Histology
Recycle xylene, alcohol, and formalin from the histology lab back to their original purity.
Histology solvent recyclersLaboratory Solvent Recyclers
A solvent recycler that brings used solvents back to original purity or higher. Cut purchase and hazardous waste disposal costs for xylene, alcohol, formalin, acetonitrile, TCB, HFIP, and more.
Fully automatic ProCycler and spinning band systems made in the USA since 1966. Laboratory solvent recyclers typically pay for themselves in about a year. After that, each batch of recycled solvent is free money.
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Applications
Solvent Recycling Applications
GPC
Recycle TCB, HFIP, THF, and other expensive solvents from Gel Permeation Chromatography.
GPC solvent recyclingHPLC
Reduce HPLC waste by removing water from mobile phase solvents such as acetonitrile.
HPLC solvent recyclingFormalin
PureForm, MiniProCyclerF, and ProCyclerF formalin recyclers for histology labs.
Formalin recyclers
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Solvents
How Laboratory Solvent Recycling Works
B/R solvent recycling equipment uses distillation to separate pure solvent from contaminants. Used solvent is loaded into the boiler; the system heats the charge under controlled conditions; clean solvent vapors condense and collect for reuse while residues remain behind for disposal.
B/R systems are built for laboratory use, including histology solvent recyclers for xylene, alcohol, and formalin, xylene recycling with the ProCycler solvent recycler, and recovery of expensive GPC solvents such as TCB and HFIP. For HPLC mobile phase recovery, see HPLC solvent recycling.
- Fully automatic operation
- Recover solvents to original purity or higher
- Reduce hazardous waste generator status and paperwork
- Models from 2.5 gallon (MiniProCycler) to larger ProCycler systems
Common solvents recovered
- Xylene & xylene substitutes
- Alcohol (ethanol, isopropanol)
- Formalin
- Acetone
- Toluene
- Acetonitrile (HPLC)
- TCB, HFIP, THF (GPC)
- Chloroform
- Dichloromethane
- Other high-purity solvents
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Questions
Solvent Recycling FAQ
What is a solvent recycler?
A solvent recycler distills used laboratory solvents so they can be reused at original purity. B/R laboratory solvent recyclers recover xylene, alcohol, formalin, acetonitrile, TCB, HFIP and other solvents, cutting purchase cost and hazardous waste disposal fees. See xylene recycling 101 for histology.
How pure are recycled solvents?
B/R systems are designed to return solvents to original purity or higher. See our article on recycled solvent purity and the purity test results for details.
How fast is the payback on a solvent recycler?
Solvent recyclers pay for themselves in about a year through lower solvent purchases and disposal fees. Run the ROI calculator with your monthly volume and local costs for a site-specific estimate.
Which labs use B/R solvent recyclers?
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Solvent recycling ROIROI Calculator
Estimate annual savings, payback period, and a B/R model fit from your monthly volume and costs.
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Recycled solvent purityQuotation
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