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Glove Box Protects from Airborne Hazards

August 27, 2010

Labconco's Protector Filtered Glove Box
Labconco's Protector Filtered Glove Box

Labconco will release the protector filtered glove box in November 2010. It is offered with HEPA or ULPA filtration to protect the operator from hazardous airborne particulates and powders. These boxes have uses in pharmaceutical research, nanotechnology and biochemistry. Low-level radiochemicals, chemical carcinogens and asbestos may also be handled inside these glove boxes.

The box has true bag-in/bag-out filter replacement. An LCD display provides real time monitoring of volume dilution rates, air changes/minute and main chamber pressure. It will be available with a one-piece molded fiberglass liner or stainless steel liner.

Excellent containment levels and low leak rates have been achieved with this glove box. Testing that shows the glove box provided particulate containment of less than 20 nanograms per cubic meter has been confirmed. Factory leak testing shows no detectable leaks greater than 1 x 10-6 ml/sec. Airborne particulate cleanliness (measured under positive and negative pressures per ISO 14644-1 test method) exceeds ISO Class 5 conditions and achieves Class 4 conditions. During perimeter scan testing, the glove box achieves a fast “clean up time” of 0.05 ppm average tracer gas levels or less after a 5-minute dilution.

Protector controlled atmosphere glove boxes will be released in November as well.

Source: Labconco




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