Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification – Fluid treatment – Manipulation of liquid
Patent
1998-07-24
1999-12-07
Coe, Philip R.
Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification
Fluid treatment
Manipulation of liquid
8159, 68 13R, 68 18R, D06F 4300
Patent
active
059961554
ABSTRACT:
A process is provided for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing substrates comprising the steps of: (a) placing the contaminated substrate in a cleaning vessel; (b) contacting the contaminated substrate with dense phase carbon dioxide in liquid form; (c) subjecting the substrate and the dense phase carbon dioxide to ultraviolet radiation having a wavelength within the range of about 180 to 300 nm for a duration and intensity sufficient to produce a photochemical reaction capable of destroying the DNA of microorganisms on the substrate; (d) substantially simultaneously subjecting at least the dense phase carbon dioxide to agitation; and (e) removing the dense phase carbon dioxide from the cleaning vessel and thereby transporting the contaminants from the substrate such that the substrate is cleaned and, in the case of contaminated garments, disinfected or, in the case of medical and dental instrumentation, sterilized. Substantially simultaneously with the UV exposure and agitation, the substrates are also subjected to an oxidizing sterilant, such as H.sub.2 O.sub.2.
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Beach Robert W.
Chao Sidney C.
Purer Edna M.
Sorbo Nelson W.
Alkov Leonard A.
Coe Philip R.
Lenzen, Jr. Glenn H.
Raufer Colin M.
Raytheon Company
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