DTU CERE has acquired a new glove box that provides an inert atmosphere, free of oxygen and CO2. The box is also capable of giving a well specified humidity which is important to many applications, like scaling or biological systems, among others.
The glove box is a hermetically sealed container filled with an inert gas – usually nitrogen. Four gloves are fixed to the window of the glove box, allowing the two users to place their hands inside the inert environment and perform tasks without breaking the containment. The box is operated with an overpressure up to 0.015 bar in order to protect the processes/materials.
Two antechambers are found on each side of the glove box. These chambers are used for bringing materials into the box without contaminating the inside atmosphere.
To maintain a pure inert environment in the glove box, it has two filters at the gas inlet and outlet. The filters protect against contamination from the processes taking place inside the glove box and trap particles before entering the glovebox.
Currently the setup is being used for analysis of CO2 corrosion and scale phenomena.