MICROWAVE ASSISTED PROCESSES AND EQUIPMENT THEREFORE

In the present invention there is provided a system for effecting microwave assisted processes, the improvement comprising the combination of a source for generating microwave radiation, a cavity for receiving microwave radiation for receiving a sample to be treated with microwave energy and a coaxial cable for feeding microwave radiation from said source to a cavity containing said sample, the source of microwave radiation is a solid state generator, and a method of treating a sample with microwave radiation comprising the steps of providing a sample to be treated, providing a source of microwave radiation, providing a cavity for receiving said sample, connecting the source of microwave radiation to the cavity via a coaxial cable, and generating microwave radiation with the source and transmitting said radiation via the coaxial cable to the sample.