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Page 1: SPECIFIC TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTHCARE WASTE

SPECIFIC TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTHCARE WASTE

Jorge EmmanuelJorge EmmanuelInternational Experts’ WorkshopInternational Experts’ WorkshopUNEP-DTIE-IETCJuly 19-20, 2012Osaka, Japan

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SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMPENDIUM 64 specific technologies:

15 autoclave technologies 11 hybrid autoclaves 4 continuous steam treatment systems 3 batch microwave units 3 continuous microwave systems 2 frictional heating treatment technologies 2 dry heat units 9 incinerators 4 alkaline hydrolysis technologies 3 chemical treatment systems 8 new or emerging technologies

Technologies represent 22 countries: Argentina (1), Australia (3), Austria (2), Belgium (2),

Canada (1), China (3), France (5), Germany (2), Hungary (1), India (2), Iran (1), Israel (2), Italy (4), Japan (1), Luxemburg (1), New Zealand (1), Philippines (1), Spain (2), Tanzania (1), Turkey (1), United Kingdom (3), and United States (24)

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SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES IN THE COMPENDIUM

Data on each specific technology Type of technology Process description Types of waste treated Range of capacities Pathogen destruction Emissions and by-products Operation Installation Maintenance Job Potential Locations where the technology is in operation Cost estimates Special features Parameter for specification Photographs Vendor information Contact information

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AUTOCLAVES: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

AWS Clinical Waste Bondtech CISA GEF Technology GK Moss Incol MachinFabrik Mark-Costello Matachana / Webeco Medclean Technologies OnSite Sterilization/Variclave Safewaste Technologies San-I-Pak Steridium Tuttnauer

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AUTOCLAVE: AWS CLINICAL WASTE

6 Models Range of capacities: 20 to 20,000 liters/cycle Special features:

Skid mounted Post-treatment shredding Odor control Weighing and electronic waste tracking

In business since 1989 Installations: Australia, New Caledonia, Papau

New Guinea, New Zealand, UK, India and the USA

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: BONDTECH

Range of capacities: 90 to 3,200 kg/cycle Special features:

Pre- and post-vacuum using liquid ring pump or steam ejector

Internal tracks or lift table for autoclavable carts Weighing and electronic waste tracking

In business since 1983 Installations: Argentina, Canada, Chile, Ireland,

Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, South Korea, Thailand, most states of the United States, and other countries

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: CISA

7 models Range of capacities: 10 to 150 kg/cycle Special features:

Special autoclavable carts and trolleys Fully enclosed stainless steel shelter, can be used

outdoors Can be constructed as a mobile system

In business for more than 60 years Installations: Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy,

Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, and other countries in Central Asia, Middle East, East Asia, and the Americas.

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STEAM FLUSHING AUTOCLAVE: GEF SYSTEM

Designed for district level hospitals (50-150 beds) Capacities: 200 liters per cycle Special features:

Can operate on electricity, gas/solar, or biofuels Special autoclavable waste containers and pedal

stands Designed to facilitate materials recovery and recycling;

can be used with shredder or compactor-baler Low-cost for low-income countries

Developed in Tanzania for the Global Environment Facility under UNDP, WHO and HCWH

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: GK MOSS

Retort design Range of capacities: 136 to 952 kg/cycle Special features:

Autoclavable stainless steel carts with cart lift tables or ramps

Assembled in modules In business since 1982 Installations: most states in the United States,

Vietnam

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: INCOL

Multiple vacuum autoclave rated to 180ºC 8 basic models Range of capacities: 150 to 1500 kg/hr Special features:

Autoclavable stainless steel carts with cart lift tables Also manufacture shredders and bind tippers

In business since early 1990s Installations: Argentina, Brazil

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: MACHINFABRIK

9 models Range of capacities: 1 to 110 kg/cycle Special features:

