SmartMix Instructions V5350
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8. Disposal
Hand in old devices or disassembled old components at a certified waste
facility, where they will be disposed of properly.
8.1 AVV-Marking Germany
According to the German “Abfallverzeichnisverordnung” (AVV) (January,
2001), old devices manufactured by KNAUER are marked as waste electri-
cal and electronic equipment: 160214.
8.2 WEEE registration number
KNAUER as a company is registered by the WEEE number DE 34642789
in the German “Elektroaltgeräteregister” (EAR). The number classifies to
category 8 and 9, which, among others, comprises laboratory equipment.
All distributors and importers are responsible for the disposal of old
devices, as defined by the WEEE directive . End-users can send their old
devices manufactured by KNAUER back to the distributor, the importer,
or the company free of charge, but would be charged for the disposal.
8.3 Eluents and other operating materials
All eluents and other operating materials must be collected separately
and disposed of properly.
All wetter components of a device, e. g. flow cells of detectors or pump
heads and pressure sensors for pumps, have to be flushed with isopro-
panol first and water afterwards before being maintained, disassembled
or disposed.
9. Technical data
SmartMix mixer
Flow rate
Gradient system
LPG
HPG
Analytical version
0.5 - 2.0 ml/min
< 5 ml/min
Micro version
0.1 - 0.5 ml/min
< 1.5 ml/min
Cartridge
Analytical cartridge
350 µl mixture volume
Micro cartridge
100 µl mixture volume
