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Himac centrifuge features centrifuge tube / bottle series - PPCO material centrifuge bottle
In the field of nanomaterial research, many different reagents and chemicals will be used. Generally, centrifuge tube of PC material is used in other brand of ultracentrifuge. However, the chemical resistance of PC material is not very good. This article introduces the himac (formerly Hitachi Koki) PA centrifuge tubes and bottles for the use in scientific research.
Above PA centrifuges tubes are made of PPCO
material. The polypropylene material can be used to contain many different
material for centrifugation. The inner
cap is also made of PP (polypropylene) material. PA material is very resistant to acid,
alkali, and highly reactive chemical (except 230PA bottles, which contain POM
material inner cap).
Besides, these tubes are thick wall tubes
allowing high g-force centrifugation.
The screw cap allows high tight with o-ring ensures the high air
tightness. These centrifuge tubes and
bottles can be used in different type of rotors with different volumes,
especially for the high organic solvent concentration.
Below table shows the resistance of PA and PC tubes against common solvent and chemicals
Chemical |
PA |
PC |
|
Chemical |
PA |
PC |
60% Acetic acid |
ü |
x |
|
28% Ammonia |
ü |
x |
50% Chromic acid |
ü |
x |
|
50% Sodium hydroxide |
ü |
x |
35% Hydrochloric acid |
ü |
x |
|
45% Potassium hydroxide |
ü |
x |
50% Hydrofluoric acid |
ü |
x |
|
95% Ethanol |
ü |
x |
98% Sulphuric acid |
ü |
x |
|
Methanol |
ü |
x |
5% Sodium hypochlorite |
ü |
x |
|
5% Phenylbenzend |
ü |
x |
Applicable to ultracentrifuges:
Himac CP-NX series (Rotors: P70AT, P50AT2,
P45AT, P21A2)
Himac CS150NX/CS150FNX/CS120FNX series (Rotor: S50A)
For more details, please feel free to contact Techcomp Limited.