WIRE MESH FILTER METHOD
STANDARD: EN 12697-1 clause B.1.2
This apparatus consists of a cylindrical
glass jar containing a stainless steel
wire basket cloth opening 0.063 mm.
The asphalt sample (500 to 2000 g)
is placed inside the wire basket, the
solvent is poured inside the jar. Now
the wire basket is inserted into the
jar which is covered by a stainless
steel condenser connected to a water
supply. The apparatus is placed on
a hot plate and the boiling solvent
drips into the basket dissolving out the
bitumen. The filler passing through the
mesh basket must be separated
using the centrifuge extractor.
Dimensions: Ø 160×335 mm
Weight: 4 kg approx.
ACCESSORIES
V200 HOT PLATE Ø 185 mm 230V 1ph 50-60Hz 1500W.
B017-02 WIRE BASKET stainless steel cloth opening 0.4 mm.
B017-04 WIRE BASKET stainless steel, double cloth 0.063 and
0.4 mm openings.
V173-03 WIRE MESH with ceramic centre.
SPARES
B017-01 Wire basket stainless steel cloth opening 0.063 mm.
B017-03 Pyrex glass jar.
B017-05 Metal condenser stainless steel with ring.
