An autoclave is a pressurized device designed to heat aqueous solutions above their boiling point to achieve sterilization. It was invented by Charles Chamberland in 1879. The term autoclave is also used to describe an industrial machine in which elevated temperature and pressure are used in processing materials. Introduction Under ordinary circumstances (at standard pressure), liquid water can't be heated above approximately 100 °C (99.99 °C at 101.325 kPa, 99.62 °C at 1… (More on Autoclave)