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CA2464090A1
CA2464090A1 CA 2464090 CA2464090A CA2464090A1 CA 2464090 A1 CA2464090 A1 CA 2464090A1 CA 2464090 CA2464090 CA 2464090 CA 2464090 A CA2464090 A CA 2464090A CA 2464090 A1 CA2464090 A1 CA 2464090A1
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21CPRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE BY REMOVING NON-CELLULOSE SUBSTANCES FROM CELLULOSE-CONTAINING MATERIALS; REGENERATION OF PULPING LIQUORS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • D21C5/00Other processes for obtaining cellulose, e.g. cooking cotton linters ; Processes characterised by the choice of cellulose-containing starting materials
    • D21C5/02Working-up waste paper
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61LMETHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L11/00Methods specially adapted for refuse
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09BDISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B09B3/00Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B09B3/0075Disposal of medical waste
    • YGENERAL 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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Abstract

A method for treating diverse pulp and paper materials, including such products contained in municipal solid waste and biohazardous wastes, to produce a homogenous cellulosic product comprises the steps of feeding diverse pulp and paper materials into a vessel, introducing steam into the vessel while agitating the materials, purging the gases from the vessel while agitating the materials, sealing the vessel so that the vessel is pressure tight, saturating the materials with steam at sufficient temperature and pressure to expand the physical and chemical structure of the materials, while agitating the materials, depressurizing the vessel to further enhance the physical and chemical expansion of the materials, and discharging the processed products. Alternatively, the method can be performed without purging the gases, if the temperature in the range of about 140 ~C to about 160 ~C, and the pressure is in the range of about 275 to 450 kPa. During the optional purging step, during the depressurization step, and during the optional evacuation step, volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants can be captured and treated. The temperature, pressure, and process time is more than sufficient to decontaminate and sterilize biohazardous laboratory and medical wastes.

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1. ~A method for treating diverse pulp and paper materials to produce a homogenous cellulosic product comprising the steps of:
feeding diverse pulp and paper materials into a vessel;
introducing steam into the vessel while agitating the materials;
purging gases from the vessel through a vent valve while agitating the materials;
capturing and treating said gases to render any volatile organic compounds and any other air pollutants present in the gases harmless;
sealing the vessel so that the vessel is pressure tight;
saturating the materials with steam at sufficient temperature and pressure to expand the physical and chemical structure of the materials, while agitating the materials;~~~
depressurizing the vessel to further enhance the physical and chemical expansion of the materials; and discharging the processed products from the vessel.
2. ~The method of claim 1 wherein the method further includes the step of classifying cellulosic components of the processed products from other components.
3. ~The method of claim 2 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on particle size.
4. ~The method of claim 2 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on density.
5. ~The method of claim 2 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on both particle size and density.
6. ~The method of claim 1 wherein the method further includes the steps of separating larger size components of the processed products and recycling the larger size components through the vessel for more processing.
7. ~The method of claim 1 wherein the method further includes the step of introducing the steam from the depressurized vessel into a second vessel containing diverse pulp and paper materials for purging gases from the second vessel prior to sealing the vessel for treatment of the materials within the second vessel.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the method further includes the steps of discharging processed products from each of a plurality of the vessels into a common conveyed stream, separating larger components from smaller components in the stream, and recycling the larger components through at least one of the vessels.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the saturating step occurs at a temperature in the range of about 140°C to about 160°C.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the saturating step occurs at a pressure in the range of about 275 kPa to about 450 kPa.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the pulp and paper materials have a moisture content of about 20% to about 60% by weight prior to the step of introducing steam.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the temperature and pressure are maintained for a time sufficient for the products to be uniformly mixed and transformed into the homogenous cellulosic product.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the time is in the range of about 30 to about 60 minutes.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the vessel includes a common opening serving as an inlet and outlet and the steps of feeding the diverse pulp and paper materials into the vessel and discharging the processed products from the vessel are both accomplished through the common opening.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein the vessel includes two or more internally mounted helical flights, the rotation of which agitates the pulp and paper products.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the rotation of the helical flights in one direction causes the products to move away from the common opening.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the rotation of the helical flights in a second direction causes the products to move toward the common opening.
