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6.2 Performingdistillation
DANGER
Riskofpoisoningfrominhalationofhazardousvapors
u Donotinhaleanyvaporsproducedduringdistillation.
u Ensurethatvaporsareremovedimmediatelybyasuitablefumehood.
u Onlyusethedeviceinwellventilatedareas.
u Ifvaporsescapefromjointsorconnections,checkthesealsconcernedandre
placethemifnecessary.
u Donotdistillanyunknownfluids.
u Observethesafetydatasheetsforallfluidsused.
DANGER
Explosionriskfromdistillationofhazardousmaterials
u Donotdistillsolventsthatproduceexplosivemixturesofgases.
u Makesurethatthereisalwaysasluggishlyreactiveatmosphereinsidethesystem.
u Dischargeanyelectrostaticchargebysuitablegroundingarrangements.
u Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromtheapparatus.
WARNING
Riskofexplosionfromexcessiveinternalpressure
Theevaporatingflaskand/orthecondensercouldexplodeiftheinternalpressurepro
ducedbyevaporationbecomestoogreat.
u Makesurethattheinternalpressureinsidetheglasscomponentsisnevergreater
thanatmosphericpressure.
CAUTION
Riskofskinburnsfromhotcomponents
u Donottouchhotcomponentsunlesswearingsuitableprotectivegloves.
Toachieveoptimumdistillationresults,thefollowingprocedureisrecommended:
u Adjusttheflowrateofthecoolanttosuitthetypeofcoolantandthecoolingcapac
ity.Iftapwaterisused,theflowrateshouldbeatleast40L/h.
u Makesurethatthecoolanttemperatureisnotmorethan20°C.
u Poursolventintoevaporatingflaskandfitevaporatingflask(seeChapter6.1.2"Fit
tingtheevaporatingflask",page28).
u Makesurethatthereceivingflaskisfitted.
u Closetheglassstopcock.
u Switchontherotarydriveunitandadjusttherotationspeedifnecessary.
u Setthevacuumsothattheboilingpointofthesolventis20°Cbelowthetempera
tureoftheheatingbath.
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