Article | REF: F3060 V1

Microwave-assisted extraction

Authors: Jean-Yves ANIZON, Benoît LEMAIRE, Michel SURBLED

Publication date: March 10, 2003

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3. Equipment

The four main components of industrial microwave equipment are [1] :

  • the generator, which converts electrical energy into microwave radiation;

  • the waveguide, which transfers microwave energy from the generator to the application enclosure;

  • elements for adapting microwaves to the load and protecting the magnetron;

  • the application chamber, or applicator, which enables products to be treated by microwaves.

3.1 Generator

The magnetron is the generator element that transforms electrical energy into microwave energy. It consists of a vacuum...

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