Patent ID: 8318086
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A stable microwave-active fluid composition for medical waste remediation comprising: (a) a microwave active liquid comprising poly(glycol), glycerol monostearate, glycerol lactate, glycerol acid esters, or combinations thereof, and having a boiling point from about 150° C. to about 300° C., wherein said microwave active liquid when irradiated with microwave radiation (i) heats up, thereby exposing medical waste to increased temperatures, (ii) exhibits denaturing properties that allow the irradiated microwave active liquid to break down proteins and chemical bonds in other biological molecules in the medical waste and (iii) exhibits a temperature rise at least 1.5 times that of water under irradiation; (b) a microwave enhancer comprising activated carbon, SiC, Fe (c) a sol-stabilizing agent comprising poly(ethylene oxide), said sol-stabilizing agent assisting in rendering said microwave enhancer (b) into a sol and in incorporating said sol into the microwave active liquid of (a).