Fiszman, S.; Hernando Hernando, Mª Isabel(Elsevier, 2010-05)
The dielectric properties of salted systems based on different hydrocolloids (native or modified starches, or on iota, lambda, or kappa carrageenan) as models for microwaveable white sauces were studied. Microstructural ...
Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Canós Marín, Antoni Josep; Plaza González, Pedro José; Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; García Baños, Beatriz; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015-09)
A microwave cavity and heating system for microwave processing and in situ dynamic measurements of the complex permittivity of dielectric materials at high temperatures (~1000ºC) has been developed. The method is based on ...
Pérez-Campos, Rafael; Fayos-Fernández, José; Monzó-Cabrera, Juan; Martín Salamanca, Fernando; López Valentín, Juan; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Plaza González, Pedro José; Sánchez-Marín, Juan Rafael(MDPI AG, 2022-09)
[EN] Many efforts are being made to find innovative ways of recycling rubber from end-of-life tires (ELTs), also called ground tire Rubber (GTR). Recycling through devulcanization allows the reintroduction of rubber back ...
García-Baños, Beatriz; Plaza González, Pedro José; Sánchez-Marín, Juan Rafael; Steger, Sebastian; Feigl, Alexander; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.; Catalá Civera, José Manuel(Elsevier, 2022-01-25)
[EN] A new approach based on dielectric slabs with adjustable position is proposed as near-field focusing lenses inside a single-mode microwave applicator to provide specific temperature distributions within a material ...
Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; López Buendía, Ángel M.; Plaza González, Pedro José; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.(MDPI AG, 2022-02)
[EN] The identification of the minerals composing rocks and their dielectric characterization is essential for the utilization of microwave energy in the rock industry. This paper describes the use of a near-field scanning ...
Serra Alfaro, José Manuel; Borras-Morell, J. F.; García-Baños, Beatriz; Balaguer Ramirez, Maria; Plaza González, Pedro José; Santos-Blasco, J.; Catalán-Martínez, David; Navarrete Algaba, Laura; Catalá Civera, José Manuel(Nature Publishing Group, 2020-11)
[EN] Hydrogen is a promising vector in the decarbonization of energy systems, but more efficient and scalable synthesis is required to enable its widespread deployment. Towards that aim, Serra et al. present a microwave-based ...
Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.; Plaza González, Pedro José(Elsevier, 2022-03)
[EN] Accurate determination of permittivity is a crucial factor for successfully developing new food processing technologies at radio frequencies. An improved measurement test fixture based on an open-ended coaxial probe ...
García Baños, Beatriz; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Peñaranda Foix, Felipe Laureano; Plaza González, Pedro José; Llorens Vallés, Gabriel(MDPI AG, 2016)
[EN] Microwave-assisted processes have recognized advantages over more conventional heating
techniques. However, the effects on the materials¿ microstructure are still a matter of study, due to
the complexity of the ...
Chen, Weiqi; Malhotra, Abhinav; Yu, Kewei; Zheng, Weiqing; Plaza González, Pedro José; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Santamaría, Jesús; Vlachos, Dionisios G.(Elsevier, 2021-09-15)
[EN] Microwave-assisted catalysis is an emerging route for reactor modularization and decarbonization of chemical manufacturing with energy-intensive reactions. While laboratory-scale microwave-assisted heterogeneous ...
Sánchez-Marín, Juan Rafael; Gutiérrez Cano, José Daniel; Plaza González, Pedro José; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.; Catalá Civera, José Manuel(Elsevier, 2022-11)
[EN] A fast method for microwave processing and measurement of dielectric and thermal properties of materials as a function of temperature has been developed (MW-DETA). Unlike previous approaches, the method provides totally ...
López-García, Andrés; Domínguez-Saldaña, Aitor; Carrillo-Del Teso, Alfonso Juan; Navarrete Algaba, Laura; Valls-Esteve, María Inmaculada; García-Baños, Beatriz; Plaza González, Pedro José; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Serra Alfaro, José Manuel(American Chemical Society, 2023-11-17)
[EN] Exsolution has emerged as a promising method for generating metallic nanoparticles, whose robustness and stability outperform those of more conventional deposition methods, such as impregnation. In general, exsolution ...
Serra Alfaro, José Manuel; Balaguer Ramirez, Maria; Santos-Blasco, J.; Borrás-Morell, J. F.; García-Baños, Beatriz; Plaza González, Pedro José; Catalán-Martínez, David; Penaranda-Foix, Felipe L.; Domínguez-Saldaña, Aitor; Navarrete Algaba, Laura; Catalá Civera, José Manuel(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-11-27)
[EN] The industrial adoption of low-carbon technologies and renewable electricity requires novel tools for electrifying unitary steps and efficient energy storage, such as the catalytic synthesis of valuable chemical ...
Carrillo, Adela I.; Bachl, Jürgen; Mayr, Judith; Plaza González, Pedro José; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Díaz Díaz, David(The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)
[EN] An open coaxial re-entrant microwave sensor has been used for the non-invasive and continuous monitoring of the sol-gel transition of physical gels characterized by different gelation mechanisms, solvents, compositions, ...
Alcarria Víllora, Tomás(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-02-20)
[ES] El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en el desarrollo de un equipo de evaporación por atomización mediante el aporte en continuo de energía por microondas. El calentamiento conseguiría elevar la presión y temperatura ...
Malhotra, Abhinav; Chen, Weiqi; Goyal, Himanshu; Plaza González, Pedro José; Julian, Ignacio; Catalá Civera, José Manuel; Vlachos, Dionisios G.(American Chemical Society, 2021-05-12)
[EN] Selective heating of different phases of multiphase systems via microwaves can result in energy savings and suppression of side reactions. However, materials properties and operating conditions that maximize temperature ...