Different door designs Also manufacture shredders

In business since early 1990s Installations: Bangladesh, India, Mauritius

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GRAVITY-DISPLACMENT AND VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: MARK-COSTELLO

12 models Range of capacities: 22 to 1361 kg/cycle Special features:

Gravity displacement or high vacuum autoclave Carbon steel or stainless steel ; single or double door Pull-out drawers, ramps, lifts, bin dumpers, shredders,

compactors, balers, recycling equipment, robotics Some autoclaves still in operation after 20 years

In business since early 1959; autoclaves since 1971

Installations: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Guam, India, Mexico, New Guinea, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, US and the UK

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: MATACHANA / WEBECO

Multiple vacuums; 4 models Range of capacities: 7 to 600 kg/hr Special features:

Two standard programs and two test programs for HCW

Internal racks for waste bags Radiation detector

In business since 1962 Installations: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,

China and other Asian countires, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and Venezuela

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AUTOCLAVE: MEDCLEAN

6 models Range of capacities: 70 to 190 kg/hr Special features:

Fixed, mobile or containerized configurations Aluminum-nickel alloy autoclavable carts Also manufactures a high-torque low-speed shredder

In business since 1997 (formerly Aduromed) Installations: Canada, United States

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: ONSITE’S VARICLAVE

Multiple vacuum Capacity: 270 kg/cycle Special features:

Self-aligning doors Internal water spray to cool waste and wash bin Automatically determines the cycles and process

parameters according to the waste characteristics In business since around 2000 Installations: United States

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AUTOCLAVE: SAFEWASTE

Gravity displacement Capacity: 50 kg/hr Special features:

Internal data logger monitors waste temperature Multiple units can operate in parallel Waste placed inside used rice sacks in steel baskets

Autoclave manufacturer in business since 1964 Installations: Philippines

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: SAN-I-PAK

6 model categories of multiple sizes Range of capacities: 10 – 1000+ kg/hr Special features:

Modular design; remote diagnostics Most models have three tilt positions: load, process,

dump Integrated into compactor for regular waste

Autoclave manufacturer in business since 1964 Installations: over 1000 installations in North

America including US, South America, Central America, Europe, Middle East, New Zealand and Asia

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: STERIDIUM

10 models Range of capacities: 150 – 800 liters per cycle Special features:

Liquid ring pump or steam ejector for vacuum Vertical sliding door Reverse flow system to decontaminate drain lines Automatic blowdown of boiler

In business since 1980s Installations: Australia, Vietnam and other

industrialized and developing countries

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VACUUM AUTOCLAVE: TUTTNAUER 15 models with range of capacities: 160 – 4000

l/cycle Special features:

Hinged or auto vertical sliding doors, single or double Liquid ring pump for vacuum supplemented by steam

ejector and optional HEPA filter for decontamination Carts with drains; autoclave have built-in cooling coils Four pre-programmed standard cycles: 2 SW, LW, LW-

SW In business for over 80 years Installations: Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Cyprus,

Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Kenya, Netherlands, Panama, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Turkey, United States, and Vietnam

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVES: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

Celitron Ecodas Ecolotec Hydroclave MedFreshe/Narula Group Medivac Metamizer Metan RedBag Solutions Sazgar T.E.M. Steriflash and Steri2flash Tempico Rotoclave

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: CELITRON

Tilting vertical autoclave with internal shredder Capacity: 48 kg per hour (25 minute cycles) Special features:

Internal blades rotate 300 to 1100 rpm in two directions

Internal spray for cleaning Automatic tilt for loading and processing (vertical)

Installations: Australia, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands and Switzerland

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: ECODAS

Vertical autoclave with internal shredder 4 models with range of capacities: 30 to 300

kg/hr Special features:

Autoclave jacket used also for cooling Vacuum used for drying Loading door can be on dock level or higher floor

In business for over 20 years Installations: 50 countries including Albania, Algeria,

Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadalupe, Honduras, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Panama, Reunion Island, St. Lucia, Syria, Turkmenistan,UAE, and Venezuela.

