[Nhcoll-l] Water distilling

[John E Simmons]

For use with fluid preserved specimens a deionizer would be much better
than a distiller. Distilled water tends to be rather acidic, and a
distiller requires electricity and heat to operate. A deionizer is simply a
resin exchange column that can be hooked up to existing plumbing. You do
not need ultra-clean water for mixing preserving fluids, so the system does
not have to have multiple filters or resin columns.

--John

John E. Simmons
Writer and Museum Consultant
Museologica
*and*
Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima


On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 3:43 AM Lennart Lennuk <
Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote:

> Hi!
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> I am looking for good product to distill water in lab for fluid-collection.
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> I think 3-5 L per day is ok.
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> Can you suggest something that is also on sale in Europe?
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> Also, what it needs to be installed into lab?
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> Lennart Lennuk
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> Head of collections
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> Estonian Museum of Natural History
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> 00372 5656 9916
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> Lennart.lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee
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