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Thermal Decomposition of Medical Wastes in a Fixed-Bed Pyrolysis Reactor

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The pyrolysis of medical wastes is experimentally studies in a fixed-bed pyrolysis reactor. The typical mixture consisting of carbohydrates, polyolefins, and N-, Cl-, or S-containing polymers is selected as the raw material. The pyrolysis of the mixture components is also studied by thermogravimetric analysis methods. They yield the kinetic parameters of the component decomposition. The measurements taken in a fixed-bed reactor agree closely with the results of the kinetic calculation. Analysis of the obtained data enabled us to propose the best environmentally friendly method for the thermal processing of medical waste minimizing the environmental emission of toxic chlorinated compounds.

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The study was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project no. RFMEFI57617X0101).

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  1. Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia

    V. V. Khaskhachikh

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    G. Ya. Gerasimov

  3. Krzhizhanovskii Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia

    V. F. Kornil’eva

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Khaskhachikh, V.V., Gerasimov, G.Y. & Kornil’eva, V.F. Thermal Decomposition of Medical Wastes in a Fixed-Bed Pyrolysis Reactor. High Temp 60, 104–112 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0018151X22010126

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