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A method and apparatus heats ultrapure water using microwaves. Chambers such as pipes containing the water are capable of admitting microwaves to the water, allowing the microwaves to heat the water. The pipes may be made of inert material such as PVDF or quartz that will not introduce contamination

A method and apparatus heats ultrapure water using microwaves. Chambers such as pipes containing the water are capable of admitting microwaves to the water, allowing the microwaves to heat the water. The pipes may be made of inert material such as PVDF or quartz that will not introduce contamination into the water.

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1. An apparatus for providing heated ultrapure water, comprising:an ultrapure water purification system having an inlet for receiving water having a purity level less than ultrapure, the ultrapure water purification system for purifying the water received at the ultrapure water purification system i

1. An apparatus for providing heated ultrapure water, comprising:an ultrapure water purification system having an inlet for receiving water having a purity level less than ultrapure, the ultrapure water purification system for purifying the water received at the ultrapure water purification system inlet to at least substantially ultrapure purity and for providing said purified water at an outlet; a microwave generator for emitting microwaves; and at least one chamber having at least one ultrapure water inlet coupled to the ultrapure water purification system for receiving the purified water and at least one ultrapure water outlet for providing the purified water, the chamber for transporting the ultrapure water through the microwaves emitted from the microwave generator so as to cause the purified water at the at least one ultrapure water outlet to have a temperature greater than a temperature of the purified water at the at least one ultrapure water inlet.