Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Cleaning System

What Acid Cleaner Does?

Clean labware is crucial for accurate trace metal analysis, but traditional cleaning methods like acid soaking and microwave digestion are time-consuming and leave behind residue.
Introducing the solution you've been waiting for: acid cleaning.

The acid cleaner is also known as Acid Steam/Vapor Cleaning System or Trace Cleaning System. It uses acid vapor to clean the vessels in a sealed chamber. Through a built-in temperature-control heating system, all trace metal contaminants that are soluble in acid can be safely and efficiently removed by acid vapor. The used acid will then be drained from the chamber to prevent the extracted contaminants from being reintroduced to the cleaned vessels.

Why acid cleaning?

Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

Why AC XXXL?

Ultra High Throughput: Maximum capacity of 252 digestion tubes

Highly Automated, Intelligent

Ultra High Throughput

Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

Large Single-channel capacity with three channels available

• Each channel processes up to 84 digestion tubes.
• Users can choose to activate one, two, or all three channels simultaneously, allowing for the cleaning of various cleaning racks.

Short runtime and fast turnover

• A full cycle can be completed in as little as 8 hours, allowing up to 504 digestion tubes to be cleaned daily.
• Start a batch in the morning, finish by the end of the day, start another before leaving, and it will finish by the next morning.

Fully Automated

Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

ACID VAPOR CLEANING:

In the sub-boiling state, the ultrapure acid steam is gently generated for the cleaning. Simultaneously, the used acid is discharged without reflux. Upon completion, the residue is drained.
Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

RINSING:

Ultra-pure water evaporates removing residual acid on the vessels. Simultaneously, the used water is discharged without reflux. Upon completion, the residue is drained.
Amerlab AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

DRYING:

The filtered air is heated quickly which dries the washed vessels. The main heater at the bottom works with the surround aux heater providing efficient heating.  100-180°C adjustable.

The patented core tech provides guaranteed thoroughness

US PATENT: US10,864,560

REAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL(RTC)

ensures the highest purity of acid vapor

Accurate measurement is crucial for precise control.
The Teflon-treated sensor directly monitors the actual acid temperature in real time which ensures an ideal sub-boiling condition.
Traditional cleaners only monitor the heater’s temperature. This results in less accuracy of the measuring, less control of the acid temperature and lower purity of the acid vapor.

ONE-WAY VAPOR TECH(OWV)

ensures no secondary contamination from the waste acid

OWV ensures that the used acid is drained directly from the system so there is no reflux into the acid  reservoir risking contamination. In traditional techniques, the waste acid will repeatedly reflux into the acid reservoir and evaporate. As a result, the waste acid constantly contaminates the pure acid. The resulting vapor becomes dirtier and the cleaning efficiency is reduced. Consequently, only ppb-level results
can be achieved even with trace metal grade acid.

More than a simple cleaning

Better Materials

Made of PTFE

MORE DURABLE, MORE VERSATILE

Digestion often involves HF. PTFE can resist all kinds of acids including HF & aqua regia.
There is no quartz containing ppm level metal elements that is unable to resist HF.

Seamless Construction

NO DEAD CORNERS & NEVER CRACK

The cleaning chamber is an integrated
unibody which will withstand many
decades of simultaneous hot acid and
high temperature.

Polypropylene Chassis

CORROSION RESISTANT AND NO METAL

The chassis is welded with 8mm thick polypropylene boards. It has strong corrosion resistance. Additionally, PP material does not release metal elements into the laboratory and also does not compromise the low
background in the trace element analysis laboratories.

Safer

PTC Heating

The Safest Heaters! No Supervision Needed

Under the unlikely event that all temperature control systems have failed, the maximum temperature is autonomously controlled by the heater and will not exceed 482oF which prevents damage and risk of
fire.
PTC heater might be the best kind for Acid Steam/Vapor Cleaing.

Level/pH Real-Time Monitoring

Prevents Dryrun/Overflow/Inadequate Neutralization

All liquids are monitored in order to prevent an ineffective cleaning problem caused by insufficient pure acid/water and the overflow problem of waste acid/water and alkali. To prevent inadequate neutralization,
the instrument monitors the pH of the neutralization solution. Level and pH self-checks start upon initiation. With any problem, the user is notified and the machine shuts down.

Pressure Real-Time Monitoring

Ensures Sealing Against High Pressure

The PTFE pressure sensing system is customized for acid cleaning. The pressure self-check starts upon initiation. With any problem, the user is notified and the machine shuts down. This prevents leaks due to incomplete bottle capping. In addition, the sensor automatically adjusts the heater’s power to avoid excessive pressure.

Various Racks

Advanced & Wide Use

Customizable

In contrast to typical support rods, Amerlab’s is far more capable of guiding maximal steam.

Its unique hollow steam pipe’s spray reaches the inner vessel through jet holes.

Interchangeable racks allow for cleaning larger variety of vessels – from 5ml volumetric flasks to 2 liter
beakers.

General Cleaning Racks

Suitable for any vessel with ID > 15 mm

Microwave Digestion Liners

Hot Block Digestion Tubes

Centrifuge Tubes

Top Tray for Stoppers or Caps

 

Universal Rack

Suitable for any vessels with ID>8mm

Centrifuge Tubes, Bottles, Vials, Beakers

Digestion Tubes

UltraWave Digestion Tubes (Quartz or PTFE)

Ultra Wave Digestion Tubes Rack

10 x 50 mL + 60 x 15 mL

Quartz or PTFE Tubes

Top Tray for Stoppers or Caps

Volumetric Flask Cleaning Rack

5/10/25/50/100mL

Customizable

Convenient Operation

Intuitive Software

Graphical fast read-out on status/process.

Rights protection prevents mistakes when changing parameters.

Amerlab Acid Steam Vapor Cleaning System or Acid Cleaner for microwave digestion vessels in Trace Metal Analysis

Model Differentiation 

Acid Steam Cleaning or Acid vapor Cleaning or Ultra Cleaning for Trace Metal Analysis Microwave Digestion tubes vapor decontamination labware cleaning

Documents Download

Brochure:

Brochure_AC XXXL Ultra High Throughput Acid Steam Cleaning System

Technical Notes: 

Tech Note -AC-1- Cleaning Performance of The Amerlab Acid Steam Cleaning System Compared to Acid Soaking

Tech Note -AC-2- Advantages of AC360 Acid Steam Cleaning System Over Microwave Blank Digestion

Tech Note -AC-3- Real Temperature Control (RTC) in Acid Steam Cleaning System

Tech Note -AC-4- One-Way Vapor (OWV)  technology

Tech Note -AC-5-Acid Steam Cleaning Performance of The soil sample

Tech Note -AC-6-How does the user compare the cleaning performance