Product Description of 10-50L Rotary Evaporator (R2002B/R2003KE/R5003KE2)

The rotary evaporator is a device for gently and efficiently evaporating solvents from a mixture. It consists of a heated rotating vessel (usually a large flask) which is maintained under a vacuum though a tube connecting it to a condenser. The rotating flask is heated by partial emersion in a hot water bath. The flask's rotation provides improved heat transfer to the contained liquid; The rotation also strongly reduces the occupance of 'bumps' caused by superheating of the liquid.

The solvent vapors leave the flask by the connecting tube and are condensed in the condenser section. The condenser section is arranged so that the condensed vapors drain into another flask where they are collected. It is a very efficient way of rapidly removing large quantities of solvent. The major use in chromatography is the recovery of non- volatile solutes in preparative chromatography and the recovery of solvents for recycling.

The device is also used for preparing coated supports for gas chromatography. For this application a weighed amount of support is placed in the flask, the required amount of stationary phase dissolved in excess of solvent is added to the solid and mixture tumble dried. This procedure has two advantages; As well as drying the support it ensures a very even distribution of the stationary phase throughout the support.