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Cleaning and maintencance
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low pressure chromatography column
9. Connect the pump to the tubing in the column body.
10. Start the pump.
11. Flush the column body with an appropriate solvent and/or 1 M sodium
hydroxide.
12. Stop the pump.
13. Disconnect the pump from the tubing in the column body.
14. Loosen the locking bolts and lock them by turning slightly.
15. Lift the column body vertical from the column stand using two holding bars
which are vertically above each other.
16. Insert the column body in the starting position again.
17. Turn the column body slowly in the frame disc until the locking bolts lock.
You
will hear a noticeable “click” when the locking bolts are locked.
18. Clean the adjustable end piece with an appropriate solvent and/or 1 M sodium
hydroxide.
For a rigorous cleaning, dismantle the pilot column.