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Energies 2012, 5, 4209-4232; doi:10.3390/en5104209 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 /journal/energies Review A Review on Waste to Energy Processes Using Microwave Pyrolysis Su Shiung Lam 1,2,* and Howard A. Chase 2 1 Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia 2 Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3RA, UK; E-Mail: hac1000@cam.ac.uk * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: lam@.my; Tel.: +60-9668-3844; Fax: +60-9668-3326. Received: 29 June 2012; in revised form: 6 September 2012 / Accepted: 12 October 2012 / Published: 23 October 2012 Abstract: This paper presents an extensive review of the scientific literature associated with various microwave pyrolysis applications in waste to energy engineering. It was established that microwave-heated pyrolysis processes offer a number of advantages over other processes that use traditional thermal heat sources. In particular, microwave-heated processes show a distinct advantage in providing rapid and energy-efficient heating compared to conventional technologies, and thus facilitating increased production rates. It can also be established that the pyrolysis process offers an exciting way to recover both the energetic and chemical value of the waste materials by generating potentially