1. Introduction to microwave chemistry / Dariusz Bogdal and Mateusz Galica -- 2. General features of MW interaction with materials / S. Takayama, M. Sato, and J. Fukushima -- 3. Microwave-assisted synthesis and modification of polymers / Martin Fimberger and Frank Wiesbrock -- 4. Microwave processing of ceramics and glasses / D.C. Folz, D.E. Clark, and R.L. Schulz -- 5. Microwave processing of composites, glass-ceramic coatings and metallic alloys : an overview / Sumana Ghosh -- 6. Microwave engineering for synthesizing clays and modifying properties in zeolites / Olga Bergada, Fiseha B. Gebretsadik, M. Dolores Gonzalez, Judith Granados-Reyes, Elena Perez, Tatiana Sanchez, Isabel Vicente, Pilar Salagre, and Yolanda Cesteros -- 7. Microwave engineering of carbon nanotubes / Madhulika Sinha and Yong-Chien Ling -- 8. Microwave synthesis porous zeolitic metal-organic framework materials / Hossein Kazemian and Sohrab Rohani -- 9. Microwave-assisted synthesis of metallic nanoparticles / Stephany Garcia, Graham W. Piburn, and Simon M. Humphrey -- 10. Microwave-assisted synthesis of semiconductor nanomaterials for energy conversion / Xinjuan Liu, Likun Pan, and Chang Q. Sun -- 11. Microwave nanosurface engineering / S. Richard, R. Aufaure, E. Nehlig, L. Motte, and E. Guenin.