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F0 value (steam sterilisation)

Lethality in equivalent minutes at 121.1 °C from temperatures logged at a fixed interval (z = 10 °C).

Result
F0
19.2min
Readings
20
Minimum temperature
115.0°C

F0 = Σ 10^((T − 121.1) ÷ 10) × Δt

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