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WO2006129111A1 - Procede et appareil de traitement de dechets - Google Patents

Procede et appareil de traitement de dechets Download PDF

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WO2006129111A1
WO2006129111A1 PCT/GB2006/002032 GB2006002032W WO2006129111A1 WO 2006129111 A1 WO2006129111 A1 WO 2006129111A1 GB 2006002032 W GB2006002032 W GB 2006002032W WO 2006129111 A1 WO2006129111 A1 WO 2006129111A1
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Howard Morgan Clarke
Kurt Bjorkvik
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Morgan Everett Limited
Envikraft A-S
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Priority to EP06744086A priority patent/EP1893914A1/fr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
    • F23G5/02—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment
    • F23G5/033—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment comminuting or crushing
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
    • F23G5/02—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment
    • F23G5/04—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor with pretreatment drying
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G5/00—Incineration of waste; Incinerator constructions; Details, accessories or control therefor
    • F23G5/44—Details; Accessories
    • F23G5/46—Recuperation of heat
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2201/00—Pretreatment
    • F23G2201/10—Drying by heat
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2201/00—Pretreatment
    • F23G2201/80—Shredding
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2205/00—Waste feed arrangements
    • F23G2205/12—Waste feed arrangements using conveyors
    • F23G2205/122—Belt conveyor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2205/00—Waste feed arrangements
    • F23G2205/14—Waste feed arrangements using hopper or bin
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2206/00—Waste heat recuperation
    • F23G2206/20—Waste heat recuperation using the heat in association with another installation
    • F23G2206/203—Waste heat recuperation using the heat in association with another installation with a power/heat generating installation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23G—CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION
    • F23G2209/00—Specific waste
    • F23G2209/20—Medical materials
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E20/00—Combustion technologies with mitigation potential
    • Y02E20/12—Heat utilisation in combustion or incineration of waste

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  • the present invention relates to a waste treatment method and apparatus and, in particular, to a plant for disposal of various types of waste, especially clinical waste.
  • Clinical waste can be divided into at least two categories, a first category which must be incinerated and a second category, less hazardous, which can be treated for example by steam sterilisation in an autoclave. Treating waste in this way is a more environmentally friendly approach. The cost per tonne is reduced compared to incineration, but a larger volume of residual material is generated which must then be disposed of for example as landfill.
  • DE- 3400189, FR-2817151 and DE-3413743 A number of incineration plants are known, and described for example in DE- 3400189, FR-2817151 and DE-3413743. Both DE-3400189 and FR-2817151 describe plant in which waste is first sterilized and then the sterilized waste is incinerated. Hence, a costly dual treatment is carried out.
  • DE-3413743 describes an incinerator used for decontamination of clothing. In all of these, hot gas from the incinerator is used to generate steam.
  • EP-0908190 describes a waste sterilization system using high pressure steam in an autoclave. This method of sterilization is well known, operating on the principal that steam temperatures in excess of 132°C have been demonstrated to destroy not only bacteria and viruses but also spores. The resulting waste from this process has a high calorific value, though also a high weight due to the water content.
  • An object of the present invention to provide an alternative waste treatment method and apparatus, enabling treatment of different waste streams by incineration or water/steam based sterilization.
  • An object of preferred embodiments of the invention is to provide a plant comprising waste treatment method and apparatus for efficient processing of waste both by incineration and sterilization.
  • a further object of a preferred embodiment of the invention is to so combine respective incineration and sterilization units in a single plant as to achieve operational efficiencies rendering practical the construction of such units on a smaller scale than is currently possible.
  • the present invention provides waste disposal and/or treatment apparatus, comprising an incinerator for incineration of waste, and an autoclave for steam treatment of waste, wherein the incinerator comprises a steam generator and the apparatus comprises a conduit to supply steam from the steam generator in the incinerator to the autoclave.
  • Also provided by the present invention is a method of waste treatment, comprising simultaneously incinerating a first waste stream in an incinerator, using heat from the incinerator to generate steam, passing the steam to an autoclave and steam-treating a second waste stream in the autoclave.
  • the waste disposal treatment apparatus may additionally comprise, with the incinerator, autoclave and steam generator, a conduit for transfer of water from the autoclave to a combustion chamber in the incinerator.
  • Steam used in the autoclave condenses as water and is then regarded as contaminated.
  • Water used at other times to clean the inside of the autoclave is similarly regarded as contaminated. This contamination is conveniently destroyed in the incinerator whilst at the same time being used to control incinerator temperature.
