YRE-5000E Rotary Evaporator

Product introduction

A rotary evaporator (rotavap) is a piece of equipment primarily used to remove solvent from a sample through “evaporation under reduced pressure”.

The presence of reduced pressure in the apparatus causes the solvent (in the round bottom flask) to boil at a lower temperature than normal. Note, rotating the round bottom flask increases the liquid's surface area and thus the rate of evaporation. The solvent vapor travels into the cooler water condenser, where it condenses and drips into a separate receiving flask. This process is how the solvent is removed, therefore leaving a concentrated compound in the original round bottom flask.

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