Flexible Applications

Start E Major Applications


Polymers	Environment	Pharmaceuticals	Oils

Less Solvent, Shorter Time

PAHs and Pesticides in Soil samples	EPA 3540 (Soxhlet)		START E
	Time required	Solvent consumed	Time required	Solvent consumed
	13.167 hours	450 L	257 hours	16 L
	Comparison study for processing 1.000 samples.
H. M. Kingston et al., ‘Microwave Assisted Organic Extraction and Evaporation: an Integrated Approach’. LCGC, Vol. 20, 2002.

	Time required Soxhlet	Time required START E
Additives from Polymers	3 to 16 hours	20 minutes 140° C
Fat from Meat	16 hours	25 minutes 100° C
Impurities in Food Dye	20 hours	1 hours 85° C
Milestone application notes.

Effectiveness and Consistency

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) from various polymer samples.
RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives.

Method/Sample	Phenol Resin	ABS Resin	PET
Start E	31.000	2.200	480
Soxhlet	28.000	2.200	460
Total results. All concentrations in ppm. Microwave extraction time: 30 minutes. Solvent: toluene
Milestone application notes.

Dioxins and Furans from Fly Ash
Microwave extraction time: 15 minutes. Solvent: toluene.