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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Michikazu Hara, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Kadono, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahiro Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 41/04 (2006.01); C02F 1/50 (2006.01); A01N 61/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 41/04 (2013.01); A01N 61/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/50 (2013.01); C02F 1/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel sterilization method capable of killing not only microorganisms in water, but also microorganisms in a gas. Specifically, the present invention provide a method for sterilizing a gas or liquid, comprising contacting a microorganism in a gas or liquid with a material containing an amorphous carbon having a sulfo group introduced therein.