Patent ID: 8678804

Claim:
An apparatus for a continuous modification of polymers in a flowable state by electron radiation, comprising: a device configured for converting polymers into the flowable state; a gear pump arranged after the device configured for converting the polymers into the flowable state; a radiation guard; a forming device within the radiation guard; at least one irradiation device within the radiation guard that is structured and arranged to provide electron radiation in a region of irradiation, wherein the at least one irradiation device comprises an irradiation chamber having a radiation window structured and arranged inside the radiation guard; a second gear pump arranged immediately after the region of irradiation and within the radiation guard; and supply and discharge lines inside the radiation guard; wherein the supply and discharge lines realize a continuous transport of the polymers in the flowable state at least through the radiation guard, wherein the supply and discharge lines are configured for heating, and wherein, in the case of polymers remaining flowable and modified at least inside the radiation guard, the modification of the polymers in the flowable state takes place within the irradiation chamber.