APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAPIDLY REMOVING ORGANIC MATERIALS FROM FILMS BY HEATING IN AN ELECTRIC FIELD

摘要

An apparatus and process for rapidly removing organic components from films. The apparatus comprises a heating chamber (13) having one or more heating elements (68). A pair of spaced-apart electrodes (76, 11) are provided for establishing an electric field in the heating chamber. The process comprises heating the film in the presence of the electric field to a temperature sufficient to cause the removal of organic components from the film.