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US 2015/0305344 A1Published application
Decontamination or sterilization process
AssigneeAmerican Sterilizer Company
InventorsPeter A. Burke, Mark James Leggett, Michael A. Centanni
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Abstract
This invention relates to a decontamination or sterilization process wherein spores are killed, comprising: forming droplets of an aqueous composition comprising water and a peroxide, the aqueous composition having a concentration of peroxide in the range from about 0.01 to about 14% by weight; vaporizing the droplets to form a sporicidal vaporous mixture; and contacting the spores with the sporicidal vaporous mixture for a sufficient period of time to effect at least a 4 log reduction in the number of spores capable of returning to vegetative growth.
Claims48
A process, comprising:
- forming droplets of an aqueous composition comprising water and a peroxide, the aqueous composition having a concentration of peroxide in the range from about 0.01 to about 14% by weight;
- vaporizing the droplets to form a sporicidal vaporous mixture;
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- contacting spores with the sporicidal vaporous mixture for a sufficient period of time to effect at least a 4 log reduction in the number of spores capable of returning to vegetative growth.
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