23 May, 2008

High temperatures for control of microorganisms

High temperature can be used in two ways.
1) Moist heat
2) Dry heat

Moist heat has four subtypes
- Steam under pressure,
- Fractional sterilization/Tyldallization,
- Boiling water,
- Pastuerization.

Dry heat has two subtypes
- Hot air oven,
- Incineration.

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