Process for sterilizing and disposing of potentially contaminated waste

摘要

A process is described for sterilizing and disposing of potentially contaminated waste, comprising the following stages: a) inserting the waste into vessels (ln) made of plastic material; b) conveying the said vessels (ln) towards a chamber (2); c) inserting the said vessels (ln) containing waste into the abovementioned chamber (2); d) pulverizing and heating the waste and the said vessels (ln) inside the chamber (2) in which the pressure is maintained at or below 3 bar; e) injecting water and/or superheated steam inside the chamber (2) which is designed to maintain its interior at a pre-established humidity level and a temperature of between 100 and 200 DEG C; f) once pulverization is complete, discharging the pulverized waste and vessels (ln) and conveying them, while they are still at a temperature of between approx. 100 and approx. 200 DEG C, into a compacting device (3) which compacts them thermoplastically into cakes (20) of a desired geometric shape; and g) removal of the said cakes.