Biomedical Waste Disposal
Autoclaves can also disinfect certain types of medical waste prior to transportation and ultimate safe disposal. Biomedical Waste Disposal come in a variety of sizes, depending on scenario, but they all have one thing in common: they kill germs, aka microbial life. The machines can be set at different temperatures and run through a number of cycles. Some autoclaves offer numerous functions, such as special cycling or vacuum functionality. The key to sterilization in a medical setting requires heat. Lots of heat. Steam is extremely effective in producing the heat required to kill microbes. It achieves this by breaking down cellular proteins and causing them to coagulate. The length of time it takes for an autoclave to sterilize an object depends on the temperature of the steam. In industrialized countries, municipal liquid waste is funneled through sewage systems, where it undergoes wastewater treatment, or sewage treatment.