Rotary Evaporator
This category lists 6 rotary evaporator models from 1L benchtop units to 50L pilot-scale systems, including the Automatic Lift Rotary Evaporator 10L-50L and the Manual Lift Rotary Evaporator 10L-50L. Each rotary vacuum evaporator setup can be matched with a vacuum pump and recirculating chiller as a complete solvent recovery package, with automatic or manual lift depending on your batch workflow.
Rotary Evaporator Selection Guide
UnionClay Rotary Evaporator pages are built for procurement teams comparing rotary evaporator options with model-level product pages, related equipment and quotation support. This category is relevant for buyers comparing flask volume, lift mode, condenser support, vacuum pump and chiller matching.
Common search and AI-discovery terms for this category include rotary evaporator, rotovap, solvent recovery evaporator, laboratory evaporator. Use this hub to compare models, confirm process fit and move from product browsing to equipment matching.
Applications
- solvent recovery
- sample concentration
- evaporation under vacuum
- pre-distillation preparation
How to Choose Rotary Evaporator
Start with the working capacity, target temperature or vacuum condition, medium compatibility, connection size, voltage, control requirements and the equipment already in the process line. For quote-first procurement, share process details so UnionClay can recommend a model and matching support equipment.
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FAQ
What information should I provide before requesting a quote?
Send the target capacity, working medium, temperature range or vacuum requirement, voltage, connection size, application and any customization needs.
Can UnionClay match this category with other process equipment?
Yes. UnionClay can match reactors, chillers, heating and cooling circulators, vacuum pumps, filtration equipment, rotary evaporators, distillation systems and related support equipment according to the workflow.
Is the content on this category based on real product material?
Customer parameter sheets cover RE and KRE rotary evaporator families and model-level flask capacity data.
Rotary Evaporator Page and Reference Sheet Comparison
Rotary evaporator pages in this category split by lift mode and flask capacity, and each model page publishes the same RE reference sheet — RE-101, RE-201D, RE-301 and the RE-2000A/B/E line. The two tables below separate what the pages cover from what that sheet lists, so both reads take seconds.
| Product page | Lift mode | Capacity on page | Reference models on sheet | Rotary flask joints listed | Condenser listed (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Lift Rotary Evaporator 10L-50L | Automatic | 10L-50L | RE-101 / RE-201D / RE-301 / RE-2000A/B/E | 24#ground joint / 50#flange port | 85*270 / vertical condenser 85*270 |
| Automatic Lift Rotary Evaporator 1L-2L | Automatic | 1L-2L | RE-101 / RE-201D / RE-301 / RE-2000A/B/E | 24#ground joint / 50#flange port | 85*270 / vertical condenser 85*270 |
| Manual Lift Rotary Evaporator 10L-50L | Manual | 10L-50L | RE-101 / RE-201D / RE-301 / RE-2000A/B/E | 24#ground joint / 50#flange port | 85*270 / vertical condenser 85*270 |
| Rotary Evaporator 5L | — | 5L | RE-101 / RE-201D / RE-301 / RE-2000A/B/E | 24#ground joint / 50#flange port | 85*270 / vertical condenser 85*270 |
| Rotary Evaporator 1L-3L | — | 1L-3L | RE-101 / RE-201D / RE-301 / RE-2000A/B/E | 24#ground joint / 50#flange port | 85*270 / vertical condenser 85*270 |
| Rotary Evaporator System | — | — | — | — | — |
RE Reference Sheet Published on the Model Pages
| Sheet model | Rotary flask | Rotary flask joint | Receiving flask | Receiving flask joint | Condenser (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE-101 | 1L | 24#ground joint | 1L | 35#spherical ground joint | 85*270 |
| RE-201D | 1L | 24#ground joint | 1L | 35#spherical ground joint | 85*270 |
| RE-301 | 3L | 50#flange port | 1L | 35#spherical ground joint | 85*270 |
| RE-2000A / RE-2000B / RE-2000E | 1L | 24#ground joint | 1L | 35#spherical ground joint | vertical condenser 85*270 |
Values are aggregated from the specification tables and parameter sheets published on each UnionClay product page. A dash means the page does not publish that value. Complete parameters, safety protection data and connector details are on each linked product page.
