Incineration of Bio-Hazard Material

Abstract

A system for incinerating bio-hazardous waste includes a chamber having there within a hydrocarbon feedstock and a plurality of electrodes between which an electric arc is formed, producing an arc-based gas. The system includes at least one primary combustion chamber in which an amount of bio-hazardous waste is incinerated. A source of combustion is interfaced to each of the at least one primary combustion chambers, thereby providing heat and ignition to the bio-hazardous waste. A secondary combustion chamber accepts fumes from the at least one primary combustion chamber and combines the fumes with the arc-formed gas and then the fumes mixed with the arc-formed gas are combusted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for incinerating bio-hazardous waste, the system comprising:
 at least one primary combustion chamber through which an amount of bio-hazardous waste is incinerated;   a source of combustion interfaced to each of the at least one primary combustion chambers, thereby providing heat and ignition to the bio-hazardous waste, whereas a temperature of at least one of the at least one primary combustion chamber is raised using the arc-formed gas; and   an exhaust interfaced to the primary combustion chambers, the exhaust extracting fumes from the at least one combustion chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 1 , wherein the bio-hazardous waste moves through the at least one primary combustion chamber on a conveyor system. 
     
     
         3 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 1 , wherein air is injected into the at least one of the at least one primary combustion chamber to improve combustion of the bio-hazardous waste and increase flue temperatures. 
     
     
         4 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 1 , further comprising a secondary combustion chamber interfaced to the exhaust, whereby the arc-formed gas is combined with the fumes from the at least one primary combustion chambers and the arc-formed gas and the fumes are burned in the secondary combustion chamber, reducing pollutants before being released to the atmosphere. 
     
     
         5 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 4 , wherein the fumes from the primary combustion chambers are chilled before the arc-formed gas is combined with the fumes and before the arc-formed gas and the fumes are then burned. 
     
     
         6 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 1 , wherein heat generated in the primary combustion chambers is used to generate usable power. 
     
     
         7 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 4 , wherein heat generated in the secondary combustion chamber is used to generate usable power. 
     
     
         8 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 8 , wherein the usable power is electricity. 
     
     
         9 . A system for incinerating bio-hazardous waste, the system comprising:
 at least one primary combustion chamber through which an amount of bio-hazardous waste is incinerated;   a source of combustion interfaced to each of the at least one primary combustion chambers, thereby providing heat and ignition to the bio-hazardous waste; and   a secondary combustion chamber in which fumes from the at least one primary combustion chamber is combined with an arc-formed gas and then the fumes mixed with the arc-formed gas are combusted.   
     
     
         10 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 9 , wherein the bio-hazardous waste moves through the at least one primary combustion chamber on a conveyor system. 
     
     
         11 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 9 , wherein air is injected into the at least one of the at least one primary combustion chamber to improve combustion of the bio-hazardous waste and increase temperatures. 
     
     
         12 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 9 , wherein the fumes from the at least one primary combustion chamber is chilled before the arc-formed gas is combined with the fumes and before the arc-formed gas and the fumes are then burned. 
     
     
         13 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 9 , wherein heat generated in the primary combustion chambers is used to generate usable power. 
     
     
         14 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 9 , wherein heat generated in the secondary combustion chamber is used to generate usable power. 
     
     
         15 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 13 , wherein the usable power is electricity. 
     
     
         16 . A system for incinerating bio-hazardous waste, the system comprising:
 a chamber having there within a hydrocarbon feedstock and a plurality of electrodes between which an electric arc is formed, thereby producing an arc-based gas;   at least one primary combustion chamber in which an amount of bio-hazardous waste is incinerated;   a source of combustion interfaced to each of the at least one primary combustion chambers, thereby providing heat and ignition to the bio-hazardous waste; and   a secondary combustion chamber in which fumes from the at least one primary combustion chamber is combined with the arc-formed gas and then the fumes mixed with the arc-formed gas are combusted.   
     
     
         17 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 16 , wherein air is injected into the at least one of the at least one primary combustion chamber to improve combustion of the bio-hazardous waste and increase temperatures. 
     
     
         18 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 16 , wherein the fumes from the at least one primary combustion chamber is chilled before the arc-formed gas is combined with the fumes and before the arc-formed gas and the fumes are then burned. 
     
     
         19 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 16 , wherein heat generated in the primary combustion chambers and heat generated in the secondary combustion chamber is used to generate usable power. 
     
     
         20 . The system for incinerating waste of  claim 19 , wherein the usable power is electricity.