What is claimed is:
1. A method of rapid incineration of contaminants on articles in a continuous moving environment without removing the articles from the conveyance means, comprising the steps of:
A) passing the articles in situ on the conveyance means past a high intensity energy source;
B) elevating the temperature of the contaminants on the article to the incineration point;
C) supplying energy to the high intensity energy source in proportion to the speed of the moving articles whereby the time of the articles within the high intensity energy source equals the time to the incineration point.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the energy source level in a range of 100 to 500 wattssquare inch.
3. Method of claim 1 wherein the temperature of the contaminant is elevated to the range of 800 F. to 2000 F.
4. Method of claim 1 wherein the article is within the energy source only 1 minutes.
5. The additional step to claim 1 of heating the article to a temperature equal to that of the method of claim 3.
6. The method of claim 1 including the additional step of only energizing the high intensity energy source during intervals when the article is within the high intensity energy source.
7. A method of rapid heating continuous moving in-line system articles using high intensity energy source to enable the articles to be cleaned by rapid incineration of contaminants on the articles without removal of the articles from the in-line system conveyance means thereby saving time required for removal and reinstallation of articles as well as shortening heating time.
8. The method of claim 1 including the further step of physically removing any contaminant residual.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the physical removal step includes brushing.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the physical removal step includes spraying a fluid.
11. The method of claim 10 including the further step of use of an ultra-sonic cleaning bath.
12. Apparatus for enclosing a continuous in-line article incineration station including:
A) A container capable of sustaining a negative pressure;
B) An exhaust system;
C) A low pressure inletoutlet seal; and
D) An interface to a gas incineration burn-off.
13. The apparatus in claim 12 further including a system for moving articles into and out of the enclosing apparatus.
14. The apparatus in claim 12 further including a continuous in-line system for moving articles into and out of the enclosing apparatus.
15. The apparatus in claim 12 further including arranging a high intensity energy source within the enclosure in a vertical array to accommodate narrow width articles within a narrow heating zone.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. Tablet, characterized in that it comprises a pulverulent superabsorbent polymer having a density less than or equal to 5102 kgM3 and a gelling time of less than 6 seconds.
2. Tablet according to claim 1, characterized in that the superabsorbent polymer is a crosslinked sodium or calcium polyacrylate.
3. Tablet according to claim 2, characterized in that the superabsorbent polymer is a crosslinked sodium polyacrylate which exhibits a density of about 4.2102 kgm3 and a gelling time of about 4 seconds.
4. Tablet according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is free from any excipient.
5. Tablet according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is a bare tablet.
6. Tablet according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises one or more grooves so that it can be divided.
7. Tablet according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it exhibits, when it is placed in an aqueous solution comprising 9 gl sodium chloride and having a temperature of 241 C., an absorption capacity at least equal to 25 times, and preferably between 30 and 45 times, its volume in the dry state.
8. Tablet according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is manufactured by direct compression.
9. Use of a tablet according to any one of claims 1 to 8 for gelling liquid matter which may be present in a bag for collecting bodily excretions.
10. Bag for collecting bodily excretions, characterized in that it comprises a tablet according to any one of claims 1 to 8.