Rotational Vacuum Concentrator RVC 2-33 CDplus
with infrared heating
1 General information
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Version 08/2009, Rev. 3.6 of 22/11/2021
• sb-bs
Translation of the original operating manual
With the exception of hydrochloric acid, nearly all standard solvents can be
used. For further details, see the table below.
Solvent
Stainless
steel
Aluminium EPDM PPS Borosilicate
glass
Experience
Acetic acid 20%
+
+
o
+
+
?
Formic acid
o
o
-
o
+
?
Trifluoroacetic acid
(TFA)
+
+
+
+
+
?
Acetone
+
+
o
+
+
?
Acetonitrile
+
+
o
+
+
+
Cyclohexane
+
+
-
+
+
?
Dioxane
+
+
o
+
+
+
Dimethylformamide
+
+
o
+
+
?
Dimethyl sulfoxide
+
+
+
+
+
+
Dichloromethane
+
+
-
o
+
-
Ethanol
+
+
+
+
+
+
Isopropyl alcohol
+
+
+
+
+
?
Methanol
+
+
+
+
+
+
tert-Butanol
+
+
o
+
+
?
Toluene
+
+
-
o
+
+
Tetrahydrofuran
+
+
-
o
+
?
Pyridine
+
+
o
+
+
?
Legend:
+ No degradation to be expected
o Moderate degradation; limited use
- Severe degradation; infrequent use recommended;
immediate thorough cleaning required
Damage to the rotational vacuum concentrator and its accessories due to
chemicals can be significantly reduced by cleaning immediately after the
end of the programme. All parts of the rotational vacuum concentrator that
have come into contact with the product must be checked regularly for
signs of damage and replaced, if necessary.
NOTE
Solvents not included in the above table must not be used.
