An Unusual Ebola Infrastructure Problem: Waste

Patients for this debilitating virus create 440 gallons of medical waste daily, such as instruments, gowns, gloves, body fluids, linens, sheets and more. That is a considerable amount of medical waste in any circumstance, but it is particularly daunting in this situation because it ought to be disposed extremely carefully, […]

Another challenge: disposing of waste

Just one Ebola patient treated in a U.S. hospital will generate eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste each day. Protective gloves, gowns, masks and booties are donned and doffed by all who approach the patient’s bedside and then discarded. Disposable medical tools, packaging, bed sheets, cups, plates, tissues, towels, pillowcases […]

County scraps plans for waste-to-energy incinerator

The Board of County Commissioners broke plans Thursday for a regional waste-to-energy incinerator, preferring to haul the county’s waste to a landfill using a short-term contract instead. Commissioners Paul Smith and Billy Shreve cast the dissenting votes to maintain the job on the dining table while the county investigates its […]

hot medical waste disposing machine, Operation Condition: 8-16 hr/ day

hot medical waste disposing machine, Operation Condition: 8-16 hr/ day  Control: Built-in data recording Operating temperature: Incinerator  /Primary Combustion Chamber Primary Chamber: 900 – 1200 0C Type: horizontal/vertical Temperature:  1200- 1300 oC Residence time of gases : >2 seconds Ash Residue: <5% of original waste size Ash Handling System: Both Automatic and manual removal of Ash. Must ensure removal/treatment of hazardous remnants of ash Flue gas treatment   system : Capable of treating the flow of flue  gas as the incinerator is operating at its maximum capacity Auxiliary device: Water level gauge, pressure sensor, PH sensor..etc  Auxiliary device: Fuel cut-off device Waste  feeding mechanism: Automatic pneumatic/hydraulic waste loading system or conveyor belt , capacity 650-800 L at a time                                                                                                                                       Chimney (Stack): Type: Vertical type height:>7 meter’ Material: Fireproof cast, stainless steel OUTPUT:  GAS- SMOKELESS,ODORLESS  ASH -Max <5% of original waste size Reduction of Pollutant gas SO2, HCL, HF and line particulate Emission standard: WHO/ European Test report for emission testing provided? Heat exchange mode: Automatic Type: Constant loading, Top LoadingCapacity/Burn Speed per hour: 250 -300 kg/hr Substance:External- 3 layers Internal lining:  a fire proof material of pre-fired refractory bricks Using Aluminium lining, resistant to corrosive Gas or Waste and Also to thermal shockSecondary Combustion Chamber: