Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Decontamination of a Section of a Boeing 747 Cabin

Abstract

The use of STERIS Corporation's Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP)* technology as a potential biocide for aircraft decontamination was demonstrated in a cabin section of the Aircraft Environment Research Facility (an FAA-owned Boeing 747). When exposed to an appropriate concentration of VHP vapor in the cabin test section, biological indicators inoculated with 106 colony forming units of Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores demonstrated a total suppression of culture growth. Efficacy was demonstrated with and without seats in the test section of the aircraft. The importance of adequate air mixing was also demonstrated. *VHP is a registered trademark of the STERIS Corporation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA460897

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Eddington
  • Gwen Hau
  • James A. Thomas
  • Joshua D Bishop
  • Lora Cameron-landis
  • Robert M. Shaffstall
  • Robert P. Garner
  • Shawn Spera
  • Thaddeus Mielnik

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Corporations
  • Environment
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Microbial Pathology
  • Petroleum Engineering