Pilot Scale:

1. Name of facilitated equipment:
FREEZE - DRYER
Catalog name: Freeze-dryer ALPHA 1-4 LDplus
Producer: Martin Christ GmbH Germany
Equipment type: facilitated equipment
Date of purchase: 2008

    Freeze-dryer ALPHA 1-4 LDplus

2. Domains of activity:
• The freeze-dryer ALPHA 1-4 LDplus is a highperformance universal laboratory and pre-production unit for freezedrying of solid or liquid products in ampoules, vials, glass flasks, plasma bottles or dishes.
• It is suitable for drying of e. g. bacteria and virus cultures, blood plasma, serum fractions, antibodies, sera, vaccines and pharmaceutical products such as chloramphenicol, streptomycin, vitamins, ferments as well as plant extracts for biochemical tests.

3. Technical characteristics / performances:
• Ice condenser capacity: max. 4 kg
• Ice condenser performance: 4kg/24 hours
• Ice condenser temperature: -55 oC for drying of aqueous products
• Ice condenser chamber volume: 6.5 l
• 5 unheated shelves, 12 ports
• Display of: vacuum, sample temperature, ice condenser temp, run time
• Vacuum control option
• Attachments for ampoules, round bottomed flasks, wide-necked filter bottles
• Vacuum pump

4. Contact persons:
Conf. Univ. Dr. Aurora Mocanu, amocanu@chem.ubbcluj.ro
Assist. Cercet. Corina Garbo