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Open Source, 3D-Printed TrapGuard to Protect Oil-Sealed Vacuum Pumps from Cold Trap Warming

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Clean pump oil is critical to the performance and longevity of oil-sealed vacuum pumps. Cold traps charged with cryogens can protect pump oil from solvent contamination but are subject to operator error. Notably, cold traps with evaporated or warmed cryogens do not protect the vacuum pump. Here, we report an open source device to automatically protect oil-sealed vacuum pumps from cold trap warming and facilitate the daily maintenance of cold traps.

Source: The Journal of Organic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c00347

Authors: Michael B. Spano, Arjun S. Pamidi, Gregory A. Weiss

Institution: University of California, Irvine

Language: English

Topic: Various Chemistry Research Topics

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, National Cancer Institute, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Awards: G146713361, Monitoring Recurrent Bladder Cancer with Electro-Phage Biosensors