Microscale – Removal of harmful vapors

Written by J.A Dobado | Last Updated on April 22, 2024

What is removal of harmful vapors?

As in mini-scale processes, it is sometimes necessary to remove harmful or hazardous vapors generated in a reaction in a controlled manner.

The following figure shows the assemblies that are usually used for this purpose.

microscale: removal of harmful vapors

Note the absolute parallelism of these setups with those described in basic laboratory operations.

The gas generated can be bubbled over a container with water or evacuated by applying a vacuum.

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