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QuantaSep® 1800LX™ pilot/production chromatography system for fluid
handling and control is composed of three modules, integrated into a single
cabinet with dimensions of 30" width x 24" depth x 18" height and
weighing 140 lbs. A computer is separate from the system to provide the option
of remote control up to 25 feet away. The system is compatible with 1M NaOH and
19% alcohol for CIP operations and operable at 4° C
for cold room processing.
The fluid handling module contains: Dual stepper motor controlled pumps, static
mixer, reinforced silicone tubing with sanitary clamp connections, diaphragm shielded
solenoid valves, UV, pH, leak, conductivity, temperature and pressure sensors, air sensor,
air purge valve, sanitary inlets, outlets and column connections all enclosed in a 316
stainless steel cabinet. Total hold-up volume is approximately 180 mls from any one buffer
inlet to any one fraction outlet for the 1.8 L section and less than 25 mls for the 100 ml
section.
The control and power modules contain: All power supplies, sensor
controls and circuit boards, alarm controls, sensor electronics including A/D
and D/A converters, the external fraction collector interface, external chart
recorder interface, external (user defined detector input) digital display of
monitor outputs, status LED’s, an emergency stop switch, cables, computer
interface, fuse blocks, etc.
The system is controlled by an Pentium Personal computer which includes a
minimum of 4.3 GB hard drive, 128 MB RAM, 17" SVGA color monitor, 8 MB V RAM graphics
card, mouse, printer port, single 3.5" floppy disk drive and QuantaSep® control
software. Resident DOS 6.0, and Windows® NT, mouse drivers, etc. (computer and operating
system software specifications are likely to change in line with current standards).
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