Exhibit 23(b)
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Isolyser Company, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Isolyser Company,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 22, 1999 appearing
in the annual  report on Form 10 -K /A of Isolyser  Company,  Inc.  for the year
ended December 31, 1998.


                                                     /s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
                                                     DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP



Atlanta, Georgia
June 23, 1999