Q. Mention chemical agents available for sterilization?
Various chemical agents available for sterilization are:
- Alcohols: ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, trichlorobutanol
- Aldehydes: formaldehyde, glutaraldehtyde
- Dyes
- Halogens
- Phenols
- Surface active agents
- Metallic salts
- Gases: ethylene oxide, formaldehyde, betapropiolactone