AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE VAPOR EVOLVED FROM AQUEOUSGLUTARALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS

Authors
SCOBBIE E GROVES JA
Citation
E. Scobbie et Ja. Groves, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE VAPOR EVOLVED FROM AQUEOUSGLUTARALDEHYDE SOLUTIONS, The Annals of occupational hygiene, 39(1), 1995, pp. 63-78
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
The Annals of occupational hygiene → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034878
Volume
39
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
63 - 78
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4878(1995)39:1<63:AIOTCO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The composition of the vapour evolved from aqueous glutaraldehyde solu tions has been studied using gas chromatography, Fourier transform inf ra-red spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography. This i ncluded a study of commercial sterilizing products at concentrations o f about 2% glutaraldehyde, both with and without added activator. The main component evolved is monomeric glutaraldehyde with smaller amount s of methanol and butyraldehyde. An investigation of the atmosphere ab ove an activated sterilizing solution suggests that concentrations of up to 2 ppm glutaraldehyde can be formed.