Apparatus for sterilizing medical waste by microwave autoclaving

摘要

A process and apparatus for sterilizing bio-active infectious waste matter byPPa) placing infectious waste in a degradable container, and positioning the container in a pressure vessel; and PPb) injecting steam into the vessel to wet the container and the infectious waste; andPPc) subjecting the wet container and infectious waste matter to sufficient microwave radiation to sterilize the waste; andPPd) heating the sterilized waste matter and container until they are dry; andP Pe) granulating the waste and container to produce small unrecognizable fragment particles.