October, 25, 2013, Bucharest

WORKSHOP

Microwaves ecofriendly alternative for a safe treatment of medical waste

International Symposium„PRIORITIES OF CHEMISTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT” PRIOCHEM

Dr. eng. Săndica Liliana GhergheIMNR, Pantelimon, ROMANIA

October, 15, 2013

Workshop

LIFE+ PROGRAM

• PROJECT TITLE: Microwaves ecofriendly alternative for a safe

treatment of medical waste – MEDWASTE

• PROJECT CONSORTIUM:

INCDMNR – IMNR (Pantelimon, ROMANIA) - Co-ordinating

beneficiary

INCDMIC (Bucharest, ROMANIA) - Associated beneficiary

AMK (Gabrovo, BULGARIA) - Associated beneficiary

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PROJECT LOCATION: Romania, Bulgaria

BUDGET INFO:

Total amount: 623.553 €

EU Co-funding: 300.580 €

DURATION: Start: 01/09/2011 - End: 31/10/2013

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MEDWASTE philosophy as LIFE+ project

• Healthcare waste management and treatment – one European and

national priority tasks.

• The project aims to demonstrate a technically and economically feasible

and less environmentally harmful alternative to treatment of medical waste.

• The general objective: to contribute to the implementation, updating and

development of Community environmental policy and legislation in the field

of medical waste processing.

• The main specific objective: elaboration of technical documentation based

on demonstrative and innovative technology and equipment developed

during the project implementation as basis of the policies designed to ensure

sustainable management and treatment of medical waste.

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INTRODUCTION TO MEDWASTE

• The project has been implemented within 26 months.

TASK 1: Reviewing and evaluating of medical waste management on local and national level in Romania and Bulgaria and assessment the existing medical waste treatment technologies. Comparative analysis with EU existing waste management practices and legislation;

TASK 2: Designing, assembling and testing the proposed innovative and demonstrative pilot system (prototype) for medical waste treatment. Preparing of the necessary infrastructure. Executing and testing of demonstrative prototype;

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INTRODUCTION TO MEDWASTE

TASK 3: Implementing pilot testing of the innovative and

demonstrative pilot system (prototype);

TASK 4: Preparing of the documents to certificate the

technology. Elaborating of business plan for the marketing of

pilot system (prototype);

TASK 5: Project management and reporting;

TASK 6: Communications and Dissemination.

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INNOVATIV-DEMONSTRATIV CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT

• The proposed approach involves the construction of an innovative-

demonstrative pilot (prototype) and to demonstrate the efficiency of this

safe and economically method and equipment.

• The present development is intended for the achievement of a safe

treatment of DHW (Dangerous Health Waste) by a modern ecological

method for thermal treatment, by using high frequency waves without

any use of steam and pressure.

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• The essence of the developed innovation is

as follows: the use of industrial generators

of micro-waves–magnetrons, which

generate high frequency field in the

chamber of the apparatus, thus destroying

the pathogens in the waste.

INNOVATIV-DEMONSTRATIV CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT

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PROJECT BENEFITS

• Low maintenance costs;• Low operating costs, with the following unique benefits:

Low consumables prices; Reusable containers; No external source of steam or reactive needed; No transport expenses due to the in place treatment technology; Low specific energy needed per unit of medical waste (30-50% from the

costs of incineration or autoclaving); Short time for total treatment (30 - 50% compare with incineration or

autoclaving necessary time).

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PROJECT BENEFITS

• Efficiency - high efficiency of the process, due to uniform heating

directly of the waste, on both: inside and outside of surface, and due to

the effects of the microwave heating and radiation; • Safety - minimal risk of transmission of infectious agents to personnel

or device operator, using polyfunctional containers (for collecting,

transport and treatment) and automatic process, eliminating hand

manipulation risks;• Environmentally clean - very good efficiency, no other waste, cheep

processes safty for the people that means clean realistic and sustainable

solutions for medical waste treatment.

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• Study regarding the management and treatment of medical waste;

• Assessment the technological, environmental and economic effects of the proposed method for treatment medical waste;

• Design, construction and testing of innovative-demonstrative pilot;

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PROJECT RESULTS

PROJECT RESULTS

• Pilot experiments under real working conditions in the medical unit;

• Organizing technical and scientific events: round tables, workshops, seminars;

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• Development of materials

for dissemination of

project results:

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PROJECT RESULTS

• Participation in dissemination activities: technical fairs; workshops and conferences; launch 2013 session of Programme LIFE +.

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PROJECT RESULTS

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

QUESTIONS?

DISSCUSIONS?

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