ABSTRACT
A country's ability to grow economically is fueled by its manufacturing sector. Numerous materials are wasted as scrap during the manufacturing process. Conventional waste treatment methods typically result in material waste, high energy consumption, lengthy processing times, and the potential for hazardous gas formation. The processing of materials has been drastically revolutionized by the use of microwave energy in place of traditional methods. Microwave processes are faster than conventional ones in terms of processing time, material waste is eliminated, pollution is decreased, and energy consumption is lower. In addition to these advantages, the product quality is enhanced by the microwave's ability to heat uniformly, which results in a better microstructure, smoother surfaces, and fewer casting flaws. Furthermore, managing workshop wastes and recycling them is an inevitable but possibly hazardous task. In the current project, copper scrap that is gathered from the workshop is microwave-treated at 2.45 GHz using a multimode applicator. The silicon carbide susceptor is used to start the coupling process with copper, and the microwave hybrid heating principle is applied. The samples were examined using an X-ray diffractometer, a macrohardness tester, and a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM).
