ANKOM FLEX Analyte Extractor
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Automated Saponification to Isolation
The ANKOM FLEX Analyte Extractor's innovative design and automated technology supports multiple analysis configurations and preparation:
- Vitamin & Cholesterol methods (based on AOAC 2011.07, EN-12823-1, EN-12822, EN 17547:2021)
- Total Fat method
- Crude Fat method
For these analyses, the FLEX automatically digests, extracts, and evaporates multiple samples at one time, in about two to three hours, eliminating technician involvement. Isolated analytes can then be quantified gravimetrically (total fat, crude fat) or chromatographically (LC-DAD/FLD, LC-MS-MS, or GD-FID; Vitamin A, E, D, cholesterol, and fatty acid profiling).
- Automates and simplifies fat-soluble vitamins and cholesterol, or crude and total fat analyses
- Adjustable method parameters
- Custom Methods Software available for purchase to create original methods
- Automatic chemical additions reduce chemical handling to improve safety
- Eliminates bi-phase extractions & emulsions
- Reduces technician labor by eliminating transfer steps
- Reduces costs per assay
- Full record-keeping allows users to review and analyze historical data
- Touchscreen interface with step-by-step instructions, makes it an easy to use apparatus.
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Technical Specifications
Validated for all nine sections of the AOAC NIST Food-matrix Triangle
4 assays in 2-2.5 hours, ~16 per day, 80 in a 5-day week
Vitamins & Cholesterol: Up to 10 g
Fat: 1 g
0-100 %
Total Fat: 2 hours 30 minutes
Crude Fat: 1 hour 20 minutes
Vitamins & Cholesterol: 2 hours – 2 hours 15 minutes
47 cm (18.5 in) L x 77.5 cm (30.5 in) W x 81.3 cm (32 in) H
54.4 kg (120 lbs)
100-120 V~ 50/60Hz 15A
220-240 V~ 50/60Hz 8A
N2 Supply
Pressure: 5.5-6.9 bar (80-100 psi)
Flowrate: 10LPM at 6.9 bar minimum
Purity: Industrial Grade (Grade 4.8)- 99.998% purity or higher
Connection
Fitting/adapter required to connect N2 supply to ¼” (6.35 mm)
Polyurethane tubing (10 ft (3 m) length supplied by ANKOM)
19-30 °C (66-86 °F)
20-60 % RH
Closed system with exhaust lines ready to connect to an exhaust system
Four reservoirs programmable by the user for the required solutions
Excess solutions are collected in the waste reservoir and can be discarded per internal SOPs
SPE Columns and Digestion Filters