La maîtrise de l’innovation

© BERTIN TECHNOLOGIES / BT.D46.C /

An Innovative Solution to Bio-hazardous
Waste Management
Microwave solution which respects the
environment
STERILWAVE 440 & 250

Référence
1
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 BIO-HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS

Problematic:
State Governments and Federal Agencies impose laws and regulation
to manage hazardous waste.
Those specific infectious waste must be identified (colored bag) and
stored on site. Then it will be transferred by a specific carrier in order to
be managed, disposed and eliminated through sub-contractors.
Medical waste treatment is an expensive cost for Hospitals budgets.

Regulations:
Different rules and regulations define the treatment of regulated medical
waste. (level of bacteriological inactivation, type of treatment etc…

The STERILWAVE process exceeds all regulatory standards

including French Regulations NF X30-503 known as one of the
strictest worldwide

Référence
2
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 CONTEXT

Incineration of bio-medical waste is the most common option for

destroying substances representing a risk to Public Health. However,
incineration give out quantities of metals, dioxin and other potentially
hazardous substances which are a problematic for public health and
environmental regulation.

STERILWAVE transforms onsite up to 440 L / 35 kg of bio-medical

hazardous waste into standard municipal waste by 40’min cycle.

Without effluent, the STERILWAVE system is an innovative onsite

solution for a local disinfection of bio-hazardous waste. Easy-to-use, this
system can be installed in only few hours.

Référence
3
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 BIO-HAZARDOUS MEDICAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT
Pay a third-party to manage your bio-hazardous waste could cost you
more than you think:

Cost of Storage and risk for the Hospital staff

Cost of Transfert:
Expensive specific carrier is requested to transfert bio-hazardous
waste from the production place (hospital , medical laboraty…) to
the destruction place (incineration or landfill).
Cost of elimination

With STERILWAVE you can manage your waste right at your facilities
with a short payback period.

Alternative to autoclaving solution, STERILWAVE request only

Electricity supply to work

STERILWAVE appears as a cost-effective, easy-to-use and safe

solution.

Référence
4
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 FROM HAZARDOUS TO MUNICPAL WASTE

The bio hazardous waste are transformed into municipal waste.

No effluents, Eco-Friendly with a weight reduction up to 25% and a
volume reduction up to 80%

Bio hazardous waste into Municpal waste, shredded and sterilized

Référence
5
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE : A COMPLETE RANGE OF PRODUCTS TO
REACH YOUR NEEDS

SW 440 : from 400 kg to 1000 kg per day

SW 250 : from 100 kg to 600 kg per day

Référence
6
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 AVANTAGES OF STERILWAVE

Innovative solution to bio-hazardous waste management

STERIWAVE :a cost-effective solution:

Onsite automatic disinfection. STERILWAVE converts regulated medical waste into municipal solid waste.
Request only a 10 minutes operator presence per cycle
No special carrier needed to transfer final waste
Reduce the weight of waste by up to 20% and its volume by up to 80%.

Reduce the risks

Eliminates your need to store biomedical waste onsite until the collect.
Eliminates risks of exposure to the staff during the storage
No intermediate handling
Fully automatic process ( loading , disinfecting , transfer) in a close and compact system.

Easy to use

Fully automatic process

Simple “Touch screen” operation. It require an operator for 10minutes/ cycle( loading & unloading)
Low maintenance systems
No need of pressurization ( safety systems)
Only few hours to install onsite (stand alone module)

Référence
7
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE SW440
50 KG / HOUR
STERIWAVE :a cost-effective solution:
Onsite automatic disinfection. STERILWAVE
converts regulated medical waste into
municipal solid waste.
Request only a 10 minutes operator presence
per cycle
Reduce the weight of waste by up to 20%
and its volume by up to 80%.

Reduce the risks

Eliminates your need to store biomedical waste
onsite until the collect.
Eliminates risks of exposure to the staff during the
storage
No intermediate handling
Fully automatic process ( loading , disinfecting ,
transfer) in a close and compact system.

Easy to use
Fully automatic process
Simple “Touch screen” operation. It require an
operator for 10minutes/ cycle( loading & unloading)
Low maintenance systems
No need of pressurization ( safety systems)
Only few hours to install onsite (stand alone module)

Référence
8
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE 440 SPECIFICATION

Specifications
Dimension ( Lx W x H) 2,75 x 1,9 x 2 meters
Weight 1600 kg

Electricity 400V/ 3-Phase

Operating data
Automatic Loader included Yes ( Optional)
Average cycle time 35 min
Volume capacity 440 L
Waste Treatment capacity 30 to 35 Kg/ cycle
Microbial Inactivation Up to 8 log10
Volume reduction Up to 80%
Weight reduction Up to 25% ( Dry and passive waste)

Consumption
Electricity 15 Kw h( average)
Water consumption No

Référence
9
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE : Outline drawing – front view

Référence
10
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE SW250
30 KG / HOUR

STERILWAVE models achieve the following

specifications:
Shredding by rotative blades
Sterilization of the shredded waste by
microwave in accordance with the NFX 30-
503 Norm requirements

Efficient, Robustness
Same engine, same power, same microwave
generator than the Sterilwave 440 for a
volume capacity twice smaller!

