Microwave technology is being used for a variety of reasons in many different areas of reseach. Traditionally, microwave energy has been used to rapidly increase temperatures to very high levels, usually at elevated pressures.  However, we are finding that microwave energy has even broader applications when it is used almost surgically to add energy precisely. Coupled with CEM's patented simultaneous cooling technology, microwave energy can be applied without the accompanying temperature increase, so that it can be utilized for temperature sensitive applications with delicate components and still provide different chemical transformations the needed impetus to react faster and more efficiently. Some of the areas in which microwave energy is successfully being used are listed below.  For more information on whether or not microwave energy can benefit your projects, please contact our Chemistry group.

Research Areas:

Organic Chemistry
   Small molecule synthesis
   Peptide synthesis
   Hydrogenation
   Sub ambient reactions

Material Science / Inorganic Chemistry
   Nanostructure synthesis
   Quantum Dot synthesis
   Zeolite synthesis
   Functionalization of nanostructures

Analytical Chemistry
   Extraction
   Digestion

Biochemistry
   Enzymatic digestion
   Protein deglycosolation
   Protein solubilization
   Protein hydrolysis
   Peptide synthesis

Food Science
   Extractions
   Fat analysis
   Protein analysis
   Protein hydrolysis
   Moisture analysis


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