6542 All-in-One Benchtop Reactor 

• A complete 1-liter general purpose, benchtop, cylindrical reactor
• Self-supported and portable, with a small footprint
• 4" diameter flange on flask head with CAPFE O-ring and quick release clamp
• glass PTFE wetted components
• PTFE joint sleeves and valves and FETFE O-rings
• overhead mechanical stirring with variable speed motor with controller
• electrical heating mantle with digital temp controller and type J" PTFE covered thermoprobe
• 25mL equalizing addition funnel
• reflux condenser, stand, clamps & holders, and clips.

End-group Analysis

• Carboxylic (-COOH) end-group of polyesters (PET, PBT)
• Hydroxyl (-OH) end-group of polyesters
• Acid Value of MA-g-PE/PP/EPDM (Maleic Anhydride grafted PE or PP or Rubbers)Molecular Weight Determination by Dilute Solution Viscosity
• Ubbelohde type viscometers

Brookfield Viscosity

• Brookfield Viscometer EX-200 (for viscous solutions)
• Brookfield Viscometer (Model LVT)
• Synchro-electric (for polymer melts or highly viscous semi-solids)

Gel Time Determination

• UPE (Unsaturated polyesters, UV curable polymeric binders)

FTIR Spectroscopy

• Perkin-Elmer FTIR spectrophotometer (Model Spectrum One) along with Spectral Libraries for identification of unknowns
• HATR (Horizontal Attenuated Total Reflection) FTIR accessory for opaque solid/liquid samples (no sample preparation)

Soxhlet Extraction

• Set-up for extraction of additives and other soluble matter

Determination of Solids

• Solid / Non-volatiles content of UPE (unsaturated polyesters) and other polymeric solutions