Mediated electrochemical oxidation to treats, oxidizes and destroys
biological waste, medical, infectious, pathological, animal, sanitary,
mortuary, ship, veterinary, pharmaceutical and combined waste.
Electrolytes contain oxidized forms of reversible redox couples produced.
Oxidized forms of redox couples are produced by anodic oxidation or
reaction with oxidized forms of other redox couples. Oxidized species of
the redox couples oxidize the biological waste molecules and are reduced
and reoxidized. The redox cycle continues until all oxidizable waste and
intermediate reaction products have undergone oxidation. Temperatures
between ambient and 100.degree. C. avoid formation of dioxins or furans.