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  • Title: Sterilization of various diameter dead-ended tubes.
    Author: Young JH.
    Journal: Biotechnol Bioeng; 1993 Jun 05; 42(1):125-32. PubMed ID: 18609656.
    Abstract:
    Effect of tube diameter on steam-in-place sterilization of dead-ended tubes was studied by examining temperature profiles and rates of kill of Bacillus stearothermophilus spores. Time required for sterilization was determined for 9.4-cm-long tubes with various inside diameters from 0.4 to 1.7 cm. Sterilization time increased with decreasing tube diameter. Experimentally measured kill kinetics in 1.7-cm tubes were in agreement with those predicted if measured temperatures represented saturated steam. A 12-log spore reduction was achieved in 1.7-cm diameter vertical and horizontal tubes in less than 63 minutes. For smaller diameter tubes, entrapped air remained after 2 hours and rates of kill were very dependent on position within the tube, tube diameter, and tube orientation with respect to the gravitational vector. Times to achieve a 1-log drop in spore population in the smaller tubes were as much as 10 times greater than those expected if measured temperatures represented saturated steam. Sterilization was not achieved throughout the 0.4-cm tubes. Recommendations are made for including steam bleeders or using prevaccum cycles for these smaller diameter tubes.
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