Patent ID: 8278081

Claim:
A method for producing hydrolyzed, sterile, denatured organic products from infectious organic waste material, the method comprising: (a) introducing, into a reactor capable of being heated and pressurized, infectious organic waste material in the substantial absence of additional extraneous fibers, oxidizing agents, or acid or alkaline compounds, to form a reaction mixture; (b) subjecting the reaction mixture to saturated steam at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 200° C. and a pressure of about 5 bar to about 15 bar within the reactor for a duration of time of about 20 minutes to about 60 minutes sufficient to thermally hydrolyze and denature the reaction mixture into a denatured organic slurry; and (c) alternatively (1) anaerobically digesting the denatured slurry, or (2) fractionating using centrifugal force the denatured organic slurry into at least two hydrolyzed, sterile, denatured organic products.