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Operation Manual Rotavapor® R-100
6.2
Performing distillation
DANGER
Risk of poisoning from inhalation of hazardous vapors
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Do not inhale any vapors produced during distillation.
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Ensure that vapors are removed immediately by a suitable fume hood.
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Only use the device in well ventilated areas.
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If vapors escape from joints or connections, check the seals concerned and re-
place them if necessary.
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Do not distill any unknown fluids.
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Observe the safety data sheets for all fluids used.
DANGER
Explosion risk from distillation of hazardous materials
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Do not distill solvents that produce explosive mixtures of gases.
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Make sure that there is always a sluggishly reactive atmosphere inside the sys-
tem.
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Discharge any electrostatic charge by suitable grounding arrangements.
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Keep sources of ignition away from the apparatus.
WARNING
Risk of explosion from excessive internal pressure
The evaporating flask and/or the condenser could explode if the internal pressure pro-
duced by evaporation becomes too great.
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Make sure that the internal pressure inside the glass components is never greater
than atmospheric pressure.
CAUTION
Risk of skin burns from hot components
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Do not touch hot components unless wearing suitable protective gloves.
To achieve optimum distillation results, the following procedure is recommended:
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Adjust the flow rate of the coolant to suit the type of coolant and the cooling capac-
ity. If tap water is used, the flow rate should be at least 40 L/h.
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Make sure that the coolant temperature is not more than 20 °C.
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Pour solvent into evaporating flask and fit evaporating flask (see Chapter 6.1.2
"Fitting the evaporating flask", page 28).
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Make sure that the receiving flask is fitted.
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Close the glass stopcock.
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Switch on the rotary drive unit and adjust the rotation speed if necessary.
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Set the vacuum so that the boiling point of the solvent is 20 °C below the tempera-
ture of the heating bath.
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