Pyrolysis: An effective technique for degradation of COVID-19 medical wastes

This study focuses on thermochemical process, particularly pyrolysis process to treat the medical waste. Pyrolysis is a process that utilizes the thermal instability of organic components in medical waste to convert them into valuable products. Besides, the technique is environmentally friendly, more efficient and cost-effective, requires less landfill capacity, and causes lower pollution. The current pandemic situation generates a large amount of plastic medical wastes, which mainly consists of polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, and nylon. These plastic wastes can be converted into valuable energy products like oil, gas and char through pyrolysis process. This review provides detailed information about CMW handling, treatment, valuable product generation, and proper discharge into the open environment.PMID:33984908 | DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130092

Source: Chemosphere - May 14, 2021 Category: Chemistry Authors: Selvakumar Dharmaraj Veeramuthu Ashokkumar Rajesh Pandiyan Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh Kit Wayne Chew Wei-Hsin Chen Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai Source Type: research