Environmental Express SPE-Express with Cover - Manual (Page 5)

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Product Features and Benefits
• Each system has three stations
• Two systems can be joined and connected to one PC for a total of 6 stations
• System is controlled with a PC using a single USB cable
• System comes with software containing one default method and offers the ability for the customer to create
customized methods
• System utilizes wide mouth amber jars designated by the EPA method
• Each station can begin processing a new sample while a previous sample is being evaporated
• SPE-Express software allows different users to have varying levels of access
• System is available in 120 or 220 volts
SPE-Express performs the entire process through evaporation to dryness in approximately 40-45 minutes depending on
how dirty the sample is.
Prep – 5 Minutes
Filter Sample – 15 minutes
Elution – 15 minutes
Evaporation – 7 minutes
The SPE-Express automates Oil and Grease Extraction and Evaporation as outlined in EPA Method 1664:
Preps the System
• Rinses all system components with n-Hexane.
• Preps the extraction disk with Methanol then replaces the Methanol with DI water to avoid co-solvent elution.
Filters the Sample
• Vacuums the aqueous sample through the filter until the sample bottle is empty and all free liquid is removed from
the filter.
• Elutes the sample with n-Hexane and removes any sample residue from the sample bottle.
• Vacuum filters the eluted sample through the extraction disk then transfers the eluted n-Hexane through the drying
cartridge into a glass chamber.
Evaporates the Eluted Sample
• Transfers the sample to a heated, pre-weighed aluminum pan for evaporation to dryness.
• Allows the analyst to begin processing a new sample on the same station while the first is being evaporated.