Safety in the Laboratory
Transparent Protective Door Offers protection against splashes and facilitates observation of the distillation process. Safety Functions Distillations can only be started when the tube is inserted properly and the protection door is closed. Monitoring Functions Should there be any malfunction, the analysis is stopped or aborted immediately. Automatic Steam Generator Pressure control and overheating protection of the steam generator offer absolute protection.
Resources in the Laboratory
Saving energy - Stand-by mode The instrument switches automatically to the stand-by mode during non-operation periods. During the standby mode the steam power is maintained. This feature ensures full steam power for distillations even after long breaks. Saving Cooling Water When the equipment is in the stand-by mode the cooling water supply is cut off automatically.
Quality in the Laboratory
Direct Addition of Water Steam Optimal blending of the sample, so that crystallized digestion solutions are liquefied in seconds. High Quality Material All material used have been tested intensively in Gerhardt’s own application lab. Plastic Housing Corrosion caused by chemicals is practically impossible. Thus, the life span of the instrument is dramatically increased.
Highly Precise Analysis in the Laboratory
With the introduction of the Vapodest distillation systems C. Gerhardt has set new standards in today’s worldwide analytical instrument market. Whenever, highly precise analysis results are needed - C. Gerhardt has the answer.
Vapodest offers solutions for demanding tasks in tomorrow’s lab. All systems have an automatic steam generator with a steam output, which can be set between 30 - 100 %; thus all common distillations can be handled easily. Since the instrument is kept in stand-by mode when it is not needed, energy is saved but an immediate start of an analysis is also possible at any time. A wide range of distillation times can be programmed. Typically Kjeldahl-distillations are finished in 2-4 minutes.
The Vapodest models with improved distillation time range from a semi-automatic distillation system, the Vapodest 10s, to a fully automated distillation and titration system, the Vapodest 50s carousel with autosampler and controll via PC.