PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrogen peroxide gas sterilization apparatus in which, when pressure-restoring the inside of a sterilization tank by introducing air during the course of sterilization, the temperature drop within the sterilization tank or of the object to be sterilized can be avoided and the condensation of hydrogen peroxide gas can be prevented.SOLUTION: The hydrogen peroxide sterilization apparatus includes a sterilization tank 2 for containing an object to be sterilized, a heating means for heating the inside of sterilization tank 2, an evacuation means 3 for evacuating the inside of sterilization tank 2, a pressure-restoring means 4 for pressure-restoring the inside of sterilization tank 2 with air, an air heater 5 for heating the air introduced into sterilization tank 2 by pressure-restoring means 4, and a gas supply means 6 for supplying hydrogen peroxide gas into sterilization tank 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】滅菌工程中の空気導入による滅菌槽内の復圧時に、滅菌槽内や被滅菌物の温度低下を防ぎ、過酸化水素ガスの凝縮を防止できる過酸化水素ガス滅菌装置を提供する。【解決手段】被滅菌物が収容される滅菌槽2と、滅菌槽2内を加熱する加熱手段と、滅菌槽2内を減圧する減圧手段3と、滅菌槽2内を空気で復圧する復圧手段4と、復圧手段4による滅菌槽2内への導入空気を加熱するエアヒータ5と、滅菌槽2内へ過酸化水素ガスを供給するガス供給手段6とを備える。【選択図】図1
