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Offline owk9688

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Silicon vs Mineral oil in Shlenk line bubbler
« on: November 02, 2016, 12:12:59 PM »
Ive only ever seen people use mineral oil in their bubblers, but was wondering why not/if silicon oil could be used instead? Silicon oil is more dense so I figured there would be less of a hazard of sucking oil into the line if pressure gets too low. Is it just a cost factor since mineral oil is cheaper or would the silicon oil be too dense to allow the nitrogen from efficiently getting through?

Thanks for any help. I have mineral oil in the lab but was just curious.

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Re: Silicon vs Mineral oil in Shlenk line bubbler
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2016, 01:19:00 PM »
Maby its not important, you can have one or the other?

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