Electromagnetic reactor

An electromagnetic reactor for emitting electromagnetic energy into a bulk volume of particles, comprising:

• a support structure system positioned between the ground and a housing system, configured to provide stable structural support for the reactor, wherein the support structure system maintains stability during operation;
• a housing system comprising a bottom section with two adjoining semicylindrical sections forming a W-shaped configuration, a top section with outer walls adjoining the semicylindrical sections, end plates enclosing the top and bottom sections at both ends, an inlet in the top section for introducing a bulk volume of particles, and a discharge outlet in the bottom section for removing the bulk volume of particles, wherein the housing system defines a process chamber for containing, mixing, and exposing the bulk volume of particles to electromagnetic energy;
• a process chamber comprising a transportation zone defined as the area between the counter-rotating shafts where the bulk volume of particles is redistributed by mechanical agitation, wherein the transportation zone facilitates the back-and-forth movement of the bulk volume of particles between the semicylindrical sections;
• a mechanical movement system comprising two shafts, each centrally positioned within one semicylindrical section, each shaft equipped with mixing vanes configured to facilitate movement of the bulk volume of particles between the shafts, wherein the mechanical movement system provides counter-rotational movement of the shafts to redistribute the particles through the transportation zone;
• a power transmission system comprising at least one motor coupled to at least one of the shafts, configured to provide counter-rotational movement to the mechanical movement system;
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• an electromagnetic applicator system comprising at least one electromagnetic applicator configured to emit electromagnetic energy between 30 Hz and 30 PHz into the transportation zone, wherein the electromagnetic applicator system emits an electric field, magnetic field, infrared, invisible, visible, and/or ultraviolet electromagnetic energy into the transportation zone;
• wherein the reactor integrates the support structure system, housing system, process chamber, mechanical movement system, power transmission system, and electromagnetic applicator system to uniformly expose the bulk volume of particles to electromagnetic energy in the transportation zone, facilitating heating, biological, or chemical reactions within the bulk volume of particles.