Method of microwave processing ceramics and microwave hybrid heating system for same

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APP PUB NO 20070023971A1
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10570940

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A method for sintering ceramic materials using a microwave hybrid heating system includes the steps of providing a ceramic member to be sintered, providing a microwave furnace, providing a thermal containment box comprising a material that is virtually transparent to microwave energy, providing at least one susceptor comprising a material that directly couples to microwave energy at room temperature substantially immediately within the thermal containment box, positioning the ceramic member within the thermal containment chamber proximate the susceptor, and irradiating the thermal containment box with microwave energy. The susceptor couples to the microwave energy and generates heat within the thermal containment box and the temperature of the ceramic member increases to the microwave coupling-trigger temperature, at which time the ceramic member couples directly to the microwave energy and is directly sintered by the microwave energy in cooperation with radiant energy from the one susceptor.

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ALFRED UNIVERSITY1 SAXON DRIVE ALFRED NY 14802

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Delregno, Gary E Alfred, NY 1 50
Mohan, VC Ram Bethesda, MD 1 50
Saha, Subrata Alfred, NY 62 641

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