Apparatus and method of electric arc incineration

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for incinerating a medical waste material, the method comprising:
introducing a volume of the medical waste material into a plasma zone of a non-thermal plasma generator, the plasma zone surrounded by a housing; introducing a volume of oxidizer into the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator to fully oxidize the medical waste material; generating an electrical discharge between electrodes within the plasma zone of the non-thermal plasma generator to incinerate the medical waste material, thereby generating an incineration product; conveying the incineration product to a post-plasma reaction zone within the housing; and during incineration, supplying a heating agent to an outer wall of the housing to enable heat transfer into the plasma and post-plasma reaction zones to facilitate more complete incineration of the medical waste material, wherein the heating agent does not enter the plasma or post-plasma reaction zones.