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: ECOLOTEC

Tilting autoclave with internal shredder Capacity: 160 kg per hour (15 minute cycles) Special features:

Internal knife hammers rotate 1500 to 1750 rpm Uses injection of superheated steam Automatic tilt for loading and processing Exposure time is adjusted in case of a rotary tool

failure Designed in Germany in 1993 Installations: United States

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: HYDROCLAVE

Autoclave with internal rotating arms 9 models with range of capacities: 34-1023 kg/hr Special features:

Different arm designs for fragmenting & mixing Loading doors at the top or sides near the top Integrated with conveyors, shredders or compactors

In business since 1994 Installations: Albania, Argentina, Canada, China, Egypt,

Greece, Guyana, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, New Caledonia, Niger, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: NARULA MEDFRESHE

Tilting autoclave with internal shredder Capacity: 150 liters and a 15-minute cycle Special features:

Two sets of blades rotating in two different directions at 300 to 1400 rpm

Three positions: load, process and unload Treatment plant designed around the treatment unit

In business since 1953, waste unit is more recent Installations: India and in other countries in Asia

and Europe

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: MEDIVAC METAMIZER

Autoclave with internal shredder Capacity: 250 liters at 15-minute cycles, 200

kg/hr Special features:

Waste circulated through the internal shredder Automatic RFID scanning and weighing of waste bins Remote monitoring

In business for 14 years Installations: Australia, with distribution in

Cyprus, India, Greece, Japan, and Russia

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: METAN

Horizontal or vertical autoclave with internal shredder and internal mixer

Range of capacities: 250 to 1000 kg/hr Special features:

L-shaped design for horizontal model or fully vertical design for the vertical model

Cassette-type two-shaft shredder is in the section just before the autoclave

Autoclaves have internal mixers (mixing wings)

In business since 1998, Akar Machinery (autoclave builder) in business since 1990

Installations: Turkey

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: REDBAG SOLUTIONS

Steam treatment with internal maceration Capacity: 70 kg/hr Special features:

Internal grinding by circulating through macerator pump impellers

Integrated with a solid-liquid filter separator Remote monitoring through the Internet

In business since1990s (previously Antaeus) Installations: United States

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: SAZGAR

Steam treatment with internal shredding 3 models Range of capacities: 76 to 300 kg/hr Special features:

Three vacuum cycles and a cooling cycle Dual-shaft shredder with auto reverse to prevent

jamming Integrated with a solid-liquid filter separator

In business since 1992 Installations: Iran and other

Middle Eastern countries

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: TEM STERIFLASH

Steam treatment with internal shredding 2 capacities: 80 and 200 liters/cycle, 43 minute

cycle Special features:

Transparent lid with mechanical arm Two-shaft shredder, auger press for solid-liquid

separation Bactericide sprayed before waste is placed in hopper

In business since 2002 Installations: Algeria, Czech Republic, France, Germany,

Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, St. Bart, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

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HYBRID AUTOCLAVE: TEMPICO ROTOCLAVE

Rotating autoclave with internal vanes 8 models with range of capacities: 870 - 14,700+

liter/hr Special features:

Pre- and post-treatment vacuum using steam ejector Integrated with bin dumpers, conveyors, shredders

In business since 1990 Installations: more than 100 in

American Samoa, Canada, Latvia, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States and other countries

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CONTINUOUS STEAM TREATMENT SYSTEMS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

BioSafe Engineering Erdwich LogMed Miclo

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CONTINUOUS STEAM TREATMENT: BIOSAFE ENGINEERING

6 Models with range of capacities: 140 to 1800 kg/hr

Special features: Can be installed indoors or outdoors Internal four-shaft shredder (cassette) and conveying

auger Flash-off section to dry waste, HEPA filter to remove

odors Shredders last up to 1350 tonnes of waste

In business since mid-1990s (formerly ChemClav) Installations: large commercial plants in Australia,

England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and United States.