Series snapshot from the tables: six pages — five model-span pages from 1L-2L bench up to 10L-50L, plus the system page. The shared RE reference sheet lists RE-101, RE-201D and RE-301 with 1L and 3L rotary flasks on 24# ground joints and a 50# flange, 1L receiving flasks on 35# spherical joints, 85*270 condensers, and the RE-2000A/B/E line with its vertical 85*270 condenser. Lift modes: manual and automatic, both published for the 10L-50L span.
How to Choose a Rotary Evaporator Setup
Two decisions cover most of this category: how much solvent moves per batch — the 1L-2L, 1L-3L and 5L pages against the 10L-50L span — and whether the lift is manual or automatic. Both lift modes are published for the 10L-50L span, so that choice is a real catalog option, not a custom request. After that, rotary evaporation is a system purchase: the system page lists water or oil bath heating chosen by temperature requirement, digital temperature and rotation control options, and vacuum pump, chiller and condenser matching as standard selection points.
Manual or automatic lift
The catalog publishes manual and automatic lift versions of the 10L-50L span side by side, plus an automatic 1L-2L bench version. Lift mode changes daily handling, not chemistry — pick it by who operates the unit and how often flasks change, and say so in the inquiry.
Flask capacity, page by page
Coverage runs 1L-2L, 1L-3L and 5L bench pages up to the 10L-50L span. The published bench sheet lists 1L and 3L rotary flasks with 1L receiving flasks — for the larger spans, confirm the exact flask build on the product page rather than assuming the sheet scales.
Joints and condensers
The sheet lists 24# ground joints on the 1L configurations, a 50# flange on the 3L RE-301, 35# spherical receiving joints throughout, and 85*270 condensers — vertical on the RE-2000 line. Accessory compatibility rides on exactly these numbers.
The support equipment is not optional
The system page lists vacuum pump, chiller and condenser matching as standard, with water or oil bath heating chosen by bath temperature. Plan the evaporator, the vacuum source and the cooling loop as one purchase — the hubs are linked below.
Worked read of the tables: daily 20L solvent recovery sits in the 10L-50L span, published in both lift modes, and the inquiry then carries the system page’s five data points — bottle volume, solvent, bath temperature, vacuum and recovery expectation — plus pump and chiller matching. A 2L bench concentration job reads the other way: the 1L-3L page, the bench sheet’s 24# joints and 85*270 condenser, with the RE-2000 line and its vertical condenser as the published alternative.
Page-by-Page Notes from the Published Sheets
Bench pages: 1L-2L, 1L-3L and 5L
These pages carry the RE sheet’s bench configurations directly: 1L rotary flasks on 24# ground joints for RE-101 and RE-201D, the 3L flask on a 50# flange for RE-301, 1L receiving flasks on 35# spherical joints and 85*270 condensers throughout. Accessory shopping starts from exactly these numbers.
The 10L-50L span
Published twice on purpose — once with manual lift, once with automatic lift — so the lift decision is a catalog checkbox rather than a customization. The bench sheet does not scale to this span; confirm the flask and condenser build for the target volume on the product page.
The RE-2000A/B/E line
Three designations sharing one published configuration: 1L rotary flask on a 24# ground joint, 1L receiving flask on a 35# spherical joint and a vertical 85*270 condenser — the vertical condenser being the line’s distinguishing entry in the sheet.
The system page
The category’s own definition of a complete setup: rotary evaporation, vacuum concentration and solvent recovery, water or oil bath heating chosen by temperature requirement, digital temperature and rotation control options, and vacuum pump, chiller and condenser matching listed as standard. Its published application list — laboratory separation, evaporation, concentration and extraction workflows — is the duty roster the whole category answers to.
