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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gregorio Tarancon, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Liquid Carbonic Inc., Scarborough, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 37 ; 25218232 ; 25218314 ;
Abstract
A method for sterilizing the surface of an article contaminated with bacteria and bacterial spores which comprises exposing the surface to an effective amount of a fluorine interhalogen compound sterilizing agent such as gaseous chlorine trifluoride or chloride pentafluoride, or mixtures thereof. The surface to be sterilized can be subjected to a gaseous atmosphere of controlled humidity immediately prior to or during exposure to the gaseous sterilant.