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AssigneeKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakashi Kameda, Shigenori Kataoka, Koichi Noma
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There is disclosed a method of treating medical wastes composed mainly of plastic materials, in which microwaves are applied to the medical wastes, and also circulating hot air is applied to the medical wastes, and preferably the microwaves are applied to the medical wastes in a concentrated manner during an initial stage of the treatment at which water contained in the medical wastes is heated and mostly evaporated. Apparatus for performing this treatment method includes a sealed apparatus body having a medical waste introduction door and hot air outlet and inlet and, a medical waste receiving vessel for being received in the sealed apparatus body, and a hot air circulating line interconnecting the hot air outlet and inlet and the circulating line has a hot air heater and a hot air circulating blower.
A method of treating medical wastes composed mainly of plastic material, comprising the steps of applying microwaves to the medical wastes in a concentrated manner during an initial stage of the treatment during which water contained in the medical wastes is heated and mostly evaporated and applying circulating hot air to the medical wastes to thereby heat and sterilize the medical wastes.
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