Kjeltec™ Distillation Unit
Kjeltec™ 8000 – Kjeldahl Distillation Solutions for Food and Feed
The Kjeltec™ range offers a series of automated distillation units designed primarily for Kjeldahl analysis, but widely used for many different distillation chemistries.
Kjeltec™ features include variable steam output, intelligent cooling water and distillate temperature control, reagent addition, tube emptying and FOSS patented SAfE technology in all models.
A fully automated analyser, Kjeltec™ 8400, with on board self cleaning colorimetric titration system completes the range. Optional Kjeltec™ 8420/8460 Auto Samplers for 20 or 60 samples offer fully unattended operation of the analyser.
| Sample | Parameters |
| Raw materials and finished products in Food, Feed and Agriculture | Nitrogen, Protein |
• Automatic dilution, alkali addition, distillation and tube emptying provide ease of use.
• Variable output steam generator broadens application area to other volatile components.
• Official and accurate procedures (ISO, AOAC, EPA, DIN) simplify validation.
• Patented SAfE* feature for safe distillation of tubes with salt cakes.
• Built-in safety systems for user protection.
• Self adjusting cooling water control saves water and reduces costs.
• Bellows pumps for accurate dispensing of reagents.
• Alkali resistant plastic splash head & tube emptying vessel for long lifetime.
| Analysis time | 3.5 minutes at 30 mg N (6.5 minutes at 200 mg N) |
| Distillation capacity | ~ 40 ml/min |
| Measurement range | 0.1 – 200 mg N |
| Reproducibility | 1% RSD (including the digestion step) |
| Recovery | > 99.5% at nitrogen levels between 1 – 200 mg N |
| Installation Requirements | |
| Power supply | 200 – 240 V 50 – 60 Hz |
| Tolerable voltage variation | ± 10 % |
| Power consumption | 2 200 W |
| Water consumption | (during distillation only) 3 l/min at water temp of 25°C *1 l/min at water temp of 15°C * Circulating Cooler recommended at >25°C |
| Weight | 35 kg |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 480 × 580 × 690 mm |
All the features of the KjeltecTM 8100 plus:
• Receiver solution addition
• Automatic safety door
• External titration connection (Mettler, Metrohm, Schott, etc.)
• Modularly upgradeable to analyser and sampler system
| Analysis time | 3.5 minutes at 30 mg N (6.5 minutes at 200 mg N) |
| Distillation capacity | ~ 40 ml/min |
| Measuring range |
0.1 – 200 mg N |
| Reproducibility | 1% RSD (including the digestion step) |
| Recovery | > 99.5% at nitrogen levels between 1 – 200 mg N |
| Installation requirements | |
| Power supply | 200 – 240 V 50 – 60 Hz |
| Tolerable voltage variation | ± 10 % |
| Power consumption | 2 200 W |
| Water consumption | (during distillation only) 3 l/min at water temp of 25°C
*1 l/min at water temp of 15°C |
| Weight net | Kjeltec™ (8100, 8200, 8400) 35kg |
| Dimensions: (W×D×H) | 480 × 580 × 690 mm |
All the features of the KjeltecTM 8200 plus:
• Titration, calculation and reporting.
• Upgradeable to 20 or 60 place auto sampler for fully unattended operation.
• Interchangeable burette for easy titrant exchange.
• Ethernet connection eliminates communication problems with printers and balances.
• Touch sensitive colour display
| Autosampler capacity | Kjeltec™ sampler 8420, 1 rack with 20 Kjeldahl tubes 250 ml or 400 ml Kjeltec™ sampler 8460, 3 racks with 20 Kjeldahl tubes 250 ml or 400 ml |
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| Analysis time | 3.5 minutes at 30 mg N (6.5 minutes at 200 mg N) | ||
| Distillation capacity |
~ 40 ml/min |
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| Measuring range | 0.1 – 200 mg N | ||
| Reproducibility | 1% RSD (including the digestion step) | ||
| Recovery | |||
| Installation requirements | |||
| Power supply | 200 – 240 V 50 – 60 Hz | ||
| Tolerable voltage variation | ± 10 % | ||
| Power consumption | 2 200 W | ||
| Water consumption | (during distillation only) 3 l/min at water temp of 25°C
*1 l/min at water temp of 15°C |
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| Weight net | Kjeltec™ (8100, 8200, 8400)
35kg |
Sampler Kjeltec™ 8420
71kg |
Sampler Kjeltec™ 8460
89kg |
| Dimensions: (W×D×H) | 480 × 580 × 690 mm | 645 × 840 × 900 mm | 1000 × 800 × 900 mm |
Overview of Kjeltec Models
| 200 | 8100 | 8200 | 8400 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable output steam generator | x | x | x | |
| Water saving system | x | x | x | |
| Cooling water flow control | x | x | x | |
| Distillate temperature monitor | x | x | x | |
| Polypropylene splash head | x | x | x | x |
| Polypropylene tube emptying vessel | x | x | x | |
| Bellows pumps for reagent addition | x | x | x | x |
| Automatic alkali addition | x | x | x | x |
| Automatic dilution water addition | x | x | x | |
| Automatic receiver solution addition | x | x | ||
| SAfE – Steam Addition for Equilibration | x | x | x | x |
| Tube emptying/Waste collection | x | x | x | |
| Reagent alarms | x | x | x | |
| Removable drip tray | x | x | x | x |
| Automatic safety door | x | x | ||
| Interlocked safety door | x | x | x | |
| Removable safety door | x | x | x | |
| Tube-in-place safety | x | x | x | |
| Tube replacement sensor | x | x | x | |
| Colorimetric titration system | Opt. | x | ||
| External titrator connection | Opt. | Opt. | ||
| Interchangeable burette | x | |||
| Titration bypass | x | |||
| Results calculation | x | |||
| Storage of raw data in instrument | 40 batch | |||
| Data management PC software | x | |||
| Storage of raw data with PC software | Unltd | |||
| Ethernet connection for: | ||||
| PC | x | |||
| Balance | x | |||
| Printer | x | |||
| Autosampler system 8420 or 8460 | Opt. |