abstract |
The present invention relates to a production line for heating, drying, sterilizing, pasteurizing and/or sterilizing substances by means of equipment comprising at least one, preferably a plurality of solid-state radio frequency sources and further heat treatment equipment. The present invention further relates to a method of heating, drying, sterilizing, pasteurizing and/or sterilizing a substance by means of an apparatus, comprising at least the steps of microwave heating by a solid state RF energy source and a further heat treatment step. |