Thin film evaporator (D) for processing a starting material into a transfer mixture according to a direct dissolution method, comprising a feed, a housing and a discharge, wherein the feed introduces the product of essentially cellulose, water and a functional liquid into the housing (4), wherein an evaporator shaft (5) situated in the housing (4) rotationally wipes the product over the heated interior of the housing (4), wherein the product heats and some of the water evaporates to form the transfer mixture, wherein all heating surfaces of the thin film evaporator in contact with the product are subjected to a heating temperature that is at least 20K above the temperature of the product, wherein upon reaching the composition of the transfer mixture of
- maximum
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- x
- H
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- 2
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- O
- =
- 0.2864
- x
- CeII
- 2
- -
- 0.6786
- x
- CeII
- +
- 0.2288
- minimum
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- x
- H
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- 2
-
- O
- =
- 0.2864
- x
- CeII
- 2
- -
- 0.6786
- x
- CeII
- +
- 0.2188
- the transfer mixture can be passed on through the discharge.