  • water in the plant is collected in a storage unit, either a single unit or several, preferably linked.
  • a conduit then enables transfer of water from the autoclave to the storage unit and another conduit allows for transfer of water from the storage unit to the combustion chamber.
  • Incinerator heat can also advantageously be used to reduce the water content of damp material from the autoclave.
  • a preferred apparatus includes a drier, for drying of steam-treated waste which exits the autoclave, and a conduit to supply hot air or exhaust from the incinerator to the drier.
  • the drier can also be operated using heat, e.g. supplied in the form of steam from the steam generator, via a conduit, e.g. to supply steam from the steam generator, to the drier.
  • waste is gravity fed into a pressure vessel of the autoclave.
  • the apparatus suitably comprises a feeder for feeding waste to an entry port located on an upper portion of the autoclave, preferably at the top of the autoclave.
  • the autoclave may then comprise an exit port located on a lower portion of the autoclave chamber. When the exit port is open waste can then exit through the exit port via gravity.
  • This arrangement enables gravity feeding into and out of the autoclave and in an embodiment of the invention an initial processing step is to lift the waste above the autoclave for feeding via a valve, which can be closed and opened, into the top.
  • valves for the entry port and exit port are slide valves.
  • slide valves from the oil industry are used with associated seals, capable of withstanding the operating pressure in the autoclave, thus typically 4 bar or greater.
  • Slide valves have the advantage they can be operated automatically, e.g. by control equipment monitoring when the autoclave is full using a signal from a level detector.
  • the autoclave comprises a feed chute located at or near the top of the pressure vessel and an exit chute located at or near its bottom.
  • a feeder to feed waste to the feed chute, the feed chute being located higher than the autoclave, whereby waste is fed from the feed chute to the autoclave by gravity, the exit chute is located below the autoclave and waste exiting the autoclave is fed to the exit chute by gravity.
  • a shredder is preferably incorporated into the apparatus, very suitably upstream of the autoclave. Hence, finely divided material rather than e.g. intact bags is steam treated. This increases the steam contact area during processing and increases the fill efficiency of the vessel. It is again preferred that the shredder and autoclave are so arranged that shredded waste exiting the shredder is gravity-fed to the autoclave. A further shredder may be provided, as back-up for the first.
  • a further optional and valuable feature of an apparatus of the invention is a level detector, to detect the level of waste in the autoclave.
  • This can operate with an optional vibrator to vibrate waste inside the autoclave chamber so as to redistribute waste within the chamber.
  • the detector triggers the vibrator to vibrate the vessel and redistribute the waste more evenly.
  • control equipment associated with the level detector operates to activate the vibrator when waste within the chamber is above a predetermined level.
  • control equipment also operates to deactivate the vibrator, when after activation for a predetermined period of time, the level of waste within the chamber has not dropped below the predetermined level. It is optional for there to be manual override to this, to enable an operator to ensure efficient filling is achieved.
  • Waste is typically fed into the autoclave side from bins, generally standard wheelie bins, received in batches from e.g. a local hospital or waste collector. In use, these are loaded onto a ramp for delivery to a bin lift.
  • the apparatus can comprise a weighing station and control equipment in association with a bin lift, which operates so as to weigh a bin containing waste both before and after the bin is emptied and to identify a bin which, after having been emptied, weighs more than a predetermined amount. Bins which do not empty can thus be identified and separated from an automatic line for manual processing - e.g. if waste will not fall out of the bin upon tipping but needs to be dislodged for some reason.
  • the apparatus may also comprise a metal detector, to detect metal in the waste before the waste is fed into the autoclave.
  • the detector is upstream of the shredder, and more preferably upstream of the bin-lift.
  • Associated control equipment can be set to divert waste which triggers the detector to the incinerator.
  • a weighing station is incorporated into a feeder, so that a bin can be weighed whilst it is being lifted into position for feeding of its contents to the autoclave.
  • a plant embodying apparatus of the invention can operate to process waste in separate streams, one for incineration and one by steam treatment. It is preferred that the incinerator operates continuously, as once it has been lit or otherwise started it is inefficient to stop and restart it. For processing waste from different sources, and with differing levels of contamination, it has been found that efficient operation of the combined plant can be achieved when the ratio of waste treatment capacity per unit time of the incinerator to the waste treatment capacity per unit time of the autoclave is from 1 :7 to 5:7, preferably from 2:7 to 4:7. hi a particular embodiment a ratio of about
  • Heat from the incinerator can as described be used to produce steam.
