| abstract |
The present invention relates to an apparatus for continuously carrying out a chemical reaction. The apparatus includes a microwave generator, a microwave applicator containing a microwave-permeable tube, and an isothermal reaction section, which is arranged to guide the material to be reacted through a microwave applicator used as a heating zone, wherein in the microwave applicator, The reaction mixture is heated to the reaction temperature by microwaves guided from the microwave generator into the microwave applicator. The material to be reacted is heated and optionally under pressure, the reaction mixture is transferred from the microwave applicator to the isothermal reaction zone when it leaves the heating zone, which is arranged downstream of the heating zone and cooled when leaving the isothermal reaction zone. |