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TurboVap® LV Evaporation System

Overview

The TurboVap LV Concentration Evaporator Workstation provides simultaneous evaporation of up to 50 samples. This evaporation system offers many interchangeable tube racks giving you the flexibility for automated low volume sample preparation ranging in volumes size from 1.5 mL to 30 mL. The microprocessor-control provides monitoring of the timed operation and water bath temperature. It also provides automatic gas shutoff and operational diagnostics.
TurboVap Family of Concentration Evaporators.


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Applications

Automated Sample Prep


Automated rapid evaporation and concentration of samples prior to analysis by LC/Ms/MS and other analytical instruments.

Market and Customer Segments:
Pharmaceutical Biotech Companies
Clinical Laboratories
Contract Research Organizations
Environmental Testing Faculties
Forensic and crime laboratories
Drugs of Abuse testing Facilities
Food and Beverage companies
Agrochemical companies
Government and Academic Institutions

Features

  • Proven equivalency with EPA methods
  • 10x faster than centrifugal evaporators, 3x faster than hot blocks, 2x faster than conventional N2 blow down
  • Unattended operation for up to 50 samples
  • Twelve racks available to accommodate a variety of tube sizes from 1.5 mL to 30 mL
  • Dionex ASE-Ichem Compatible Rack, 24 positions available
  • Patented Nitrogen gas vortex shearing technology
  • Patented Technique Maximizes Recoveries
  • Cross Contamination at Evaporation step Eliminated
  • Eliminate vacuum pump and cold trap maintenance
  • Controlled Waterbath is Adjustable from Ambient to 99 C
  • Built-in Nitrogen Regulator
  • Operators are free to perform more important tasks, further improving lab productivity
  • User Friendly Displays and Diagnostics
  • Convenient Benchtop Size - no hood space required
  • Allows you to easily load samples and add samples once operation has begun
  • Requires no tube balancing
  • Allows you to easily swap racks with equal capacity for different sample containers
  • No need for tools to switch rotors
  • Requires no additional equipment such as vacuum pumps and vacuum traps

Specifications

Tube Capacity: 50 test tubes, rack not included, s
10 x 75 mm tubes up to 4 mL
12 x 75 mm tubes up to 4 mL
13 x 100 mm tubes up to 7 mL
16 x 100 mm tubes up to 12 mL
16 x 125 mm tubes up to 16 mL
20 x 150 mm tubes up to 30 mL
10 mL conical bottom tubes up to 10 mL
15 mL conical bottom tubes up to 15 mL
15 mL volumetric AutoTrace tubes up to 15 mL
1.5 - 2.0 microcentrifuge tubes 1.5 - 2.0 mL
12 x 32 mm autosampler tubes up to 15 mL

Number of Samples
Fifty. Gas can be turned on to each of five independentmanifolds when working with fewer than fifty samples.

Water Bath Temperature
Ambient to 90oC. Temperatures below ambient can be regulated using the cooling capacity of the evaporation process.

Timer Range
1 to 99 minutes or 0.1 to 9.9 hours -- can also be set to 00 for infinite time.

Gas Regulator and Gas Gauge Range
0 to 20 psi (0 to 207 kPa)

Gas Supply Requirements
Minimum inlet pressure 60 psi (413 kPa)
Maximum inlet pressure 100 psi (690 kPa)

Exhaust Port
2" (5.1 cm) id; 12.5’ (3.8 m) of duct hose provided.

Power Requirements
110/120 VAC at 60 Hz (European, 230 VAC at 50 Hz)

Dimensions
Height 11.9" (30.2 cm)
Width 21.2" (53.8 cm)
Depth 11.9" (30.2 cm)

Net Weight
40.5 lbs. (18.47 kg)

Shipping Weight
60 lbs. (27.2 kg)