Basics Paper
What is evaporation?
July 2026
- Hei-VAP
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Distillation
- Evaporation
- Food industry
- LifeScience
- Pharmacy
- Quality control
- Recycling
- Solvents
Content
- What is an evaporator?
- What is evaporation?
- What is condensation?
- What is distillation?
- What is the difference between a static still and a rotary evaporator?
- What is a centrifugal evaporator?
What is a rotary evaporator?
An evaporator is a laboratory device that allows the separation of two or more substances. This process is called distillation. To understand in detail what a laboratory evaporator is and how it works, you must first understand the phenomenon of evaporation. This includes understanding the physical principle behind it.