Patent ID: 8861945

Claim:
An apparatus for heating a product, comprising: at least one heating module having a treatment channel through which the product may flow; a first inlet-side electrode provided proximate a first end of the treatment channel and a second outlet-side electrode provided proximate an opposite second end of the treatment channel, wherein the first inlet-side electrode and second outlet-side electrode are configured as lids, which are disposed in or on the ends of the treatment channel and which seal the opposite ends of the treatment channel; an alternating current source coupled to the first inlet-side electrode and the second outlet-side electrode for generating an electromagnetic alternating field in the treatment channel, wherein the treatment channel is designed and configured to facilitate the flow of product substantially in a main flow direction from the first inlet-side electrode to the second outlet-side electrode; and wherein the first inlet-side electrode and second outlet-side electrode are each capable of directly contacting the product.