Apparatus and method of electric arc incineration
US8826834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G2209/20
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for incinerating a medical waste material. The method includes introducing a volume of the medical waste material into a plasma zone of a non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator. The method also includes generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator to incinerate the medical waste material.
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