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High Temperature Processing Research Group (HiTemp) under Department of Chemical Engineering, UTM has been conducting research and development (R&D) on both microwave application and combustion technology for the last 10 years.
R&D on industrial microwave application was initiated since year 2000. Currently, there are two microwave heating prototypes developed by HiTemp:
- 10 kW continuous microwave system; and
- 12 kW vacuum microwave system.
The microwave prototypes are used for various applications, such as drying of local agricultural produces (i.e. jackfruit, roselle, guava), drying of sludge and sterilization of oil palm and mushroom growing media. HiTemp also involves in the development of various dimensions of fluidised bed systems utilizing biomass waste (e.g. rice husk, palm shell) and municipal solid waste as fuel. The usage of such waste materials as fuel offers a more realistic approach in dealing with the tremendous increase in solid waste.
Facilities
- Pilot-scale Fluidized Bed Pilot Plant
- Pilot-scale 10 kW Continuous
Microwave System - Pilot-scale 12 kW Vacuum
Microwave System - Lab-scale Microwave System
