Harold W. Andersen,Elizabeth A. Krewson,Albert E. May
申请号：
US16420668
公开号：
US20200296959A1
申请日:
2019.05.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and devices for decontaminating agricultural material, which agricultural material may comprise carboxylic acids are disclosed. The methods involve contacting the agricultural material with a sufficient amount of ethylene oxide, at a temperature of between around 15 and 30° C., for a sufficient time so as to disinfect the products. Ethylene oxide sterilization conducted at these temperatures is sufficient to remove microbial contamination, but not sufficient to cause a sufficient quantity of carboxylic acid groups to react with ethylene oxide and form esters. Representative devices include sterilization bags, optionally stored in sterilization cabinets, sealed drums, and pallet-loaded disinfecting chambers, all adapted to safely purge ethylene oxide from the agricultural material after the sterilization. Representative agricultural materials include, but not limited to hemp and marijuana.
