Autoclave to at above atmospheric pressure for 15 minutes . Since exact temperature control is difficult, the temperature is monitored, and the sterilization time adjusted accordingly. Autoclave An autoclave is a pressure chamber used to carry out industrial processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure different from ambient air pressure. Autoclaves are used in medical applications to perform sterilization and in the chemical industry to cure coatings and vulcanize rubber and for hydrothermal synthesis. They are also used in industrial applications, especially regarding composites, see autoclave (industrial). Many autoclaves are used to sterilize equipment and supplies by subjecting them to pressurized saturated
Matheson (compressed gas & equipment) serving the laboratory, process, and environmental gas user and other specialties. Matheson (compressed gas & equipment) Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. is a supplier of industrial gases, medical gases, specialty & electronic gases, propane, gas handling equipment, gas purification systems, industrial safety equipment, and gas engineering services. It is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, with more than 300 retail, plant and warehouse locations in the United States. Matheson supplies its gas products through all distribution methods: cylinder, bulk and pipeline. Matheson is the North American operating entity, and the largest subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (), one of the top