Medical waste disposal apparatus and method for disposing of waste
US5447685A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S241/606
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An industrial waste disposal apparatus which converts the waste from hazardous to nonhazardous form. The apparatus processes the waste into a solid block of nonhazardous material. The solid block may thereafter be disposed of through conventional disposal methods. This apparatus and process also reduces the volume up to 80% of the original volume.
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