Despite recently revived interest in gaseous disinfection or sterilization, only two compounds, formaldehyde and ethylene oxide, have been used to any great extent for this purpose. As discussed by Phillips (1957) in a review of gaseous sterilization, several other compounds have been mentioned in the literature as possessing bactericidal properties in the vapor state but have been put to littl...

Despite recently revived interest in gaseous disinfection or sterilization, only two compounds, formaldehyde and ethylene oxide, have been used to any great extent for this purpose. As discussed by Phillips (1957) in a review of gaseous sterilization, several other compounds have been mentioned in the literature as possessing bactericidal properties in the vapor state but have been put to littl...

A new analytical study performed to investigate the effect of the temperature difference between gas and particle in propagation of the spherical flames. The combustible system is containing uniformly distributed volatile fuel particles in an oxidizing gas (Air) mixture. The model includes evaporation of volatile matter of dust particles to known gaseous fuel (methane) and the single-stage reac...

A sample enrichment probe (SEP) consisting of a thin rod of an inert material and provided at one end with a short sleeve of polydimethylsilicone rubber was used for the high-capacity sample enrichment of analytes from gaseous and aqueous samples for analysis by gas chromatography (GC) and its hyphenated techniques. The silicone rubber was exposed to the analytical sample, after which the end o...

Biofiltration of hydrophobic volatile pollutants is intrinsically limited by poor transfer of the pollutants from the gaseous to the liquid biotic phase, where biodegradation occurs. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of silicone oil for enhancing the transport and subsequent biodegradation of hexane by the fungus Fusarium solani in various bioreactor configurations. Silicone oi...