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| − | '''Paperware''' or '''paper ware''' is the term used for all lab materials/items made of paper or cellulose used in lab processes. | + | '''Paperware''' or '''paper ware''' is the term used for all lab materials/items made of paper or [[cellulose]] used in lab processes. |
| − | Items like [[lab notebook]]s are not included in this category. | + | Items like [[lab notebook]]s or chemistry books are not included in this category. |
==General== | ==General== | ||
| − | Most paper items tend to be filters and membranes. | + | Most paper items tend to be filters and membranes. Paperware items are often single use. |
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| + | Below there's a list of various paper or cellulose lab items encountered in the chemistry lab, that are useful for the average amateur chemist. Obviously you will not need them all, but having a few filter papers and pH paper strips are often necessary when doing lab work. | ||
==Important paperware== | ==Important paperware== | ||
| − | ===Cotton=== | + | ===[[Cellulose|Cotton]]=== |
Cotton is a cheap and readily accessible filtering material. | Cotton is a cheap and readily accessible filtering material. | ||
| − | ===Extraction thimble=== | + | ===[[Extraction thimble]]=== |
Test-tube-like cellulose item, used in Soxhlet extractor, to extract compounds from powders or granules. | Test-tube-like cellulose item, used in Soxhlet extractor, to extract compounds from powders or granules. | ||
| − | ===Filter=== | + | ===[[Filter paper]]=== |
Paper filters are commonly used for filtering solutions. | Paper filters are commonly used for filtering solutions. | ||
Hydrophobic membranes are used to separate organic solutions from water. | Hydrophobic membranes are used to separate organic solutions from water. | ||
| − | ===pH paper strip=== | + | ===[[pH test strip|pH paper strip]]=== |
| − | Used for pH | + | Used for testing the pH of various solutions. |
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
| + | ===Adhesive paper=== | ||
| + | Useful for sticking notes on many things or making [[reagent label]]s. | ||
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===Paper towel=== | ===Paper towel=== | ||
Useful when cleaning lab equipment or just for general cleaning. Can also be used as crude filter paper. | Useful when cleaning lab equipment or just for general cleaning. Can also be used as crude filter paper. | ||
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===Seed germination test paper=== | ===Seed germination test paper=== | ||
Used when growing plants. | Used when growing plants. | ||
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| + | ===[[Stopper]]=== | ||
| + | Cellulose fiber stoppers are often used in microbiology and tissue culture. They are air permeable, autoclavable up to 200 °C and will filter bacteria. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Paperware or paper ware is the term used for all lab materials/items made of paper or cellulose used in lab processes.
Items like lab notebooks or chemistry books are not included in this category.
Contents
General
Most paper items tend to be filters and membranes. Paperware items are often single use.
Below there's a list of various paper or cellulose lab items encountered in the chemistry lab, that are useful for the average amateur chemist. Obviously you will not need them all, but having a few filter papers and pH paper strips are often necessary when doing lab work.
Important paperware
Cotton
Cotton is a cheap and readily accessible filtering material.
Extraction thimble
Test-tube-like cellulose item, used in Soxhlet extractor, to extract compounds from powders or granules.
Filter paper
Paper filters are commonly used for filtering solutions.
Hydrophobic membranes are used to separate organic solutions from water.
pH paper strip
Used for testing the pH of various solutions.
Other
Adhesive paper
Useful for sticking notes on many things or making reagent labels.
Paper towel
Useful when cleaning lab equipment or just for general cleaning. Can also be used as crude filter paper.
Seed germination test paper
Used when growing plants.
Stopper
Cellulose fiber stoppers are often used in microbiology and tissue culture. They are air permeable, autoclavable up to 200 °C and will filter bacteria.
