Biotage® Horizon 3100 oil & grease extractor

Oil & Grease Around the World

Oil and grease (n-hexane extractable material) is a general indicator of the amount of hydrocarbons in a water supply. It is used around the world to indicate pollution and to help ensure reliable waste treatment plant operation. In the past this measurement was often made by extracting the water with a chlorofluorocarbon solvent and infrared used for the measurement step. With concern about the ozone layer and important toxicity concerns, these solvents have been outlawed in many countries and n-hexane is now the extraction solvent of choice. A simple gravimetric measurement is used for the analytical step. 

Biotage® Horizon 3100 automates the entire extraction process, fully compliant with US EPA method 1664A/B, ISO 11349 and standard methods 5520G.

Literature number: PPS541