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CONTINUOUS STEAM TREATMENT: ERDWICH TWIN-STER

Capacity: 250 kg/hr Special features:

Shredder with ram, multiple conveying augers, buffer vessel

Double-lock slide gate on jacketed sterilization chamber

Steam treatment (121º-140ºC), double-chamber filter for odors

Erdwich has been making shredders for over 30 years

Installations: Germany

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CONTINUOUS STEAM TREATMENT: LOGMED

4 models, range of capacities: 100 - 500 kg/hr Special features:

Shredder, reversible treatment screw with isolation valves

PLC controls temperature, pressure and time Optional liquid sterilizatioin system

In business since 2004 Installations: Belgium, England,

France, Germany, Luxemburg and Netherlands

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CONTINUOUS STEAM TREATMENT: MICLO Several models with range of capacities: 100-500

kg/hr Special features:

Waste collected in 660 to 1100 liter bins Shredder and ram, screw with isolation valves,

compactor Treatment at 138ºC and 3.6 bars for 15-18 minutes 1 hour cycle, 24 hour operation, remote monitoring and diagnostics

In business for 30 years in shredding and compaction

Installations: France and in other countries

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BATCH MICROWAVE UNITS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

Meteka Sintion Sterifant-Sterival

CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE SYSTEMS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

AMB Ecosteryl Micro-Waste Sanitec

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BATCH MICROWAVE: METEKA MEDISTER 6 models with range of

capacities: 8 - 60 liter per cycle Special features:

Waste collected Meditainer (puncture-proof reusable bin) which are transported on Meditrans (trolleys) and fit directly in the Medister (microwave unit)

Magnetrons convert water into steam inside the bin

In business since 1991 Installations: Austria, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, and Turkmenistan

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BATCH MICROWAVE: SINTION 2 models with capacities 42 and 103 liters per

cycle or 20 liters per hour and 210 liters per hour Special features:

Top loading, one bag at a time, small compact units

Optional shredder In business since 1995 Installations: over 100 units in Austria, Bosnia &

Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, Serbia in Asia, other countries in Europe, Central and South America.

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BATCH MICROWAVE: STERIFANT-STERIVAL Modular design; each module treats 60 liters/half

hour Special features:

Waste bins with clamp rings, reusable 100-200 times

2 liters of water injected into each binAfter microwaving to 136ºC, waste is shredded

and compacted and deodorizer is added10 modules can fit in a truck for mobile

treatment In business since 1995 Installations: 27 units in Europe, 10 in South America and 6

in Asia; including France, Germany, Hungary, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Portugal and the UK

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CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE: AMB ECOSTERYL 3 models, range of capacities from 100 to 300

kg/hr Special features:

Screw with 6 magnetrons, holding tank4-shaft shredder cuts pieces to less than 20 mm

sizes660 to 770 liter waste bins

In business since 1947; microwave units since 2006

Installations: Belgium, France and other European countries, the Maghreb countries (North Africa), South Africa, South America and Russia, overseas French territories, the Middle East and Asia

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CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE: MICRO-WASTE 2 models: one has thicker shredder cutters, larger

size screen, and no holding section Capacity: 800 kg/hr Special features:

Self-contained, all-weather enclosureSix or eight magnetronsSimilar to Sanitec microwave

In business since 1989, began as company to service and maintain Sanitec

Installations: United States

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CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE: SANITEC 2 original models; smaller unit no longer made Capacity: 810 kg/hr Special features:

Self-contained, all weather enclosureSix magnetrons

Originally ABB Sanitec in late 1980s, Sanitec sinc 1990

Installations: Brazil, Philippines, S. Korea, United States, and other countries

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FRICTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

Newster OMPeco

DRY HEAT UNITS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

Demolizer Sterigerms

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FRICTIONAL HEATING: NEWSTER 2 models: 15 kg/hr and 30 kg/hr Special features:

