STERIS’s VHP 1000ED Mobile Biodecontamination System utilises Vaprox® Sterilant (EPA Reg. No. 58779-4) as a means of achieving dry, low temperature sterilisation within large sealed enclosures such as cleanrooms and filling lines. The dry, gaseous process consists of four distinct phases:
Dehumidification - Humidity is removed from the room space via an integrated desiccant system. This is done to ensure that a true, dry biodecontamination process is achieved.
Conditioning - Vaprox is rapidly injected by the generator and converted into a dry vapor that quickly raises the level of hydrogen peroxide to an effective concentration.
Biodecontamination - Hydrogen peroxide vapor concentrations are maintained at the target concentration level to provide an effective kill of micro-organisms in the room space.
Aeration - The generator stops injecting Vaprox and accelerates the breakdown of vapor into its environmentally friendly base elements of water vapor and oxygen.
Aeration continues until hydrogen peroxide is reduced to an acceptable level and the room is commissioned for regular use.