Patent ID: 8512215

Claim:
A method for destroying medical waste and/or converting organic materials into thermal energy and/or electrical energy, the method comprising: providing a reactor comprising: a reaction chamber; a heat source in communication with the reaction chamber; an air source fluidly coupled with the reaction chamber; a catalytic media located within the reaction chamber so as to receive heat from the heat source and airflow from the air source; and an opening through the reaction chamber through which medical waste and/or organic material can be introduced into the reaction chamber; introducing heat and airflow into the reaction chamber so as to heat the reaction chamber to a first desired temperature; introducing medical waste and/or organic material into the reaction chamber and converting the medical waste and/or organic material into a fuel within the reaction chamber in the presence of the catalytic media, the fuel producing its own heat within the reaction chamber; and shutting off heat from the heat source while maintaining airflow to the reaction chamber, the heat from the fuel continuing to heat the reaction chamber so as to reach or maintain a second desired temperature that is the same or greater than the first temperature.