Gaseous Applications-
Decontamination/Sterilization Pass-Through Rooms
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Chlorine Dioxide pass-through room provides a cost effective method to
decontaminate components, parts, supplies, and equipment entering a
“sterile” or “clean” facility at room temperatures and without a
sterilizer. It provides many of the same benefits as a sterilization chamber but
at a fraction of the cost. It also can be better positioned in the workflow
patterns involved in the facility’s layout.
The pass-through room can be as simple as a room that can be completely sealed and incorporates a ventilation system to first contain the gaseous chlorine dioxide and then exhaust it once the relatively short exposure period is completed. Either our Cloridox-GMP or Minidox-M can be quickly connected to the room whenever a decontamination cycle is required. The same generator can be used for your holding rooms, procedural rooms, isolation rooms, isolators, biological safety cabinets (BSC), or any other decontamination when not needed to decontaminate the pass-through and its contents.
Some items which can be decontaminated in the pass-through room include animal racks, cages, trays, carts, instruments, components, computers, processing equipment, supplies, etc. The pass-through can also be used to decontaminate “dirty” equipment leaving an area where the spread of organisms needs to be curtailed.
We can work with your facility people or architects to assist in the design or specifications for pass-through rooms.
| For an example application of a 12 ft L x 8 ft W x 8 ft H = 768 cubic feet pass-through room: |
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2.8 hour total cycle time (6-log
spore reduction, 120 minute exposure time) and a cycle cost of
$33.60 consumable cost per run at a 1
mg/L CD concentration |
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or |
| A
2.0 hour total cycle time (6-log
spore reduction, 60 minute exposure time) and a cycle cost of
$67.20 consumable cost per run at a 2
mg/L CD concentration |
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or |
| A
1 hour total cycle time (general
sanitization, 10 minute exposure time) and a cycle cost of
$33.60 consumable cost per run at a 1 mg/L CD concentration |