Patent ID: 8283512

Claim:
A reactor for the destruction of medical waste and/or conversion of organic materials into thermal energy, comprising: a reaction chamber; a heat source in communication with the reaction chamber; an air source fluidly coupled with the reaction chamber; a bed of catalytic media located within the reaction chamber so as to receive heat from the flame source and airflow from the air source, wherein the air source is configured to partially suspend the catalytic media; an opening through the reaction chamber through which medical waste and/or organic material can be introduced into the reaction chamber; and an elevated platform located within the reaction chamber above the catalytic media, wherein the elevated platform includes one or more apertures that fluidly couple a top surface with a bottom surface, wherein the elevated platform is configured to maintain the medical waste and/or organic material above the catalytic media when the catalytic media is partially suspended by air from the air source during destruction and/or conversion into thermal energy.