| abstract |
Method of sterilizing a medical, dental, pharmaceutical, veterinary or mortuary instrument at a temperature of 20 ° C to 80 ° C using a liquid sterilant, which comprises supplying components (A) and (B) separately and dispersing the supplied components ( A) and (B) in water at the time of sterilization, wherein: component (A) consists essentially of: 15 to 45% by weight of peracetic acid; 34 to 62% by weight of acetic acid; 6.5 to 32% by weight of hydrogen peroxide; and 0.5 to 2% by weight of sulfuric acid; and component (B) consists essentially of: 35 to 98% by weight of a buffer, wherein the buffer is selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal phosphate, an alkali metal carbonate, or a mixture thereof; 0.5 to 35% by weight of an anti-corrosion agent; and 0.1 to 60% by weight of a chelator; and wherein the weight ratio of component (A) to component (B) is 0.1 to 1.3; and wherein component (B) comprises molybdate, nonylphenol ethoxylate, and an antifoam agent, respectively, in an amount of 0.01% by weight or less. |