INFECTIOUS WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM

摘要

A method and apparatus for infectious waste treatment. First, the infectious waste may be shredded into a mixture of liquid and shredded solid waste, then the mixture may be poured into a plurality of perforated bags. The liquid waste drips from the perforated bags onto a preheating subsystem and the solid waste remains in the perforated bags. The preheating subsystem heats up the liquid waste to a pre-disinfection temperature. Finally, steam may be utilized to heat up the liquid waste and the solid waste to a disinfecting temperature.

主权项

1. An apparatus for infectious waste treatment, comprising:
an inlet subsystem having an inlet opening sized to receive an infectious waste; a shredding subsystem positioned to receive the infectious waste from the inlet subsystem, wherein the shredding subsystem includes a blade assembly configured for shredding the waste to small particle size; a packaging subsystem comprising a rotatable feeding tray having a plurality of openings thereon and a plurality of perforated bags attached under the respective openings, wherein the feeding tray is configured to rotate the perforated bags and position them to receive the shredded waste therein; and a disinfecting subsystem configured for disinfecting the infectious waste packed in the perforated bags, wherein the disinfecting subsystem comprises a main chamber housing the packaging subsystem, having an inlet steam conduit configured to introduce steam into the main chamber.