Evaporation Is a Loop, Not a Unit
The applications this category publishes — solvent recovery, sample concentration, evaporation under vacuum and pre-distillation preparation — all share one mechanical truth: the evaporator is the rotating middle of a loop. The vacuum source pulls, the bath pushes heat in, the condenser and its chiller pull it back out. Undersize any of the three and the published flask capacity stops meaning anything in daily throughput.
That loop logic is also why the category publishes a system page at all: laboratory separation, evaporation, concentration and extraction workflows are listed there as system applications, not single-unit features. When the inquiry describes the workflow rather than just the flask size, the quotation can size all three sides of the loop in one pass.
The two tables above are meant to be read together, in order. The first answers which page carries your capacity and lift mode — a procurement decision. The second answers what glassware interface that choice commits you to — an operations decision, because every future flask, condenser and adapter purchase keys off those 24# and 50# joints, the 35# spherical receiving connections and the 85*270 condenser format. Buyers who check the second table once at purchase time stop paying for mismatched glassware for years afterward; the condenser format is also the number the chiller loop gets sized against in the hubs linked below.
What these pages do not publish: rotation speed bands, bath power and achievable vacuum levels. The system page routes those to configuration — bath type by temperature requirement, control options, and pump and chiller matching — so put the solvent and the recovery expectation in the inquiry and let the configuration answer carry the numbers.
Mistakes This Table Is Built to Prevent
Buying the evaporator alone
The system page lists vacuum pump, chiller and condenser matching as standard, not optional. An evaporator waiting three weeks for its vacuum source recovers no solvent — order the loop, not the unit.
Scaling the bench sheet upward
The published RE sheet describes 1L and 3L flask configurations. The 10L-50L span pages share that sheet as reference only — the exact flask, joint and condenser build for large spans comes from the product page and quotation.
Skipping the lift decision
Manual and automatic lift are published side by side for the 10L-50L span precisely because they are different daily workflows. Deciding by omission means someone else decided your operators' routine.
Picking the bath by habit
Water or oil bath is chosen by temperature requirement — the system page's own words. A solvent list and target bath temperature in the inquiry settles it; a guess settles into rework.
Quote Checklist for This Category
The system page already wrote the quote checklist — send these with the inquiry:
- Bottle volume per batch — the bench pages cover 1L-5L, the span pages 10L-50L
- Solvent being recovered — drives bath choice between water and oil
- Bath temperature requirement — the published deciding factor for heating type
- Vacuum level expectation — sized together with the matching vacuum pump
- Recovery rate expectation — the throughput number the whole loop is sized against
- Lift preference — manual and automatic are both published for the 10L-50L span
Selection FAQ
What details decide the right rotary evaporator size?
The system page publishes the selection list directly: bottle volume, solvent, bath temperature, vacuum level and recovery rate expectations. Send those five points with the inquiry and the model match comes back from this catalog without guesswork — the same five answers also decide the water-or-oil bath question and the size of the vacuum pump and chiller that complete the loop.
Do I need a chiller and a vacuum pump with a rotary evaporator?
The system page lists vacuum pump, chiller and condenser matching as standard support equipment — evaporation under vacuum only works as a loop. Budget and order the three together; the vacuum pump and recirculating chiller hubs below carry the matching models.
Manual lift or automatic lift — which should I choose?
Both are published for the 10L-50L span, so this is a workflow choice. Frequent flask changes and multiple operators favor the automatic lift; a single-operator bench with a stable setup runs fine on manual. State the operating pattern in the inquiry and UnionClay confirms the fit.
Related Equipment and Quotation Support
A rotary evaporator earns its keep as a loop: flask, vacuum, condenser, cooling. These hubs cover the rest of that loop, and one inquiry sizes all of it.