Determination of the exergy of biomass is the first step to evaluate and study the fuel characteristics, transfer processes and utilization systems of biomass from exergy aspect. This book aims to present up-to-date research on the exergy of biomass. Chapter 1 (Resources and Advantages of Biomass) mainly introduces the definition and classification of biomass as well as the resources and advantages of biomass. Chapter 2 (Equations for Estimating the Exergy of Biomass) mainly presents the various equations proposed or developed to estimate the exergy of biomass and these include the simple,...

Microwave is a electromagnetic wave between infrared radiation and radio waves with a wavelength of 0.001 ~ 1 m and a corresponding frequency of 300 MHz ~ 300 GHz. When a material is in the microwave field, its polar or charged particles align themselves as soon as possible to the microwave electrical field direction, and heat is produced during this process due to friction. As compared with conventional electrical heating, microwave irradiation has the advantages of non-contact heating, faster response, quicker heating, less reaction time, more rapid product formation, lower reaction...