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Low pressure chromatography column
7.3
Cleaning
WARNING
Glass column under high pressure
Eye or skin injuries possible due to the remaining pressure in the tubing or in the glass
column.
► Stop the pump while working on the glass column.
► When working on the glass column, wear the prescribed personal protective
equipment.
CAREFUL
Packing material
Eye and skin injuries possible through contact with packing material.
► Wear the prescribed personal protective equipment.
Devices required:
• Wetted and lint-free rags
• Collection vessel
• Solvent for column body and adjustable end piece cleaning Chapter 3.3, p. 11.
• Cleaning agent for cleaning the outer wall of the column body
Authorised cleaning agents for cleaning the outer wall of the
column body:
• commercially available dishwashing cleaners
• aliphatic hydrocarbons
• aliphatic alcohols
• aromatic hydrocarbons
• aldehydes
• diluted and weak acids
• bases