Low-cost medical waste incinerator

This Technical Brief gives step-by-step instructions on how to construct a low cost medical waste incinerator. The medical waste incinerator is a simple two-chamber natural-draught incinerator designed to be operated at  temperatures of 800 degrees C and higher.  The performance of the incinerator will vary depending on the moisture content of the medical waste but a throughput of up to 15kg/hour can be achieved.  The incinerator has been designed so that it can be built on site, using standard building bricks or blocks and lined with refractory bricks.  All the steel components, such as the loading door, the ash removal door and air inlet apertures can be made using basic workshop equipment.