ABSTRACT
In a Radiation (induced) synthesis (Radi-Synth) process products are favored against others by the use of the radiation. In conventional chemical synthesis or chemosynthesis, the transformation of the reactive into the products can be facilitated by the use of the catalysts. In the presence of a catalyst, less free energy is required to reach the transition state, but the total free energy from reactants to products does not change. Radiation interacts with the matter at different levels when is charged or not and when contain massive particles or not. Different types of radiation serve the purpose of the Radi-Synth. The advantage of microwave technology in terms of heating can be applied to high-throughput techniques, such as solid-phase synthesis and polymer-assisted solution-phase synthesis. This chapter tabulates results of Radi-synth using microwaves for different classes of nano-sized structures. Radiolysis is the dissociation of molecules by nuclear radiation. It is the cleavage of several chemical bonds resulting from exposure to high-energy flux.
