Medical waste treatment unit
US7361303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB09B2101/65
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing organic waste. The apparatus comprises a conveyor to move waste to a first chamber for weighing waste and purging oxygen, a second chamber for treating, sterilizing and reducing waste by reverse polymerization, and a third chamber for cooling reduced and sterilized waste.
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