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Medical waste treatment and decontamination system
Abstract
The invention discloses a tandem microwave system consisting of a primary chamber in which hybrid microwave energy is used for the controlled combustion of materials. A second chamber is used to further treat the off-gases from the primary chamber by passage through a susceptor matrix subjected to additional hybrid microwave energy. The direct microwave radiation and elevated temperatures provide for significant reductions in the qualitative and quantitative emissions of the treated off gases. The tandem microwave system can be utilized for disinfecting wastes, sterilizing materials, and/or modifying the form of wastes to solidify organic or inorganic materials. The simple design allows on-site treatment of waste by small volume waste generators.
- Inventors:
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- Aiken, SC
- Gainesville, FL
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873865
- Patent Number(s):
- US 6262405
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- medical; waste; treatment; decontamination; discloses; tandem; microwave; consisting; primary; chamber; hybrid; energy; controlled; combustion; materials; treat; off-gases; passage; susceptor; matrix; subjected; additional; direct; radiation; elevated; temperatures; provide; significant; reductions; qualitative; quantitative; emissions; treated; gases; utilized; disinfecting; wastes; sterilizing; modifying; form; solidify; organic; inorganic; simple; design; allows; on-site; volume; generators; simple design; inorganic materials; tandem microwave; significant reduction; organic materials; microwave radiation; elevated temperatures; microwave energy; elevated temperature; organic material; wave energy; waste treatment; primary chamber; medical waste; significant reductions; design allows; controlled combustion; volume waste; inorganic material; /219/422/
Citation Formats
Wicks, George G, Schulz, Rebecca L, and Clark, David E. Medical waste treatment and decontamination system. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web.
Wicks, George G, Schulz, Rebecca L, & Clark, David E. Medical waste treatment and decontamination system. United States.
Wicks, George G, Schulz, Rebecca L, and Clark, David E. 2001.
"Medical waste treatment and decontamination system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873865.
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title = {Medical waste treatment and decontamination system},
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abstractNote = {The invention discloses a tandem microwave system consisting of a primary chamber in which hybrid microwave energy is used for the controlled combustion of materials. A second chamber is used to further treat the off-gases from the primary chamber by passage through a susceptor matrix subjected to additional hybrid microwave energy. The direct microwave radiation and elevated temperatures provide for significant reductions in the qualitative and quantitative emissions of the treated off gases. The tandem microwave system can be utilized for disinfecting wastes, sterilizing materials, and/or modifying the form of wastes to solidify organic or inorganic materials. The simple design allows on-site treatment of waste by small volume waste generators.},
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