  • An additional option is for there to be a second steam generator, not powered by the incinerator, and a conduit for transfer of steam from the second steam generator to the autoclave.
  • This second generator can be a back-up in the event of failure of the first. It can be used when the incinerator is not operating for another reason. It thus enables the two sides of the plant to operate independently if necessary — though advantages of the two are principally seen whilst both sides are running.
  • Control equipment can be employed to turn on the second steam generator, which is optionally oil-, gas- or electrically- powered, in the event of failure or inadequate operation of the steam generator in the incinerator.
  • Steam from the steam generator or boiler is used for the autoclave.
  • the steam can also be used elsewhere.
  • Apparatus of the invention can also have one or more steam lines from the steam generator to supply steam for cleaning of equipment that is part of or associated with the autoclave or another part of the apparatus or its operation, for example, bins used to deliver waste to the autoclave, surfaces of apparatus, vehicles that deliver unprocessed waste.
  • incinerator heat is used for another purpose, increasing energy efficiency in the apparatus.
  • Bins can be washed in a bin washer, supplied with steam from the boiler. Water collected from the washer would normally be regarded as contaminated. In the apparatus of the invention, this water can be transferred to the water storage unit; it can then be either recycled into steam or injected into the incinerator to control temperature whilst any contamination is destroyed.
  • a method of the invention comprises simultaneously: -
  • transferring water to the incinerator comprises transferring water from the autoclave to a store and transferring water, when required, from the store to the combustion chamber.
  • the store can also receive water from other parts of the plant, e.g. a bin washer, header tanks for the steam generators, a bubbler above the autoclave through which steam passes during steam-treatment of waste.
  • a method of the invention may comprise using heat from the incinerator to reduce the water content of waste which has been steam-treated in the autoclave.
  • waste steam-treated in the autoclave can be transferred to an air drier, wherein the air drier is supplied with hot exhaust from the incinerator or with steam from the steam generator.
  • the method may further comprise opening an exit port at the bottom of the autoclave chamber and feeding the steam-treated sterilised waste out of the chamber by gravity.
  • Apparatus suitable for this has been described elsewhere herein, and enables convenient gravity- feeding of raw material into the autoclave and treated material out.
  • Raw material is preferably subjected to shredding before it is steam-treated.
  • the ratio of the waste treated per unit time in the incinerator to the waste treated per unit time of the autoclave is from 1:7 to 5:7, preferably from 2:7 to 4:7.
  • Also provided by the invention are a waste treatment plant, comprising apparatus according to any embodiment of the invention and a waste treatment plant, comprising apparatus for carrying out the method of any embodiment of the invention.
  • the plant of a specific embodiment of the invention thus is able to treat all forms of clinical waste in a single unit.
  • the energy consumption of the combined unit can be significantly less than the total energy consumption of individual units.
  • the costs per tonne for processing waste via autoclaving is reduced, as is the cost per tonne for treating waste via gasification.
  • the capital cost of the combined unit is significantly less than the combined cost of two separate units of comparable size and makes having one unit per small city or population area more commercially viable. By destruction of contaminated water from the autoclave the combined emissions of the plant are significantly reduced.
  • the combined plant is also flexible in that, for example, if there is a lack of waste to fuel the incinerator, it can be fuelled by other special waste such as pornography, bank notes, confidential data or normal untreated yellow bag waste or even the treated waste exiting the autoclave process at no extra cost.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a plant comprising apparatus according to the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of water flow within the plant
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of interconnections between the sides of the plant.
  • a waste disposal treatment plant of the invention is shown generally as 1, comprising an autoclave unit 9 and an incineration unit 30.
  • the autoclave unit is designed to take waste designated in the UK as yellow bag waste, reduce it by shredding and then steam-sterilize it.
  • a bin 34 containing such waste is delivered via an input conveyor up the in-ramp 26 in the bin loading area 2 to the bin lift 3.
  • the input conveyor includes a metal detector to detect metal in the bags of waste, its sensitivity set so that metal in an amount or of a size that would risk damaging a shredder or any other part of the autoclave unit triggers diversion of that bin away from the in-ramp.
  • the detector and apparatus is set to divert that bin so that its contents are passed to the incinerator.
  • Apparatus (not shown) which can reject a bin for example if it is damaged or if attempts to empty it are unsuccessful forms part of the bin lift.
  • a reject bin is shown in position 4.
  • a conveyor (not shown) on the ramp has capacity for ten bins, enabling a operator to load ten bins in a single operation.
