High-Purity Glass Microfiber Thimbles
High-purity glass microfiber thimbles manufactured from 100% pure borosilicate glass are available for specialized applications. The thimbles are completely free of binders or additives and can be used at temperatures up to 500°C or when using solvents incompatible with cellulose thimbles. These thimbles are also used in pollution monitoring techniques (0.8 µm nominal particle retention). Typical thickness 1.7 mm.
Features and benefits
- Available in a range of sizes and wall thicknesses to suit your application
- Designed to fit most commercially available Soxhlet extractors
- No binders are added
Applications
- Smoke stack gas monitoring
- Soxhlet extraction
- Analyzing pesticide residues
- Determining oil/fat content of foods (e.g. French fries)
- Analysis of oil and grease in solid wastes
Quartz Microfiber Thimbles
Made from high purity quartz microfiber, this thimble is able to withstand high temperatures (up to 1000°C). Suitable for both solvent extraction and air sampling applications.
Standard Glass Fiber Thimbles
Thimbles of type 603 g are made from borosilicate glass fibers with inorganic binder. There is also a selection of borosilicate glass thimbles without binder.