Message-Id: <199801160308 dot FAA09088 at firat dot bcc dot bilkent dot edu dot tr>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 14:02:58 -1000
To: napronet at Bilkent dot EDU dot TR
From: NEIL ANDERTON <NEILA at aahl dot dah dot csiro dot au>
Subject: Re: [NAPRONET:426] tlc sprayer
WOW!!! what an ask! Foolproof, doesn't break, etc etc okay, but student
proof??????
We have tried a few different types of sprayers, but have always gone back
to a fragile, custom made glass unit running from house compressed air or
nitrogen - not what you need.
What we have used for field work, which might meet your requirements, are
small pump packs as used for deodorants, etc. They hold about 60 ml and
usually gave a fine, fairly even mist.
Cospak (Bottle Containers Group) sell a 200 ml pump mist sprayer for
~$A230/246 units (ex tax, current at 16/1/98) - this might be suitable, and,
at <$1 per bottle, are cheap enough that it doesn't matter if they don't
last forever. You can also buy the bottles with caps separately, so you can
have spray reagent prepared in advance. Cospak have branches in most states
(Australian states, that is)
Hope this is of help. If you have any queries or need addresses, etc., feel
free to contact me.
At 04:26 AM 1/16/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>Does anyone know where one can find a decent (i.e. foolproof, student
>proof, does not break, does not block up after one use, does not spray in
>'blobs' etc. etc. * at a reasonable price*) compressed 'air' (in a can)
>type tlc sprayer. Preferabl,y one that can deal with the whole range from
>organic solvent based sprays to conc. sulfuric acid though I suspect that
>is not possible.
>Thanks,
>Ian
>
>Dr Ian A. van Altena, Department of Chemistry, The University of Newcastle,
>Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. ph: +61 2 4921 5480. fax: +61 2 4921 5472.
>web: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/ch/
>
>
>
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