The group’s latest evaporators are designed to be resistant to highly corrosive acids in chemistry labs.
Genevac has announced an addition to its range of evaporators for laboratories that wish to use stronger mineral acids and acid chlorides as part of their processes.
All evaporators in the range are designed to be resistant to the most common solvents and acids used within the chemistry laboratory, including Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA), Dichloromethane (DCM), and Dimethyl Sulphoxide (DMSO).
However, a wide range of applications in the Pharmaceutical, Speciality / Fine Chemical, Petrochemical, Cosmetic, Electronic and Nuclear industries use acid chlorides and stronger mineral acids for routine synthesis and experimentation.
To meet this demand, special models of Genevac systems exist which are specifically designed to be resistant to these highly corrosive acids including acid resistant versions of Genevac’s HT-4X, HT-12 and EZ-2 evaporators.
The most recent addition to this range is the third generation, Acid-Resistant EZ-2 Plus Evaporator which uses inert and corrosion proof materials to enable it to withstand up to 6N Hydrochloric acid, 70% Nitric acid and most acid chlorides including thionyl chloride.
These strongly acidic materials can be routinely removed from samples without any loss of performance or long-term deterioration in the system.
Acid resistant components in the Acid-Resistant EZ-2 Plus include a PTFE coated evaporation chamber, a glass condenser and all metallic parts coming into contact with removed solvent are manufactured from acid resistant Hasteloy C steel.
Product features:
- Intuitive controls and large LCD display for ease of use comparable to a typical rotary evaporator, but with the ability to process many more samples per unit time.
- Smart evaporator software provides true walk-away automation.
- Proprietary pump technology combined with a visible glass condenser trap and easy access solvent drain valve.
