sterilization apparatus, in particular for sterilizing absorbent sanitary products after consumption, an apparatus for sterilizing absorbent sanitary products after consumption, comprising: - a container (12) rotatable about a longitudinal axis (a), having a first closed end ( 16) and a second end (18) provided with an opening (22) for loading / unloading, closed by a removable door (24), in which the container (12) has a hollow wall (26) including an inner wall (28 ), an outer wall (30), and a hollow space (32), extending from said first end (16) to said second end (18), - a rotating joint (34) located on said first end (16 ) of the container (12) and having a steam inlet chamber (48) and a condensate discharge chamber (50), - at least one hollow helical blade (70), which extends between said first end (16) and said second end (18) of the container (12) and protrudes eta into said inner wall (28) of the container (12), wherein said hollow helical blade (70) has a helical cavity (72) having an inlet (78) in fluid communication with said vapor inlet chamber (48) at said first end of the container (16), an outlet (80) in fluid communication with said hollow space (32) at said second end (18) of the container (12), and is closed between said inlet ( 78) and said outlet (80), wherein the condensate discharge chamber (50) of said rotating joint (34) is in fluid communication with said hollow space (32) at said first end (16) of the container ( 12), so that the steam originating from said steam inlet chamber (48) flows into said helical cavity (72) from said first end (16) to said second end (18) and subsequently flow into said hollow space (32) from said second end (18) to said first end (16).aparelho de esterilização, em particular para esterilizar produtos sanitários absorventes após o consumo um aparelho para esterilizar produtos sanitários absorventes após o consumo, compreendendo: - um recipiente (12) giratório em torno de um eixo longitudinal (a), tendo uma primeir
