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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method that can sterilize or sanitize a variety of containers in a fast, economical way. SOLUTION: The method of sterilizing and/or sanitizing a container includes the steps of: generating a sterilant of hydrogen peroxide vapor having a temperature of T<SB>1</SB>(°F); discharging the generated sterilant vapor having a mass of a (mg) into the container having a volume of b (l); and purging the container of the discharged sterilant using a heated gas having a volume of c (l) and a temperature of T<SB>2</SB>(°F), wherein reduction of Bacillus spores in the container by a predetermined amount X (log) is effected by satisfying the following equation X=(0.138xa/b)+(0.066xT<SB>1</SB>)-(0.00083xc/b)+(0.021xT<SB>2</SB>)+(0.008347*d)-11.357, wherein d is the ambient relative humidity (% RH). COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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