Lab Glassware & The Cleaning Basics

Laboratory Glassware is used for a variety of scientific experiments and research purposes in biology and chemistry laboratories. This essential Lab Equipment is made from high-quality glass to resist chemicals, jerks and other thermal shocks. The heat resistant Laboratory Glassware is ideal for heating or cooling substances as well as for mixing chemicals and solutions.

Different Types Of Lab Glass Equipment

• Dropping Funnel: A Dropping Funnel is a Lab Glassware Equipment used for transferring liquid from one container to another. It is fitted with a stopcock that allows the flow of liquid to be controlled. Dropping Funnel is specially designed for adding reagents slowly, drop by drop.
• Beaker: A beaker is a container used for stirring, mixing and heating liquids. It is cylindrical in shape, with a flat bottom and a lip at the top for pouring liquid.
• Test Tube: A Test Tube is made from high quality borosilicate glass. It is used for mixing solutions, boiling them without leaving spillover.
• Burettes: Burettes are used for dispersing accurately measured, small volume of liquid. Typically, they are graduated tubes that come with a stopcock at one end.

Apart from the above-mentioned types, there is a large variety of Laboratory Glassware Items used for experiments and tests in laboratories.

Lab Glass Equipment – Cleaning Basics

When it comes to cleaning the Lab Glass Equipment, one has to be very careful in terms of the cleaning material and the way of cleaning. Here are some important points about Lab Glass Equipment Cleaning:

• Lab Glass Equipment should be cleaned with the use of detergents such as Liquinox or Alconox. These detergents are preferable to any other dishwashing detergent generally used in cleaning dishes at home.
• Rinse the glassware with proper solvent and then rinse with distilled water, followed by a rinse with deionized water.

Washing Out Strong Lab Chemicals From Lab Glass Equipment

Below-mentioned are the ways to wash out strong lab chemical solutions from Lab Glass Equipment:

• Water Soluble Solution: For washing out water soluble solution, you should rinse the glassware 3-4 times with deionized water.
• Water Insoluble Solution: For water insoluble solutions, start by rinsing the glassware twice or thrice with ethanol or acetone, and then rinse with deionized water.
• Strong Acid: For concentrated solution, you should carefully rinse the glassware with a good amount of tap water and rinse the equipment with deionized water.

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