The future looks promising for CD Sterilization.
Chlorine Dioxide (CD) is a highly penetrative true gas – equivalent to Ethylene Oxide (EO). CD Sterilization was originally developed by Johnson & Johnson. CD has been in use for decades on products and components across various industries. CD itself is a US EPA-Registered Sterilant.
The CD sterilization process is identical to that of EO:
Current challenges using CD:
In 2023, Phoenix DeVentures expects to have sterilization validation completed for at least one customer using CD