APPLICATIONS OF HOT AIR STERILIZER
- Hot/Dry Air Sterilizer in an equipment in which dry heat
sterilization process takes place, in which as the name suggests
sterilization takes place through hot and dry air.
- Dry Heat Sterilization is the most widely used technique in the
Pharmaceutical Industry and Biotechnology research labs which is
employed to sterilize products that are moisture sensitive and medicinal
in nature that can have adverse and inimical effect when steam is used
on them.
- Dry heat sterilization or de-pyrogenation is a process, which is used
to reduce pyrogen level (a pyrogen is a substance which causes fever)
with the use of hot air in temperature ranges from 160°C
to 300°C.
- Dry powder drugs, oil, waxes, soft hard paraffin silicone,
injections, implants, ointment, sharp objects, metal parts etc. are some
of examples that require dry heat sterilization or De-pyrogenation. The
industry includes- Pharmaceutical (drug manufacturing), Biotechnology
research labs, Food & Beverage Industries, Dairy plants, Agriculture
& Industrial research, Textile industry etc.
- Some of the tests and processes which can be performed using Hot/Dry
air Sterilizers are- Moisture determination, Out gassing solids, Aging
test, Plating, Chemical resistance studies, drying of Paper, rubber,
textile, leather etc., Vacuum storage, Electronic process control.
SALIENT FEATURES & CONSTRUCTION OF HOT AIR
STERILIZER
- Outer Chamber made of M.S. Powder Coated
- Inner chamber is made of STAINLESS STEEL (304 grade).
- Between the outer and inner body wool is stuffed for insulation and
for the prevention of thermal loss
- Door Gasket is provided for proper sealing along with heavy hinges
and door closing device
- At the front transparent see-through window is provided. The glass of
the window is unbreakable
- 2 air controlling valves are provided for the creation of vacuum
- Heating elements are made up of high quality Nichrome
- Kanthal wire are embedded around the chamber
- Supplied with 1 (or) 2 removable shelves
- Temperature is controlled by Electronic Digital temperature indicator
and is fitted in front for easy visibility
- Temperature is displayed on digital LED
- Front panel beside the temperature display also includes the ON/OFF
switch
- Supplied with chord and Plug
- Operating Voltage: 22 Volts AV (50 Hz)