Method and apparatus for disposing of waste material

Abstract

A waste disposal system (10) which provides for the destruction of solid and liquid waste materials, through a controlled and monitored flow, from the loading of the material to be processed to the expulsion of clean nontoxic and sterile air and inert solid residue. The system includes; a waste loading module (30), a shredding module (33), an injection module (34), a fist combustion chamber (40), a second combustion chamber (50), a first cooling module (60), an electrostatic module (701), a reducing catalyst module (70), an oxidizing catalyst module (80), a liquid filtering module (90), a neutralization module (100) and second cooling module (101).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for disposing of waste material comprising: (a) incinerating said waste material in an oxygen rich atmosphere to produce ash and exhaust;   (b) firing said exhaust in an oxygen starved atmosphere to produce a fired exhaust; and then   (c) filtering said fired exhaust in a neutralized solution to remove particles contained in said fired exhaust and for chemically treating said fired exhaust to reduce harmful gases.   
     
     
       2. The method of claim 1 wherein said harmful gasses comprise one of the following: CO, NO, SO 2  or HCL. 
     
     
       3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of agitating said waste material and ash during said incinerating step to increase incineration. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of cooling said fired exhaust. 
     
     
       5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of filtering said fired exhaust to remove particles. 
     
     
       6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of treating said fired exhaust to remove by-products of combustion contained in said fired exhaust. 
     
     
       7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of agitating said neutralizing solution and mixing said first exhaust with said neutralizing solution during said filtering step. 
     
     
       8. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of incinerating further comprises using a non-stoichiometric combustion. 
     
     
       9. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of incinerating further comprises: heating said oxygen rich atmosphere;   introducing said waste material; and   separating said waste material in said oxygen rich atmosphere for at least a predetermined period of time. .Iadd.10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of shredding the waste material prior to the incinerating step. .Iaddend..Iadd.11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of recovering excess energy from the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.12. The method of claim 1 wherein the incinerating and firing steps occur on one of a batch, intermittent, and continuous duty cycle. .Iaddend..Iadd.13. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of suspending the waste material for a predetermined period of time during at least one of the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.14. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of suspending the waste material for a predetermined period of time using a cyclonic air flow pattern during at least one of the incineration and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.15. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of heating the waste material prior to the incinerating step. .Iaddend..Iadd.16. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of disturbing residue that accumulates during at least one of the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.17. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of cooling the exhaust before releasing it into the atmosphere. .Iaddend..Iadd.18. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of electrostatically filtering the exhaust after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.19. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with a reducing catalyst after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.20. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with an oxidizing catalyst after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.21. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with a neutralizing module after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. The method of claim 1 collecting noncombustible materials resulting from the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.23. A method for disposing a waste material comprising:   (a) incinerating said waste material in an oxygen rich atmosphere to produce ash and exhaust; and   (b) firing said exhaust in an oxygen starved atmosphere to produce a fired exhaust. .Iaddend..Iadd.24. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of agitating said waste material and ash during said incinerating step to increase incineration. .Iaddend..Iadd.25. The method of claim 24 further comprising the step of agitating said neutralizing solution and mixing said fired exhaust with said neutralizing solution during said filtering step. .Iaddend..Iadd.26. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of cooling said fired exhaust. .Iaddend..Iadd.27. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of filtering said fired exhaust to remove particles. .Iaddend..Iadd.28. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of treating said fired exhaust to remove by-products of combustion contained in said fired exhaust. .Iaddend..Iadd.29. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of incinerating further comprises using a non-stoichiometric combustion. .Iaddend..Iadd.30. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of incinerating further comprises:   heating said oxygen rich atmosphere;   introducing said waste material; and   suspending said waste material in said oxygen rich atmosphere for at least a predetermined period of time. .Iaddend..Iadd.31. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of shredding the waste material prior to the incinerating step. .Iaddend..Iadd.32. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of recovering excess energy from the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.33. The method of claim 23 wherein the incinerating and firing steps occur on one of a batch, intermittent, and continuous duty cycle. .Iaddend..Iadd.34. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of suspending the waste material for a predetermined period of time during at least one of the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.35. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of suspending the waste material for a predetermined period of time using a cyclonic air flow pattern during at least one of the incineration and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.36. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of heating the waste material prior to the incinerating step. .Iaddend..Iadd.37. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of disturbing residue that accumulates during at least one of the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend..Iadd.38. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of cooling the exhaust before releasing it   
     
     
        into the atmosphere. .Iaddend..Iadd.39.  The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of electrostatically filtering the exhaust after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.40. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with a reducing catalyst after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.41. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with an oxidizing catalyst after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.42. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of purifying the exhaust with a neutralizing module after the firing step. .Iaddend..Iadd.43. The method of claim 23 collecting noncombustible materials resulting from the incinerating and firing steps. .Iaddend.