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The Unique UltraCLAVE Technology
The patented* Milestone UltraCLAVE achieves extraordinary performance capabilities by combining direct microwave heating in a high pressure reactor, which acts simultaneously as microwave cavity and vessel. This high pressure stainless steel reactor has a volume of 4.2 liters. The inner PTFE liner has a volume of 3.5 liters, and it is by far the largest high pressure vessel available for microwave sample preparation. Microwave energy is introduced into the reactor through a unique microwave port. This focused-multimode cavity design ensures maximum sample heating efficiency. Heat generated in the reactor is removed by a re-circulating cooling system, and the stainless steel vessel remains at approximately room temperature throughout the entire heating cycle. The UltraCLAVE is designed for simplicity of use. Loading a rack of samples into the chamber is the only manual operation required and can be done in a single motion. After that, methods are initiated with push-button simplicity and automation does the rest of the work, ensuring reproducible performance from run to run. The reaction chamber is sealed, pressurized, heated, cooled, vented, and opened all under computer control. As a result, the system dramatically reduces the need for labor compared to conventional microwave systems. * Patents: (US 5,382,414-5,725,835) (Germany 4105094-4114525) (Europe EPO728038-WO9513133) |
The UltraCLAVE is based on high pressure autoclave design.
