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and should therefore be placed outside the fume hood or according to the instructions
when the system is placed on the laboratory bench. If the system is installed with ca-
bles, wires or tubes passing through a wall, the opening in the wall must be sealed.
4.3.2 Installation / Change of Seals
Note: Check that the hot plate is cold before installing the seals.
1.
Place the seal in your hand (ridge downwards).
2.
Press the outer rim of the seal into the slot on the bottom part of the Teflon adapt-
er on the condenser. Start from the back and work towards the front.
3.
Insert seals in all extraction positions.
4.3.3 Seals
The seals should be positioned at the bottom of the teflon adapters, holding the con-
densers in the Extraction Unit. The seals are available in choice of three materials:
Viton, Butyl and Resell.
To select the correct material for different solvents, please follow the recommenda-
tions in table 2.
Table 2
Condenser sealing rings, + = Recommended, - = Not recommended
Solvent
Acetone
Acetonitrile
Carbon tetrachloride
Chloroform
Chloroform-methanol (2:1)
Cyclohexane
Dichloromethane
Ethanol
Ethyl acetate
Heptane
Hexane
Hexane: Acetone
Methanol
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Petroleum ether 30-60 or 60-80
Toluene
Thrichloroethylene
Xylene
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Viton
Butyl
-
+
-
+
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
(+)
-
+
+
-
+
-
-
-
+
(+)
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
-
Resell
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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