  • a bin about to be lifted is shown as 5 in bin lift 3, comprising support and associated structure 6.
  • the bin 5 is lifted to a height of 7 metres.
  • Control equipment records the empty weight of each bin and if this generates an error, for example indicating that the bin has not been emptied, it is transferred to reject bin position 4.
  • the contents of the bin are delivered to conveyor 7, a short, approximately 3 metre long conveyor to hopper- fed shredder 8.
  • "Height" fingers on the conveyor are located so as to urge the bags on the conveyor to lie at a single height and spread them evenly on the conveyor.
  • the conveyor speed relative to the bin lift speed is set so that the content of one bin is cleared before a further one is delivered.
  • Shredder 8 uses a low speed, high torque rotor to cut open waste bags and shred their contents, reducing their size. Bags are fed into the hopper of the shredder by gravity and are pushed against the cutting edge of the rotor by a hydraulic ram.
  • the rotor Whilst a number of shredders of different type can be used, in this apparatus the rotor has a series of V blades which cut through a comb-like arrangement of counter knives and the resulting material is then pushed through a 25mm screen. Shredded material falls into an auger screw located in feed pipe 11 between the shredder and the pressure vessel 10 of the autoclave unit 9. It is optional for the plant to have an additional shredder, as back-up in the event of the first being out of service for any reason. This ensures the plant can run continuously during e.g. repair or maintenance of one shredder.
  • the area containing the shredder, its hopper and its conveyor are enclosed to prevent contamination of the rest of the plant.
  • a HEPA filter system prevents air-bourne contamination.
  • the area is in addition operated under a slight negative pressure so that air does not flow out of the area but only flows in and is subsequently filtered before being released. Used filters are recycled either into the shredder or the incinerator.
  • the pressure vessels 10 of the autoclave unit are approximately 2.3 metres high, sealed by slide valves at the top and bottom.
  • the top valve is approximately 250mm diameter and the bottom approximately 1 metre diameter.
  • the pressure vessels thus have approximately frusto-conical dimensions, being notably broader at the bottom than at the top.
  • Shredded waste enters the pressure vessel via the top, slide valve 12, delivered by the auger in the feed pipe 11.
  • a level detector (not shown) determines when the level of waste has reached a certain height. This typically occurs when the vessel is approximately half full, at which point an agitator is used to agitate the vessel to spread the contents and prevent coning. Thus, the waste is distributed evenly throughout the vessel. Eventually, use of the agitator no longer results in any reduction in the level, indicating the pressure vessel is full. During this process steam can be injected into the vessel to dampen the load and assist filling.
  • High pressure, high temperature, dry steam is introduced via conduits (not shown) from a steam generator 31 in the incinerator unit 30. Steam is delivered to the bottom and part-way up the vessel and drives trapped air out of the vessel through a bleed valve in the upper part. This exhausted air passes through a water trap or bubbler (not shown) and then through a HEPA filter system before being vented. The temperature and flow of air through the water trap is monitored and the bleed valve is closed once most air has been removed from the pressure vessel and steam is detected. In practice, there is a clearly audible change in the sound emitted from the bubbler, indicating that the flow from the pressure vessel is now solely steam, at which point the bleed valve can be closed.
  • the pressure vessel is mounted on support structure 14 over a conveyor 15.
  • treated waste falls onto the conveyor 15 and is conveyed to the hopper 16 which combines the outputs of both pressure vessels.
  • the treated material is at high temperature, approximately 100°C at this point, and initial drying occurs as the hot material gives off steam.
  • the dried waste delivered to collecting bins 24 can be taken for landfill or given to third party users as a fuel source.
  • each pressure vessel is set at an angle of approximately 2° to enable water condensing in the vessel to gather at one side so that it can be removed via bottom valve connected to the water storage unit. Steam jets in the vessel are provided for cleaning of the slide valves.
  • the pressure vessel weighs many times the waste being processed, so after treating the first waste load the temperature of the vessel surface will rise typically to around 150 0 C and be in excess of 100°C at the start of the next cycle. This elevated temperature reduces the cycle time and heats untreated waste whilst it is being loaded. Dampening the load to assist filling hence either only slightly increases the cycle time or does not increase it at all.
