Patent ID: 6017437
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: C25D,C25F

Abstract:
An apparatus for processing a material residing therein comprising:a support for having said material reside thereon;a hollow sleeve for forming a containment chamber to contain a processing fluid for processing said material, said sleeve having a lower end and an upper end;a first electrode coupled to reside within said hollow sleeve;at least one second electrode coupled to said lower end of said sleeve for coupling to said material;said support adapted to engage said sleeve and when engaged to said sleeve causes said material to enclose said lower end of said sleeve by forming an enclosing floor for said containment chamber to retain said processing fluid therein; andsaid at least one second electrode adapted for contact to a surface of said material exposed to said processing fluid when said material is subjected to an electric field generated by a potential difference between said first electrode and at least one second electrode.