QUICKFIT® Jointed Laboratory Glassware: Understanding the Different Types and when to use them
Glassware has become ubiquitous in laboratory experiments thanks to its many favourable qualities. It is inert, transparent, is chemically and…
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How do I set up Soxhlet extraction apparatus?
Soxhlet extraction is used for extracting a compound of low solubility from a solid sample (typically natural or environmental samples…
How do I set up distillation apparatus?
Quickfit glassware is incredibly handy when setting up experiments involving a lot of individual pieces and connections as the pieces…
Q: My Quickfit® Glassware joint sizes do not match, what can I do?
A: Use one of the Quickfit® expansion or reduction adapters Quickfit® glassware comes with a range of joint sizes. When…
Interchangeable Laboratory Glassware – Quickfit® Understanding the Connections
How often have you spent time trying to find the right pieces of glassware to fit together to construct your set-up? A…
What gives Pyrex glassware its advantages?
Glass is an inorganic mixture of metal oxides fused together at high temperatures, which upon cooling, solidifies into the clear,…
Sintered disc or sintered frit filtration funnels – how to care for sintered discs? When to select a sintered disc funnel? What do sintered disc grades mean?
Vacuum filtrations using a Buchner flask and funnel with a vacuum pump are commonly used to isolate a solid of…
What are the temperature limits for Pyrex glassware?
Q: What is the highest and lowest temperature that Pyrex glassware should be exposed to?
How can I stop QuickFit joints from sticking without grease?
QuickFit joints make building complex glassware apparatus setups easy with their standardized fittings that slot together with a tight seal….
Camlab Stick-Off Labels
Hundreds if not thousands of glassware pieces have to be washed every week in a lab. The last thing you…
Pyrex glass turns 100 this year!
2015 marks 100 years since the invention of Pyrex glass – used in almost all laboratory glassware for it’s excellent…
Caring for your Laboratory Glassware
Laboratory glassware is one of the most basic items found in most laboratories, but it is an essential for everyday…