Electric heating – Capacitive dielectric heating – Specific heating application
Patent
1995-06-06
1997-06-24
Leung, Philip H.
Electric heating
Capacitive dielectric heating
Specific heating application
219651, 219775, 219774, 422 22, H05B 654
Patent
active
056414234
ABSTRACT:
Infectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio frequency electric field. The medical materials are exposed to the radio frequency electric field in order to heat the medical waste. The medical waste may include sorted medical or veterinary waste which after heat treatment may be shredded and recycled.
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Bridges Jack E.
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Sharp James W.
Sresty Guggilam C.
Leung Philip H.
Stericycle, Inc.
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