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. 1975 Sep;30(3):483–484. doi: 10.1128/am.30.3.483-484.1975

Effect of Temperature on the Sterilization of Isopropyl Alcohol by Liquid Propylene Oxide

A Hart 1, S N Ng 1
PMCID: PMC187209  PMID: 810090

Abstract

Liquid propylene oxide added to a solution of isopropyl alcohol and incubated at different temperatures markedly reduced the time required to sterilize the alcohol solution.

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