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OperationManualRotavapor®R100 11/60
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3.1 Descriptionoffunction
TheRotavapor®R100isarotaryevaporatorwiththeaidofwhichsinglestagedistil
lationcanbecarriedoutquicklywithoutundulystressingtheproduct.Thebasisofthe
processistheevaporationandcondensingofsolventsusingarotatingevaporating
flaskundervacuum.Distillationundervacuumincreasescapacityandismoregentle
ontheproduct.
Theproductisheatedintheevaporatingflaskbytheheatingbath.Therotarydrive
unitevenlyrotatestheevaporatingflask.Thisconstantlymixestheproduct,thereby
increasingtheevaporationrate.Rotationalsopreventslocalizedoverheatingandde
layedevaporation.
Thevaporpassesfromtheevaporatingflaskthroughthevaporductintothecooling
section(condenser).There,thethermalenergyofthevaporistransferredtothe
coolantfluidsothatthevaporrecondenses.Theresultingsolventiscollectedinthe
receivingflaskandcanthenbereusedorproperlydisposedof.
Distillationundervacuum
Thedistillationcapacitydependsonthetemperatureoftheheatingbath,thepressure
intheevaporatingflask,thespeedofrotationandthesizeoftheevaporatingflask.
Lowerpressure,i.e.morevacuum,reducestheboilingpointofthesolventsothatit
requireslessheating.Thatmeansthatitcanbedistilledmoregentlyandatafaster
evaporationratethanprocessescarriedoutundernormalambientconditions.
Topreventundesirablesolventemissionanddelayedevaporation,thevacuumhasto
beadjustedtosuittheapplicationandkeptstable.Thiscanbeachievedbymeansof
avacuumpump(werecommendtheBUCHIVacuumPumpV100)controlledbya
vacuumregulator(werecommendtheBUCHIInterfaceI100).Wealsorecommend
thatthetemperaturedifferencebetweenthecoolantfluidandtheheatingbathis40°C
(seeChapter6.2.2"Adjustingdistillationconditions",page34).
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