Plasma pyrolysis for clean medical waste treatment

Calif Hosp. 1991 Sep-Oct;5(5):41, 44.

Abstract

At Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, plasma pyrolysis will be used instead of incineration to treat hospital waste without creating corrosive gases, PVCs or groundwater-contaminating ash. Here's why plasma pyrolysis offers so much promise for waste treatment and why hospitals should follow this project closely.

MeSH terms

  • California
  • Electric Power Supplies*
  • Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499
  • Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / methods*
  • Medical Waste*
  • Refuse Disposal / methods*

Substances

  • Medical Waste