High-speed rotors at 1300 to 2800 rpmHypochlorite added; frictional heating forms

steamWaste heated between 135º and 150ºC, dry

superheat In business since 1996 Installations: about 223 units in Albania, Azerbaijan,

Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Poland Romania, Russia, and Tunisia

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FRICTIONAL HEATING: OMPECO 6 models Range of capacities: 10 to 1500 kg/hr, 30 minute

cycle Special features:

High-speed rotors at the bottom of the vesselWaste heated to 151ºC, dry superheat

In business since 1973, frictional heating since 2001

Installations: 62 OMPeco Converter units in operation in Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Venezuela

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DRY HEATING: DEMOLIZER Small desktop unit for clinics, doctor’s office,

dentists Capacity: 3.8 liters per cycle, 2.5 hour cycle Special features:

Disposable container with plastic lid that melts Heated without steam to over 177ºCConfirmation label printed and affixed to container

DOCC since 1990s, acquired by BMTS in 2005 Installations: United States and India

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DRY HEATING: STERIGERMS 2 models, capacities of 12 & 60 liters per 55-min

cycle Special features:

Waste in disposable bags heated to 150ºC for 20 min

Piston compacts the waste into a compressed disk

In business since 2004 Installations: France and other European

countries, also used by the Navy

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MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

Advanced Combustion Systems ATI Incinerateurs Muller BIC systems Consutech Hafner Incinco Kureha Pennram Techtrol/Incol

Plantec

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INCINERATORS: ADVANCED COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

Modular, dual-chamber, controlled air incinerator 10 models; range of capacities: 110 to 910 kg/hr Special features:

Ram feeder, monolithic refractory liner, air injection

Two-stage quencher, absorber, entrainment separator, wet ESP, heat recovery boiler, venturi scrubber, activated carbon

Dioxins down to 0.0023 ng TEQ/dsfcm In business since 1973 Installations: Afghanistan, Canada, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico,

Saipan, United States, and other countries

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INCINERATORS: ATI INCINERATEURS MULLER Dual-chamber incinerator 11 models Range of capacities: 5 to 500 kg/hr Special features:

High turbulence vortex oxygen injection systemWet or dry sorbent injection scrubber, ceramic

filterMeets EU emission limits

In business since 1930 Installations: 32 incinerators that meet the emission limits

under the EU Directive; 500 incinerators in 55 countries, France

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INCINERATORS: BIC SYSTEMS Co-current and counter-current rotary kilns Custom built with range of capacities 100-5000

kg/hr Special features:

Cooling chamber, venturi dry scrubber using NaHCO3, activated carbon, baghouse filter; optional wet scrubber with NaOH, semi-wet scrubber using lime, cyclone, & ESP to meet US and EU limits

In business since 1972 Installations: Belgium, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic,

France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE, UK, and Vietnam

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INCINERATORS: CONSUTECH Dual-chamber stepped hearth controlled air

incinerator 33 models with range of capacities: 34 kg/hr to

100+ tpd Special features:

Quench chamber with atomized water spray, dry scrubber with activated carbon, wet scrubber, vortex mixing chamber, baghouse filter

In business since 1965 Installations: thousands of incinerators worldwide

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INCINERATORS: HAFNER Rotary kiln Two models, 7 tpy or 25000 tpy Special features:

Constructed in modules in shipping containersQuencher; Teflon-coated fabric filter; dry

absorption with soda, coke and bicarbonate; catalyst to remove Nox and dioxins/furans, to meet EU limits

Installations: Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, and Venezuela; other countries in Asia and Eastern Europe

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INCINERATORS: INCINCO Reciprocating grate dual-chamber incinerator Many models ranging from 25 kg/hr to over 2000

kg/hr Special features:

Heat recovery boilerRange of air pollution control including wet

scrubbers, ceramic pod dry filtration In business since 1922 Installations: 10,000 incinerators worldwide including

Algeria, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, UK, and Vietnam.