  • Water supplied to the plant passes through a water softener and into a header tank which supplies water to the bubbler and the water storage unit. Steam exiting the pressure vessel is passed through the bubbler, with exhaust air then filtered. Water drained from the pressure vessel and recovered from the bin washing unit or elsewhere around the plant is collected in the water storage unit. From here it is passed to a header tank in the steam boiler 31 and a header tank in an optional backup steam generator. A separate line enables water from the storage unit to be delivered into a combustion chamber of the incinerator 30. Steam from the steam boiler 31 is used for steam cleaning around the plant, including the bin washer and for supply of steam into the pressure vessels 9.
  • the gasification unit of the incinerator 30 is designed to take waste which, in the UK, is classified as red bag waste and reduce it to gas and ash. Energy generated by gasification is used to drive the autoclave system and provides steam for other uses around the plant.
  • a bin containing red bag waste (not shown) is lifted and delivered to the hopper/incinerator door 28 leading to a combustion chamber 29 in the incinerator.
  • the hopper/incinerator door unit includes flapper doors which ensure the waste is first fed to an outer feed chamber (not shown) which is then sealed to the outer atmosphere before a separate door is opened transferring the waste into the combustion chamber.
  • An evacuation fan operates to remove gas and smoke before a further bin of waste is delivered.
  • the unit operates automatically, in that control equipment calls for more waste from the hopper/incinerator door as and when required.
  • the incinerator comprises a primary combustion chamber, into which combustion air is added via several different input ports. Waste is burnt in this chamber at between 800 and 1000°C. When the temperature exceeds 1000°C control equipment reduces input of combustion air or activates injection of water into the chamber so as to reduce the temperature to below 1000°C. Contaminated water from the water storage unit of the plant is used for cooling and is thus conveniently destroyed whilst at the same time controlling the temperature of the incinerator.
  • the apparatus and method described herein can thus treat two waste streams, and can do so simultaneously, in parallel.
  • Ash accumulating in the chamber is removed via an auger system, which also assists mixing of the waste to ensure a complete burn. Ash is transferred to a container with sufficient capacity for one week's continuous operation. Highly combustible gases are released in the primary combustion chamber and enter a combustion chamber typically held at a minimum of 850°C with a retention time of at least 2 seconds. Gases from this chamber then pass to steam boiler 31 through a lined flue gas duct.
  • the steam boiler 31 cools down the flue gases to a temperature low enough for them to be treated by a gas cleaner tower, whilst generating steam for use in other parts of the plant as described.
  • the steam boiler is fed with water from the water storage unit. Water is passed through the boiler and a heat exchanger generating steam at 160- 170°C. Cooled gases exit the steam boiler system and are filtered and treated. Lime and activated carbon are added to react with and be absorbed by gas components such as acids, heavy metals and dioxins. Flue gas containing the lime and carbon is then passed to a gas cleaning tower 32, part of the reactor. Filters in the tower collect dust from the flue gas, building up a layer of lime and carbon. When the pressure drop across the filters reaches a pre-set level these are cleaned by subjecting them to an air stream. Used chemicals fall to the bottom and are drawn by a continuously working airtight rotating valve into an ash container for disposal.
  • the apparatus can thus conveniently treat substantially all healthcare waste on a single site, avoiding separate collections from hospitals to different delivery locations.
  • contaminated water from the autoclave is fed to a combustion chamber in the incinerator.
  • Heat from the incinerator is used to generate steam for the autoclave and for bin washing and other plant washing.
  • Flue gas from the incinerator is used to reduce the water content of steam-treated material exiting the autoclave.
  • Water storage units around the plant collect water from various different locations, including the bin washing unit, the bottom of pressure vessels and elsewhere, filtering the water as necessary to recycle it for use either for steam generation or to dampen the temperature of the incinerator.
  • both of the units can operate on their own if need be.
  • a separately powered, for example oil-powered, steam generator is provided as a backup for the autoclave system so this can continue to operate if the incinerator has to be shut down for repair or maintenance or any other reason.

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La présente invention a trait à une installation de traitement de déchets (1) comportant une unité d'incinération (30) et une unité d'autoclave (9) et fonctionnant de façon telle que la vapeur pour l'autoclave est générée à partir de la chaleur dans l'incinérateur et de l'eau contaminée provenant de l'autoclave est utilisée pour le contrôle de la température dans l'incinérateur, la contamination étant éliminée dans le procédé. Du gaz d'échappement provenant de l'incinérateur est utilisé pour réduire l'humidité des déchets traités dans l'autoclave. La vapeur générée par l'incinérateur est disponible pour des opérations de lavage de l'installation, le lavage des bacs qui alimentent des déchets à l'installation préalablement au renvoi des bacs.
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