EP 2059264 A1 20090520 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DEHYDRATION AND/OR STERILIZATION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DEHYDRATION AND/OR STERILIZATION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR DEHYDRATION UND/ODER STERILISATION VON ORGANISCHEN STOFFEN
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR LA DÉSHYDRATATION ET/OU LA STÉRILISATION DE MATÉRIAUX ORGANIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- CA 2007001489 W 20070829
- CA 2557628 A 20060830
Abstract (en)
[origin: CA2557628A1] An apparatus and method for sterilizing and/or dehydrating organic materials. The apparatus comprises a microwave chamber, at least one microwave generator for irradiating material within the drum, and a vacuum system coupled to the microwave chamber to evacuate the microwave chamber to a desired pressure below atmospheric pressure. In one embodiment the microwave chamber contains a microwave- permeable rotatable drum having an access opening and a helical vane disposed along an inner wall of the drum, the vane being oriented so that when the drum is rotating in a loading direction the material is tossed and driven away from the access opening, and upon a reversal of the rotation of the drum to an unloading direction, the material is driven toward the access opening to be discharged from the drum.
IPC 8 full level
A61L 2/12 (2006.01); A62D 3/178 (2007.01); F26B 3/347 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61L 2/12 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 11/00 (2013.01); F26B 11/026 (2013.01); F26B 11/049 (2013.01); F26B 11/0495 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
CA 2557628 A1 20080229; EP 2059264 A1 20090520; EP 2059264 A4 20091202; WO 2008025134 A1 20080306
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2557628 A 20060830; CA 2007001489 W 20070829; EP 07800515 A 20070829