Autoclaves
An autoclave is a type of closed pressure vessel that uses steam and high pressure to carry out chemical reactions. Autoclaves are often used to sterilize instruments, plastics, and the polymerization of rubbers. There are various ways autoclaves can perform sterilization, including chemical sterilization, heating, and ultraviolet light. These strong, pressurized vessels are also used for laboratory experiments or cooking, as a pressure cooker.
Autoclaves are used for many different purposes, such as vacuum pressure impregnating, high pressure curing, bonding, sealing, compressing, testing, and more. In the chemical industry, various types of autoclaves are used in the manufacturing of dyes and in other chemical reactions requiring high pressures. In bacteriology and medicine, various instruments, equipment, supplies, and media are sterilized by super-heated steam in an autoclave.