摘要 |
Absorption of ethylene oxide is one of the methods commonly used to reduce air emissions from sterilization operations. Unlike prior art abators, the present method provides a means to regenerate the absorption medium within the abator and thus avoid the need to remove spent medium and load new medium every time the medium substantially consumed by the absorption process. Regeneration of the absorption medium is achieved through aqueous wash and air dry under ambient conditions and the regeneration cycle can be timed or automated as a function of medium consumption and regeneration of the liquid medium is achieved through electrochemical oxidation of the ethylene oxide reaction products.
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