INNOVATIVE SOLUTION

FOR BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

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BIOMEDICAL WASTE: A WORLDWIDE ISSUE STERILWAVE®
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT EQUIPMENT & OFFER

Health care activities protect and save lives. But what about the waste and by-products Compact solutions for on-site waste management:
that they generate? Biomedical waste management process can be expensive and
3 different capacities to convert any biohazardous waste into municipal waste.
difficult to set up for health care centers. An unsafe management can cause major
issues:
STERILWAVE® 440
Capacity: 80kg/h*
Health Sharps- Environmental
risks related Impact
STERILWAVE® 250
Capacity: 50kg/h*

Biomedical waste contains The World Health Organization Treatment and disposal
potentially harmful (WHO) estimates that 40% of healthcare waste may STERILWAVE® 100
microorganisms which of hepatitis cases and 2,5% of HIV release pathogens and Capacity: 20kg/h*
could infect people cases worldwide are caused toxic pollutants

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by occupational exposure*

According to WHO’s directives*, infectious waste should be processed as close as

possible to its generation place.

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*with a waste density of 1L=0.1kg

Sterilwave® is the alternative

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on-site solution A comprehensive offer of services:
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Eco-fri

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to reduce the risk

of contamination in comparison
Co with incineration and landfills.
st eff ective
Support Operators Maintenance and technical
for installation and maintenance support: spare parts and
and waste management training by consumables available / technical
process optimization certified experts tutorials / after sales services

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 EFFICIENT A 30 MINUTES AUTOMATIC PROCESS
MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY IN ONE SINGLE VESSEL

No segregation
20°C LOADING
WASTE
BIO-HAZARDOUS

8log10 microbial No pressure No water consumption

inactivation during the process No steam generator
No irradiation risk No liquid effluent 40°C Rotative blades for
unrecognizable output waste

GRINDING

70°C
Microwave treatment
No pressure
IZATION
HEATING & STERIL
UP TO UP TO 110°

Efficient heating Adapted to any type of medical Easy maintenance 110°C

rise up to 110°C waste (sharps, glass, solid, Equipment based on
for 20’ to obtain a liquid...) mechanical technologies
full decontamination No segregation Full traceability

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UNLOADIN
 W A S T E
INERT
30’
Sterilwave® has been registered and approved by health &
environmental ministries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East and America.
The uniqueness of Sterilwave® is linked to its innovative
microwave technology and high level of treatment respecting both the From infectious waste to municipal waste
environment and security processes.

Waste
management Waste output Weight Volume Immediate installation Zero effluents
method Reduction Reduction (no specific construction required) (no polluting emissions)
Dry Stable Sterilized
STERILWAVE®       
Autoclave  
Incineration     
80% volume reduction Compact, inert & dry waste
Chemical treatment  Some models Infectious waste
25% weight reduction Combustible material (RDF*)
*Refuse-Derived Fuel

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 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS STERILWAVE® KEY BENEFITS

STERILWAVE® 100 STERILWAVE® 250 STERILWAVE® 440 Eco-friendly, economic & safe solution

Safe Eco-friendly
Microwave technology Zero environmental impact
No pressure in comparison On-site treatment – no transport
with the autoclave No liquid effluent to drain

SPECIFICATIONS
500L/h
200L/h 880L/h
Waste capacity Up to 50kg Efficient Easy to use
Up to 20kg /h * Up to 80kg /h *
/h * Exceed international “Plug and play” system
regulatory standards No specific technical
Vessel capacity 100L 250L 440L Bacterial reduction qualifications required
up to 8log10
Cost effective
Average cycle time 30’ 30’ 32 - 35' No more storage
Robust equipment,
1,6 x 1,1 x easy maintenance
Dimensions ( L x W x D ) 1.7 x 1.2 x 1.1 m 2 x 1,1 x 2 m
1,5 m

Weight 700 kg 1200 kg 1400 kg

15-20 sq.m
Solution adapted to:
10-12 sq.m
Recommended 8 sq.m Ceiling height: 3m
Ceiling
working area Ceiling height: 2m (3.85m with automatic loading
height: 2.2 m
option)
 Every medical waste producers
Electricity 400 V 3-Phase 40 A 400V/ 3-Phase, 63A

Technology Grinding by rotating blades and heating by microwaves

OPERATING DATA
Spore up to 8log10
Microbial inactivation Virus up to 6log10
STAATT requirements and NFX30-503 compliant

CLINICS & HOSPITALS RESEARCH LABORATORIES COMMERCIAL WASTE SERVICES

Volume reduction Up to 80%

Weight reduction Up to 25%

 Any type of medical waste
Final Waste Unrecognizable, inert, dry, stable • Hospital and laboratory waste,
• Solid and liquid medical waste,
Loading Process Manual or Automatic (option) • Human and animal pathological waste,
• Sharps and prickly hospital waste with
their containers,
• Cultures and stocks,
*with a waste density of 1L=0.1kg
• Any other waste listed in state and federal
regulations as medical waste.

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BERTIN MEDICAL WASTE, a brand of CNIM Group, relies on its long history of innovative engineering to
develop, produce and market innovative systems and equipment worldwide.

Its mother-company CNIM designs and builds turnkey high-tech industrial facilities and provides expertise,
service and operations support in the Environment, Energy, Defence and Industrial sectors.

$ €
£ ¥

€634.9 million in A stable family 3 000 Employees Quoted on the stock Global presence
revenues in 2017 shareholding 1500 Engineers market since 1986 on 4 continents

A worldwide network of distribution

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