process and apparatus, particularly designed for cotton bales pressed to a treatment of sterilization, to eliminate fungi and microorganisms.present in the same cotton

摘要

The method comprises the step of continuously processing the cotton bales (7) by microwaves of set frequency and power. The apparatus (1) substantially comprises a microwave processing tunnel (3) supplied with cotton bales by a conveyor belt (2) and including microwave generating units (9) for processing the bales,a processed bale removing conveyor belt (4) being moreover provided for removing from the tunnel the processed cotton bales.