Buchi Rotavapor R-220 - Unauthorized Use; Basic Dangers; Safety Precautions

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2OTAVAPOR R-220
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2.4 Unauthorized Use
!NYUSEOTHERTHANTHOSEINDICATEDABOVEANDANYUSETHAT
ISNOTINCONFORMITYWITHTHE4ECHNICAL$ATAISCONSIDEREDTO
BEMISUSE4HEOPERATORHIMSELFBEARSSOLERESPONSIBILITYFOR
ALLDAMAGEORINJURIESARISINGFROMANYSUCHUSE
4HEFOLLOWINGAPPLICATIONSINPARTICULARARESTRICTLYFORBIDDEN
s 4HEPRODUCTIONANDPROCESSINGOFMATERIALSTHATCANCAUSE
SPONTANEOUSREACTIONSEGEXPLOSIVES
s 7ORKINGWITHOUTTHEEVAPORATIONFLASKBEINGIMMERSEDIN
THEWATERBATHRISKOFBREAKAGE
s 4HEDRYINGOFHARDBRITTLEMATERIALSEGSTONESSOILSAM
PLESTHATMIGHTCAUSEDAMAGETOTHERECEIVINGFLASK
s 3UDDENSHOCKCOOLINGOFTHEEVAPORATINGFLASK
4HE2OTAVAPOR2ISNOTINTENDEDFORWORKDONEUNDER
OVERPRESSURES
2.5 Basic Dangers
"ASICDANGERSARISEWHENWORKINGWITHTHEFOLLOWING
s 4HEHOTWATEROROILBATHRISKOFBEINGSCALDED
s #ONTAMINATEDSOLVENTSTHATPRODUCERESIDUESFROMDISTILLA
TIONWHICHCOULDCAUSESPONTANEOUSREACTIONSEGMETAL
HYDRIDES
s 3OLVENTSTHATCANPRODUCEPEROXIDESRISKOFEXPLOSIONS
s -IXTURESWITHUNKNOWNCOMPOSITIONSORCONTAMINATION
s $AMAGEDGLASSWARE
s %LECTROSTATICCHARGESWHILEWORKINGEGDURINGTHETRANS
FEROFCOMBUSTIBLESOLUTIONSANDWHILEDRYINGPOWDERS
s 4EMPERATURESOFCOOLANTSTHATLIEBELOWTHEFREEZINGPOINT
OFTHEDISTILLATE!CLOGGINGOFTHEDISTILLATECOOLERDUETO
FREEZINGOUTCANRESULTINTOOGREATANOVERPRESSURE
2.6 Safety Precautions
!LLREGIONALANDLOCALLAWSANDREGULATIONSMUSTBEOBSERVED
4HE2OTAVAPORHASBEENGROUNDEDINTERNALLYTODISSIPATEANY
ELECTROSTATICCHARGESONIT