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Disposal
CAUTION – Contamination hazard!
The device can be used for preparing and pro-
cessing infectious substances so that the
device or device components may become
contaminated.
Before device components are discarded, they
must be decontaminated!
• The device components must be cleaned
thoroughly; after the cleaning, they must be
disinfected or sterilized, as required by the
application.
• Discarded devices or device components
must be provided with an appropriate cer-
tificate showing the decontamination mea-
sures performed.
All device components can be discarded properly after they have been decon-
taminated properly.
NOTE – Recycling service
Thermo Fisher Scientific Products offer, for a
small fee, an environmentally compatible re-
cycling service for discarded devices.
Component
Material
Thermal insulation components
Polystyrene foam EPS/PPS-Compound
Printed circuit boards
Enclosed electrical components coated with different
plastics, equipped on epoxy resin-bound boards.
Plastic components, general
Note material labelling
Exterior housing
Galvanized steel sheet, painted
Device rear panel
Galvanized steel sheet
Outer door
Galvanized steel sheet, painted
Door inner panel
Galvanized steel sheet, painted
Operating panel and indicator foil
Polyethylene
Magnetic door seal
Magnetic core sheathed with EMPP
Heating
Silicone-sheathed resistance-type wires
Interior containers, installed components
and shelves
Stainless steel 1.4301 or copper
Plug for pipe channel
Silicone
Pressure compensation opening insert
POM with brass sinter filter
Glas screen
Soda-silicate glass
Glass door seal, measurement opening
Tempered silicone
Sensor block
Stainless steel 1.4301
Blower wheel
Stainless steel 1.4305 or copper
Measuring cell baseplate seal
Tempered silicone
Cables
Plastic-sheathed copper flexible
Packaging
Corrugated board, polyethylene film, and styrofoam