Specifications:
Capacity: 250 liters per cycle (about 16 kg)
Cycle time: 30 to 35 ‘min
Volume reduction: 80%
Weight reduction: 25%

Référence
11
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE 250 SPECIFICATION

Specifications
Dimension ( Lx W x H) 1,6 x 1,1 x 1.5 m
Floor surface recommended 3 X 3 X 2.2 m
Electricity 400V/ 3-Phase
Average cycle time 30 -35 min
Volume capacity 250 L
Waste Treatment capacity 35 kg/ hour
Microbial Inactivation Up to 8 log10
Volume reduction Up to 80%
Weight reduction up to 25% ( Dry and passive waste)

Consumption
Electricity 12 Kwh
Water consumption No

Référence
12
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 Dimensions de SW250 L

Frame dimension with the tap closed (Length The loading height is at 130 cm in order to
x width x Height) 160 x 110 x 150 cm make easier the loading operation

Référence
13
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 CYCLE DESCRIPTION
STEP 1: bags loading (manually
or automatically)

STEP 2: Grinding by rotative

blades up to 1500 RPM

STEP 3: Waste is exposed to a

temperature up to 110°C by a
HF micro-wave generator.

STEP 4: Maintaining up to 110°C

during 20 min (sterilization)

STEP 5: Automatic unloading into

a intended container
Référence
14
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 SYSTEM CONTROL

1. Automated process :The

entire process is controlled by
a PLC.

2. The Software manages the

waste treatment cycle,
ensuring that the temperature
parameters and the safety are
under control.

3. The System insures the

operator safety

Référence
15
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 UNLOADING

Unloading Phase :

At the end of the cycle, the door

is openning. The rotor pushes
out the waste into a specific
container
Treated waste are unloaded
automatically in another
container
The container can stay up to 2-3
cycles before being dispached

Référence
16
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
Référence
17
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 STERILWAVE ASSETS

Effective:
Disinfect waste up to 8 log10 reduction of bacterial spores.
Final waste are dry and inert and could be recycled.
Reduce the volume of waste by up to 80% and weight by up to 20%.

Environmental friendly :
No liquid effluents.
No Hazardous emissions.
Allow onsite medical waste treatment

Référence
18
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 COMPARATIVE STUDY
AUTOCLAVE INCINERATION STERILWAVE

Technology Temperature under pressure Incineration on specific location. Based on microwave technology,
over 130 °C Require special carrier (expensive) simple and efficient (heating at 100°C)
Require a steam-powered
generator

Pressure / authorization Equipment working under Ambient pressure

pressure (several bars of
saturated steam)
The operator has to be skilled
and require specific
autorisation to work on the
machine
Require to plan many
maintenance tasks

Integrated grinding syst. Yes No Yes by rotative blade: 1500 RPM

Disinfection efficiency from 5 log to 8 log10 (depending Complete destruction Over 8 log10
the brand model)

Waste aspect after -Volume reduction up to 80% Complete destruction Volume reduction up to 80%
-Wet waste Dry Waste
treatment -Weight reduction of 20%
-Weight reduction up to 20%

Effluent treatment Liquid effluents NC No effluents

Environmental impact Medium Negative Positive

Require important volume of
water (negative)
Liquid effluents (negative)
Possibity of onsite waste
treatment (positive)
Pollution Onsite waste treatment
Special carrier always requested No effluents
Incineration / Toxin Volume and weight reduction of the
treated waste
Require only electricity

Référence
19
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 MICROBIAL INACTIVATION EFFICIENCY

Test report had been provided by validated and certified French

Laboratries IRM and EUROFIN (Pasteur Institut)

STERILWAVE took with succes all homolagation tests requested by the French
Ministry of Health: norm NF X 30-503

Gram+ : Staphylococcus aureus: Reduction > 8 Log

GRAM+2 :Enterococcus hirae: Reduction > 8 Log
Gram- :Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Reduction > 8 Log
Gram- Escherichia coli: Reduction > 8 log
Spore: Bacillus atropheus: Reduction > 8 Log
Mycobacterie : Mycobacterium smegmatis: Reduction > 8 log
Lévures : Candida albicans: Reduction > 8 log
Champignon Aspergillus niger: Reduction > 8 log
Virus Enterovirus polio: Reduction > 8 log
Protozoaires :Naegleria lovaniensis: Reduction> 5 log

Référence
20
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 HEAT UP Comparison between
Microwave and Autoclave solutions
MICROWAVE / STERILWAVE AUTOCLAVE

The microwaves are heating up the waste at its
Depths , then heat up from the center to the
outside of the waste. The result is an
optimization of the waste disinfection. The very
thin shredding improve the disinfection efficiency
The principle of the Autoclave is to heat up with
saturated steam the chamber by rising the
pressure inside the tank. The waste are heated up
from the outside to the depths by thermic
exchange. The temperature at the depths of the
waste is rising up more slowly which request a
higher tempreature degree for the waste
disinfection (indirect heat up)

Référence
21
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 Temperature chart: Heating Up at the Depths of the Product
Microwave Technology VS Autoclave

This chart is describing the temperature at the depths of the product (the
waste actually) and not the temperature of the chamber (temperature
sensors)
The temperature at the depths of the product is heating up quickest with
microwave than with saturated steam.
The efficiency of disinfection of the STERILWAVE device (8log) is over
than most part of Autoclave solutions (6log)

Référence
22
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel
 Adaptation of the microwave with metal wastes

Insulator description

Static mechanical component which is not running with

electricity.
Composed of 3 similar guideline for the microwave
transfer. The insulator is dimensioned for this
magnetron frequency: 2450 MHz
Installed between the Magnetron and the chamber
where are disposed the waste.

Role of the Insulator

Insulating and protecting the magnetron of any reflected

power due to the reflection of microwave on metal
parts.
The insulator insure:
1. The transfer of the power between the magnetron (way
N°1) and the chamber (way N°2)
2. the complete deviation of any reflected wave from the
chamber (way N°2) to the evacuation way N°3 (cooling
system to evacuate the power).

Référence
23
[JJ/MM/AA] - Confidentiel