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Fully Automated Weighing of Liquid Substances with a Laboratory Robot
Author(s) -
Werner Albert,
Blaschke Tim,
von Harbou Erik,
Hasse Hans
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201300605
Subject(s) - robot , calibration , laboratory automation , sample (material) , computer science , process engineering , chromatography , simulation , engineering , control engineering , artificial intelligence , automation , chemistry , mechanical engineering , mathematics , statistics
Abstract Taking the mass of a sample is a routine operation in laboratories which is frequently repeated during data collection. In chemical industries, this operation is often done manually. A procedure for fully automatic weighing of liquid substances with a laboratory robot is presented. To demonstrate its functionality and a possible application, the laboratory robot was used to create test samples for calibration of a gas chromatograph. The achieved accuracy is greater than that of careful manual weighing. The presented method facilitates the handling of most liquids commonly used in laboratories.