The Whitley A35 Anaerobic Workstation

Overview

The Whitley A35 Anaerobic Workstation from Don Whitley Scientific is the latest innovation in workstation technology. The workstation ensures a strictly anaerobic environment and it is temperature controlled to currently maintain a 37C incubation setting. There are two gloveless sleeve-gassing entry ports (sleeves not shown) to access the main compartment, which has a capacity of up to 600 90mm plates. The built-in, 12-liter, rapid-cycle side airlock has the capacity to introduce up to 40 plates into the workstation at a time. The workstation has automated humidity control and an automated commissioning cycle, controlled from an intuitive touch-screen control panel. Tangential fans create laminar flow in the chamber and the internal atmosphere is constantly being circulated over catalyst, Anotox (activated carbon impregnated with ferric hydroxide), and heating mat for a consistent and strictly anaerobic environment. The patented Anotox removes the hydrogen sulfide and volatile fatty acids that poison the catalyst, and thus prevents the catalyst from having to be routinely removed and regenerated. Gas tanks in use are one mixed specialty gas tank (10% H2, 10% CO2, 80% N2) and one Nitrogen tank. The main compartment contains a shelf and two internal power sockets. The Anaerobic Conditions Monitoring System monitors and displays real time oxygen levels within the workstation and the oxygen sensor is easily calibrated using the touch screen.

Features

• No gloves, no sleeves - complete bare-handed working
• Automated humidity control with no user maintenance
• Internal storage shelf
• Rapid, built-in airlock with mechanical and electrical interlocks - no risk of compromising conditions inside the chamber
• Touch-screen interface with password protected user levels
• Dual gas operation and automatic commissioning cycle
• Constructed from 10mm thick annealed acrylic, most robust chambers available
• No requirement to bake catalyst, simply replace catalyst and Anotox annually
• Tangential fans create laminar flow in chamber, internal atmosphere is constantly being circulated over catalyst, Anotox, and heating mat for a consistent and strictly anaerobic environment
• Double internal power socket, 2 Amp max

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