18. The method of claim 14 wherein the vessel is capable of being tilted such that the common opening is positioned to not permit the products to fall out of the vessel.
19. The method of claim 14 wherein the vessel is capable of being tilted such that the common opening is positioned to permit the processed products to fall out of the vessel.
20. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of depressurizing the vessel includes the step of recovering any steam remaining in the vessel.
21. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of recovering steam further includes the steps of condensing the steam and treating any condensable pollutants to render them harmless.
22. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of recovering the steam includes the step of recycling the steam.
23. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of depressurizing the vessel includes the steps of cooling and drying the processed products, and capturing any volatile organic compounds or any other air pollutants remaining in the vessel.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of capturing volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants further includes the step of treating the volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants to render the volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants harmless.
25. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of cooling and drying further includes an evacuation step.
26. The method of claim 1 wherein said processed products are transported for use as a fuel or fertilizer.
27. The method of claim 1 wherein said diverse pulp and paper products are derived form waste paper, MSW, or biohazardous waste including medical and laboratory waste.
28. A method for treating biohazardous materials derived from laboratory and medical wastes containing diverse pulp and paper products to produce a sterile homogenous cellulosic product comprising the steps of:
(a) feeding biohazardous materials into a vessel;
(b) sealing the vessel so that the vessel is pressure tight;
(c) injecting steam into the vessel while agitating the materials;
(d) saturating the materials with steam at a temperature in the range of about 140°C to about 160°C and at a pressure in the range of about 275 kPa to about 450 kPa to expand the physical and chemical structure of the materials;
(e) depressurizing the vessel to further enhance the physical and chemical expansion of the materials;
(f) capturing any gases released during said depressurizing and treating said gases to render any volatile organic compounds and any other air pollutants present in the gases harmless; and (g) discharging the processed products from the vessel.
29 29. The method of claim 28 wherein the method further includes the step of classifying cellulosic components of the processed products from other components.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on particle size.
31. The method of claim 29 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on density.
32. The method of claim 29 wherein the step of classifying includes the step of separating the cellulosic components based on both particle size and density.
33. The method of claim 28 wherein the method further includes the steps of separating larger size components of the processed products and recycling the larger size components through the vessel for more processing.
34. The method of claim 28 wherein the pulp and paper materials have a moisture content of about 20% to about 60% by weight prior to the step of introducing steam.
35. The method of claim 28 wherein the temperature and pressure are maintained for a time sufficient for the products to be uniformly mixed and transformed into the homogenous cellulosic feedstock.
36. The method of claim 35 wherein the time is in the range of about 30 to about 60 minutes.
37. The method of claim 28 wherein the vessel includes a common opening serving as an inlet and outlet and the steps of feeding the diverse pulp and paper materials into the vessel and discharging the diverse pulp and paper materials from the vessel are both accomplished through the common opening.
38. The method of claim 37 wherein the vessel includes two or more internally mounted helical flights, the rotation of which agitates the pulp and paper products.
39. The method of claim 38 wherein the rotation of the helical flights in one direction causes the products to move away from the common opening.
40. The method of claim 38 wherein the rotation of the helical flights in a second direction causes the products to move toward the common opening.
41. The method of claim 38 wherein the vessel is capable of being tilted such that the common opening is positioned to not permit the products to fall out of the vessel.
42. The method of claim 38 wherein the vessel is capable of being tilted such that the common opening is positioned to permit the processed products to fall out of the vessel.
43. The method of claim 28 wherein the step of capturing volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants further includes the step of treating the volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants to render the volatile organic compounds and other air pollutants harmless.
44. The method of claim 43 wherein the capturing and treating any volatile organic compounds or any other air pollutants includes a thermal oxidizer.
45. The method of claim 43 wherein the capturing and treating any volatile organic compounds or any other air pollutants includes an absorbent filter
46. The method of claim 29 wherein the step of classifying cellulosic components of the processed products further includes a step of grinding to render any sharps harmless.
47. The method of claim 28 wherein said processed products are sterile.
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