Hot air sterilization (Hot air oven)
Flaming sterilization
Incineration
Positive pressure displacement type (B-type)
Negative pressure displacement type (S-type)
Gravity displacement type autoclave
Passing metals through flam
in this type of autoclave the vacuum generator pulls out all the air from inside the autoclave while the steam generator creates steam. The steam is then passed into the autoclave.
In this type of autoclave, the steam is generated in a separate steam generator which is then passed into the autoclave.
Heating equipment above 170- or 180-degrees Celsius using convection currents
This is the common type of autoclave used in laboratories. In this type of autoclave, the steam is created inside the chamber via the heating unit, which then moves around the chamber for sterilization.
Sterilization is done by combustion of materials to form ash
