Process and unit for disinfection and sterilisation of infectious waste
CA 2080349 A1 · Owner: Mertsch, Joachim · Inventors: Mertsch, Joachim
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The invention relates to a process and a unit for disinfection or sterilisation of infectious waste, the waste being comminuted moistened and thermally treated by irradiation with microwaves. For the purpose of reliable and rapid disinfection or sterilisation in a rapid and economical manner, provision is made that the comminuted waste is loaded into a sealable microwave chamber and at the same time is moistened and preheated by exposure to steam. The waste is heated by at least temporarily simultaneous exposure to steam and irradiation with microwaves and is kept there for a minimum time until the waste is disinfected or sterilised. To speed up the process, heat treatment can be carried …
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- Filed April 10, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 10, 2011.
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