[Histonet] alcohol or formalin filtration system

[Elizabeth Chlipala]

We have used the filtration systems in the past - the one thing you need to keep in mind is that the percentage of alcohol you put in is the percentage you get out.  You need to test with a hydrometer and account for temperature what you get out.    So you only want to put in your absolute and possibly your 95% if you put in 70% or 80% at the same time you will decrease your concentration too much.  

We use a fractional distillation unit now and even with that we get out ranges from 90 to 95% for alcohol when we account for temperature when using a hydrometer.  We are also able to recycle our xylene, and propar with the same unit so it has helped us out a lot with both the amount of waste we generate and especially the amount of xylene that we need to order.

Liz

Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC
PO Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308
(303) 682-3949 office
(303) 682-9060 fax
(303) 881-0763 cell
liz at premierlab.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Baldwin, Kathy via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 9:55 AM
To: 'histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] alcohol or formalin filtration system

Hi Histonetters
Is anyone currently using the alcohol or formalin filtration systems and if you are can I have your thoughts??


Thanks
S. Kathy Baldwin
Histology/Cytology Supervisor
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
800 West 9th St.
Jasper, Indiana  47546
Office 812-996-0210
Fax 812-996-0232





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