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INCINERATORS: KUREHA Rotary kiln Custom built for large scale processing Special features:

Jet furnace and ash extraction systemQuench tower, wet scrubber with re-circulating

alkali, mist Cottrell wet ESP; option of dry scrubber with activated carbon or catalyst; wastewater treatment to meet EU limit

In business since 1944; waste treatment since 1970s

Installations: Japan

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INCINERATORS: PENNRAM Dual-chamber stepped hearth controlled air

incinerator Many models ranging from 25 kg/hr to 30 tpd Special features:

2 to 4 steps; 1 to 4 ash transfer rams, water ash sump

Wet scrubber, baghouse filter to meet EU and US limits

In business since 1995 Installations: 50 countries in Africa, North America,

Caribbean and the Middle East.

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INCINERATORS: TECHTROL/INCOL Dual-chamber stepped hearth controlled air

incinerator 10 models from 135 to 1350 kg/hr Special features:

Ash discharged into a closed binAir blast cooling, dry scrubber using a

neutralizing sorbent and activated carbon, multi-element filter; or dual-stage quench system, venturi wet scrubber with neutralizing liquid or catalytic gas cleaning, filter with mercury abatement

Techtrol in business since 1985, Incol since 1990s Installations: thousands of units worldwide

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ALKALINE DIGESTERS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

BioResponse BioSafe Engineering Peerless Waste Solutions PRI

CHEMICAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS: SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES

PIWS Sterimed Trinova

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ALKALINE DIGESTER: BIORESPONSE 6 low-T models, 30 to 4500 kg per 6-18 hour cycle 6 high-T/P models, 30 to 4500 kg per 5-8 hour

cycle Special features:

Low-T models at 93ºC high-T models at 150ºC and 4 bar-g

In business since 2006, came out of WR2

Installations: 75 units in Canada, Ireland, United States, and other countries. Low-temperature units are found in Australia, United States and other countries

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ALKALINE DIGESTER: BIOSAFE ENGINEERING Many models ranging from 15 to 4336 kg/cycle Special features:

3-4 hour cycle at 150ºCOptional pH reduction of effluent by CO2 injection

In business since 1992, came out of WR2; oldest unit installed in 1993 still in operation

Installations: more than a hundred units in Canada, United States and other countries

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ALKALINE DIGESTER: PEERLESS WASTE 3 models from 7 to 90 kg per cycle Special features:

Both low-temperature (95ºC) and high-temperature high-pressure systems

In business for several years Installations: United States

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ALKALINE DIGESTER: PRI Custom built from 14 to 4500 kg/cycle Both low-temperature and high-T high-P

designs Special features:

High torque low-speed mixer In business since 1983 Installations: Canada, China, Germany, S. Korea,

Malaysia, Spain, United States, and other countries

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CHEMICAL TREATMENT: PIWS Dry calcium-oxide based disinfectant 2 models: 180 kg/hr and 900 kg/hr Special features:

Mobile or stationary30-min cycle, computer sets disinfectant amountTwo-chamber grinding, powder added with mist

In business since 1997 Installations: China, United States, other countries

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CHEMICAL TREATMENT: STERIMED Glutaraldehyde and quats disinfectant 2 models at 15 liters per cycle and 70 liters per

cycle Special features:

Shredder, mixing, solid-liquid separator In business since 1993 Installations: Azerbaijan, Caribbean, Guam, Serbia,

Hungary, United Kingdom, United States, other countries in Europe and elsewhere

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CHEMICAL TREATMENT: TRINOVA Disinfection with aqueous solution of chlorine

dioxide 3 models ranging from 270 to 680 kg/hr Special features:

Shredder, mixing reservoir, reaction coil, filter, neutralizer for depleted ClO2 solution

In business since 2003 Installations: United States

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