Infectious waste feed system
- York, PA
An infectious waste feed system for comminuting infectious waste and feeding the comminuted waste to a combustor automatically without the need for human intervention. The system includes a receptacle for accepting waste materials. Preferably, the receptacle includes a first and second compartment and a means for sealing the first and second compartments from the atmosphere. A shredder is disposed to comminute waste materials accepted in the receptacle to a predetermined size. A trough is disposed to receive the comminuted waste materials from the shredder. A feeding means is disposed within the trough and is movable in a first and second direction for feeding the comminuted waste materials to a combustor.
- Research Organization:
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG21-88MC25033
- Assignee:
- Donlee Technologies, Inc. (York, PA)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5314127
- OSTI ID:
- 869312
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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