Typical applications for chemistry diaphragm pumps include evacuating chemically aggressive gases and vapors from such equipment as rotary evaporators, vacuum drying cabinets and centrifugal concentrators. Chemistry diaphragm pumps from VACUUBRAND have uncompromising chemistry designs: Due to fluorocompounds they are very resistant to chemical vapors from inlet to exhaust, and are very tolerant of condensate. Our two-, three- and four-stage pumps also have a gas ballast valve that helps to preserve pump performance when working with condensable vapors. Pumping chambers are hermetically separated from the drive space, ensuring long lifetimes of mechanical parts. Most importantly, diaphragm pumps are oil-free, for vastly reduced service demands compared with oil-sealed pumps. They eliminate the water waste of water-jet aspirators, and the contaminated waste-oil disposal of rotary vane pumps.
PTFE sandwich diaphragms and valves made of perfluoro elastomer or PTFE internal tubing and fittings made of PTFE/ETFE/ECTFE compounds exceptional diaphragm lifetimes with ultra-durable PTFE sandwich design head cover and clamping disc made of fluoro compounds with stability core for unsurpassed long-term performance very long service intervals for low lifetime cost-of-ownership patented new drive system for extra quiet, ultra-low-vibration operation (NT) patented new valve mounting system to simplify service access (NT) smooth surfaces for easy cleaning (NT) new sealing system provides reduced leakage rates for improved ultimate vacuum (NT)
Our chemistry diaphragm pumps are available in a full range of volume flow rates and ultimate vacuum options. Single-stage models reach as much as 70 mbar (absolute) vacuum. Connecting pump heads in series as two-, three- or four-stage pumps improves the ultimate vacuum to as much as 0.6 mbar. Connecting heads in parallel provides higher flow rates. Our line offers combinations that satisfy virtually any laboratory need.
Nomenclature for VACUUBRAND pumps is built from the following codes designating specific features or components:
M = diaphragm (membrane) pump
E, Z, D, V = number of pump stages from single ("E") to four ("V") stage design
C = chemistry design
NT = labels the new series of pumps comprising the New Technology
AK = separator for condensates, at inlet or at outlet
EK = exhaust vapor (emission) condenser for solvent recovery
TE = emission condenser for solvent recovery for dry ice or water ice
PC = "Pumping Unit, Chemistry" - a chemistry pump with vacuum control and solvent recovery
VARIO® or VARIO-B = speed controlled pump with vacuum controller CVC 3000
VACUUBRAND offers chemistry vacuum systems and chemistry pumping units as complete ready-to-connect systems with the best chemistry diaphragm pumps for the desired vacuum range and volume flow rate. You can maximize the vacuum application's efficiency, functioning and environmental protection with the right combination of coordinated accessories. The basic pumps of the different system families are mounted in a space-saving portable system and equipped with the accessories appropriate for particular applications.
