Treatment of effluents contaminated with prions. Chemical reactor design

  • Gonzalo Pascual Álvarez Servicio de Seguridad Biológica del Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal
Keywords: Prion, Chemical Reactor, effluent, sodium hypochlorite, sodium bisulfite

Abstract

The control and elimination of prionic infective agents that may be present in the effluents, turns out to be a complicated mechanism inside a High Containment bological Facility. There are two ways to carry out this neutralization: Installation of thermal systems to ensure achieve a minimum temperature of 134 ° C sterilization plateau for a residence time of 18 minutes, and the use of chemical reactors based on the addition of sodium hypochlorite so the mixture maintained 2% of free chlorine during the reaction period. This study presents the design phases, elements and benefits, of a chemical reactor that allows the treatment of prion effluents in order to serve as a model to biocontainment facilities with areas of animal experimentation, who want to develop their work with prions.

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Published
2016-04-07
How to Cite
Pascual Álvarez G. (2016). Treatment of effluents contaminated with prions. Chemical reactor design. Revista Complutense de Ciencias Veterinarias, 10(1), 53-74. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RCCV.2016.v10.n1.52275
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