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[*] posted on 21-12-2012 at 08:17


Quote: Originally posted by mr.crow  
No Waffles, we are all very interested! My comment was referring to what any average person would say, you are in good company here


Very much so! More pictures would actually be awesome, like seeing the chemical end products or what your analysis lab looks like etc :)
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[*] posted on 21-12-2012 at 09:49


Ok.I put these images again.
Our main product is Glycine now(we are registered factory and we have permission for make chemicals)

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Retired 1000lit glass reactor

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Crystallizer

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20lit Titanium/Tantalum reactor

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Second floor(steam extractor+500lit glass reactor with receiver +1000 lit SS316 reactor + spray dryer)

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Distil system with condenser

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all 3 floor

Soon images from lab and analysis devices(GC-Ms,HPLC,..)
and chemical inventory(more than 5000 chemicals)

[Edited on 21-12-2012 by Waffles SS]
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[*] posted on 5-1-2013 at 13:51


Bump to an old thread. I just tidied up my lab and decided to share a picture.

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[*] posted on 5-1-2013 at 15:58


niiice! looks like a pro lab with those tiles, and fancy equipment!



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[*] posted on 6-1-2013 at 02:50


Very nice, kavu! I'm jealous of the rotavap and your nice Flexaframe...what material is it made of? (My SS bars have corroded like nobody's business.... :( )

How is ventilation in your lab?

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[*] posted on 6-1-2013 at 03:36


The lab frame is made from acid resistant stainless steel. It was made just few months back so it's still shiny. Lab is located in the apartments bathroom which also houses an exhaust vent. This has proved to provide reasonable ventilation for most experiments.

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[*] posted on 6-1-2013 at 06:01


Nice:)

Do you have plans/drawings for the lab frame? Only my two vertical rods are simply forced into a piece of wood with some weights on top, which isn't the most stable of structures :P

Additionally, what's your hotplate sitting on? A heatproof mat of some kind?

Thanks.

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[*] posted on 6-1-2013 at 16:06


Quote: Originally posted by Hexavalent  
Nice:)
Additionally, what's your hotplate sitting on? A heatproof mat of some kind?
[Edited on 6-1-2013 by Hexavalent]


It looks like tile if I am not mistaken! Great idea :D




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[*] posted on 7-1-2013 at 17:43
Lots of Pictures...




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This is my fumehood with a metal scaffold at the back.
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This is a double manifold schlenk line
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My inorganic chemical storage shelf
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My rotary vane vacuum pump and my teflon lined diaphram vacuum pump
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my hotplate and some random lab items
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solvent still
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various solvents stored over molecular seives
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my nitrogen tank and regulator(the blue tank behind is argon)
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my liquid nitrogen tank and a walmart thermos for use as a gas trap for my schlenk line
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[*] posted on 7-1-2013 at 17:55




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Waste solvent bin and behind it is an acetone bin used mainly for cleaning glassware
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a picture of my work bench
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another general storage area, mainly for OTC stuff
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some addition funnels
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some condensers and a small chromatography column
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erylenmeyers and filter flasks
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my lab fridge
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contents of my lab fridge, just a few volatile chems and some that dont keep well
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my glassware drying rack
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my improvised labratory oven consistion of a hotplate and a colemans camping stove
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[*] posted on 7-1-2013 at 18:06




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Some pear shaped schlenk flasks
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My organic chemical storage cupboard
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The contents of my organic chemical storage cupboard
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My acid storage bin
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My solvents/flammables metal storage container
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A picture of most of my lab from a different view
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[*] posted on 7-1-2013 at 21:32


Wow!! A truly well equipped home lab. Canada rocks!



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[*] posted on 10-1-2013 at 16:55


I am Extremely Jealous of Mercedesbenzene's lab. Hopefully in a few years I will have that level of gear to work with.



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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 10:40


See if this link works. After several hours I got my new chemical shelf finished and correctly sorted. Flammables and acids are stored elsewhere in a steel drawer. Best I can do ATM for a flammables cabinet.

http://instagram.com/p/X7wSiulhP7/




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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 16:01


Just got my lab on the way to being the way I want it Ill finish it next fall after I have built my garage to store my junk in. Now I can start to try and learn Chemistry. And as you already know it ain't gonna be easy for me.

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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 16:27


It's not much but here is my fume hood just after it was finished
The hole in the back can be connected to a very powerful fan to deal with any dense vapors that the main fan can't pull away.
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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 08:32


Yea Steve. I can see why it would be hard for you. How do you get anything done in that dump. :P



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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 08:35


Well, with all these chems, it should help you out!

And, best of all, you got a space specially for chemistry.




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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 12:08


Very nice, Steve! What kind of cupboards and counters are those?



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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 13:06


Steve,

That is an awesome lab. It is far nicer looking than the "professional" one I work in. Our lab looks like a prison cell with grey walls and bare concrete floors. I bet your plumbing even works. Ours does somewhat. I have seen some beautiful commercial labs before, but most have now found that spending too much commercially is not practical when many companies come and go in a year, move constantly, or outsource their lab work.
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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 15:07


I sincerely hope everyone knew I was being very sarcastic.



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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 18:21


I'm impressed both by the workmanship and the creativity exhibited by my colleagues in this thread.

Here is Rhosgobel, home of Radagast. Although it's far more ramshackle than my university workspace, it'll always be my home.

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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 18:37



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Very nice, Steve! What kind of cupboards and counters are those?


3/4 plywood everywhere
its cheaper than buying them and far better than melamine.
when i get back to work im going to put ceramic tile on the counter tops and matching floor tiles. so it looks good
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[*] posted on 11-4-2013 at 23:27


Oh god, my lab ceiling is just above head height, meaning I have to wear a gas mask/ respirator ALL the time, causing (now sorted) confusion with my neighbors. Agh, low ceilings are NOT recommended guys.



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[*] posted on 12-4-2013 at 07:07


Quote: Originally posted by radagast  
I'm impressed both by the workmanship and the creativity exhibited by my colleagues in this thread.

Here is Rhosgobel, home of Radagast. Although it's far more ramshackle than my university workspace, it'll always be my home.


I love the look of it. Is that is a Chromatotron in the background on the bench? That brings back old memories. They are nice for certain scales and purifications. I always liked to push the material through a plug of silica first to remove most of the baseline and polar carp, then the plates would last a long time if cared for well. I might even have some old parts for them somewhere.
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