Microwave Reactor
Discover/Explorer12, CEM
Location
147 Stepan Chemistry Hall
Capabilities
- Heating rate: 2-6 ºC/second
- Max temperature: 300 ºC; Max pressure 20 bar (300 psi); Max power: 300 W
- Open vessel option included for reflux reactions
- Operating volume: 0.2 – 75 mL (0.2 – 50 mL pressurized)
- Gas purging kit
Typical Use
- Synthesis and catalytic reactions:
- At high solvent vapor pressure (allows to heat the reaction above solvent boiling point)
- Under microwave irradiation
- In supercritical fluids
- Under inert (e.g. N2, Ar) or reactive (e.g. H2, CO) gas (with gas addition kit)
Internal Hourly Rates
- Unassisted: $28
- Assisted: $79
External Hourly Rates
- Unassisted: $42
- Assisted: $107