Abstract
The treatment of the medical plastic waste, like syringes, without oxygen injection, has been achieved with hybrid heating by a combination of microwave irradiation and electric heating. Five plastic-syringes with a volume of 20 mL were used as waste samples. Three types of treatments, i.e., microwave irradiation, electric heat, and a combination of both were investigated for medical waste treatment. Two shaped stainless steel containers, like tureen and flat dish, were also examined to compare the treatment efficiency. The plastic syringes were completely treated only with the combined heating, whereas the electric heating alone made the waste melt without a reduction of the weight. It was also found that the introduction of the evaporated water in the reactor plays an important role for the complete treatment of the plastic waste.
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