Assisted Process MAP Principles and Applications

Environment Canada, Microwave-Assisted Processes Division, Environmental Technology Centre, 

MAP is a Trademark of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of the Environment. 

A portion of this chapter, such as the introduction and the descriptive text related to the physical phenomena surrounding MAP has been adapted from references [1-6]. 

The first apphcations of MAP that were disclosed pubhcly dealt with the extraction of essential oils from plant products [8], although the patented technology apphes to the extraction of a variety of chemical substances from a wide range of matrices such as water, soils, animal and plant tissues, as well as a variety of man-made products [1-6]. The fields of apphcation are also very diversified and include environmental, agricultural, food, biomedical, pharmaceutical, consumer products, and process monitoring and control. 

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J. R. J. Paee, J. M. R. Belangee, Microwave-assisted Process (MAP) Principles and Applications, Techniques and Instrumentation in Analytical Chemistry 1997, 38, 395-420. 

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