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DESTRUCTION OF BACTERIAL SPORES ON SOLID SURFACES
Author(s) -
HAN BONGHO,
SCHORNICK GUNNAR,
LONCIN MARCEL
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1980.tb00598.x
Subject(s) - peracetic acid , hydrogen peroxide , spore , chemistry , decomposition , human decontamination , peroxide , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , waste management , biology , engineering
Heat resistance of bacterial spores is reduced by chemical pretreatment with peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide. The sporicidal effect of peracetic acid is better than that of hydrogen peroxide. Because of the rapid decomposition at higher temperatures, peracetic acid seems to be suitable as a chemical sterilant at lower temperatures. Additionally, it is removed more efficiently than hydrogen peroxide from the surface of packaging material.