Applications of irradiation

The following is a summary of the most important applications of irradiation sterilization.

• Sterilization of medical consumables and certain pharmaceuticals
• Cold pasteurization of food
• Cold pasteurization of pet food
• Bio burden reduction of consumer goods. E.g.
  • cosmetics and toiletries
  • pharmaceutical raw material
  • food packaging
  • dyes and colorants
• Disinfections of hospital waste
• Degradation of toxic wastes
• Degradation of selected polymer resins
• Depolymerization of cellulose
• Radiation doping of semiconductors
• Coloring of glass and gemstones
• Crosslinking of plastics, mainly PE
  • by introduction of the memory effect into heat shrink and stretch wrap materials
  • elimination of monomer residues from polymers
  • generation of foams for protective clothing
  • improving of green strength in rubber