System and method for disposal of mutagen waste
AssigneePharma-Cycle, LLC
InventorsJames T. Mullowney, Theresa L. O'Keefe
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Abstract
A method for using a mixture of an organic polymer combined with an inorganic polymer is provided. When the mixture is combined with a liquid material, such as a urine from a patient that is contaminated with a dangerous cytotoxic drug, a multi-step process occurs that sequester the dangers. The combined material forms a stable matrix in which the cytotoxic chemotherapy drug is destroyed. Due to the combination of polymers, the multi-step process will occur without any mechanical mixing or stirring, as the organic polymer facilitates dispersal of the inorganic polymer through-out the combined material.
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A method of encapsulating urine and/or feces from a patient treated with a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug, the urine and/or feces contaminated with the cytotoxic chemotherapy drug, the method comprising:
- providing, in a container, a mixture of an organic polymer and an inorganic polymer;
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- adding the urine and/or feces to the mixture in the container to form a combined material, the organic polymer facilitating dispersal of the inorganic polymer through-out the combined material,
- wherein the combined material forms a stable matrix in which the cytotoxic chemotherapy drug is destroyed.
A method of encapsulating a liquid material, the method comprising:
- forming a mixture of an organic polymer and an inorganic polymer;
- pelleting the mixture of the organic polymer and the inorganic polymer, the pelleting including heating the mixture of the organic and inorganic polymers so that the organic polymer at least partially denatures without being destroyed;
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- combining the liquid material and the pelleted mixture to form a combined material, the organic polymer facilitating dispersal of the inorganic polymer through-out the combined material.
A method of encapsulating a liquid material, the method comprising:
- forming a mixture of an organic polymer and an inorganic polymer;
- heating the mixture of the organic and inorganic polymers;
- spraying the heated mixture against a surface of a container, the heating mixture upon cooling forming a coating on the surface;
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- adding the liquid material to the container to form a combined material, the organic polymer facilitating dispersal of the inorganic polymer through-out the combined material.
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