Apparatus and methods for catalytic, low temperature degradation

Details Apparatus and methods for catalytic, low temperature degradation Apparatus and methods for catalytic, low temperature degradation

1996-06-03

1997-10-14

Denion, Thomas E.

Furnaces

Refuse incinerator

Refuse suspended in or supported by a fluid medium

110254, 110194, F23G 500

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056760701

ABSTRACT:
Methods and Systems for catalyzing the oxidative destruction of animal tissues, particularly medical waste and animal and human corpses. A reaction chamber containing a fluidizable media is maintained at a temperature sufficient to cause the fluidized media, typically silica sand, silica gel, or alumina, to become highly reactive in the presence of moisture. Typically the reaction chamber is maintained at a temperature in a range from about 400.degree. C. to about 500.degree. C. The methods and systems quickly and efficiently destroy medical waste and a variety of other animal tissues such as corpses. The apparatus can be small to fit into small rooms or large to serve institutional needs. It replaces incineration, autoclaving, plasma formation, and the like as the preferred method for effectively disinfecting and destroying medical wastes and corpses.

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