Automatic Soxhlet Extractor

Automatic Soxhlet Extractor

It is also known as Fat Analyser

An Automatic Soxhlet Extractor Analysis Instrument is a laboratory device used for the rapid, automated extraction of soluble compounds, lipids, and pollutants from solid matrices using solvent reflux and gravimetric analysis.

Key Uses and Applications

Food, Feed, and Agriculture: Determines crude or total fat content in meat, dairy, grains, baked goods, and animal feed for nutritional labelling and quality control.

Environmental Testing: Extracts persistent organic pollutants (POPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from soil, sediment, and sludge.

Pharmaceutical and Natural Products: Isolates active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) or extracts bioactive compounds like alkaloids, flavonoids, and essential oils from plant materials.Polymers and Industrial

Materials: Analyses plastic additives, finishes on textiles, extractable in paper pulp, and lipid content for biofuel production

Automatic Soxhlet Extractor

Highlights at a glance

– The whole unit is heated by a sealed metal bath, with a wide range of automatic temperature control and uniform heating to ensure safe operation.
– Simultaneous testing of up to 6 samples and selection of the optimum temperature according to the difference between the boiling point of the reagents and the ambient temperature.
– The circuitry is isolated from the extraction space to ensure equipment safety.
– Lifting and lowering connection with linear bearing conduction technology for smooth and comfortable lifting and lowering operation.
– Unique air insulation technology so that the box is at room temperature, with two major functions of heat preservation and insulation
– Intelligent man-machine dialogue control system, with over-temperature alarm and timed reminder function
– Rich interface content while displaying the given temperature, actual temperature, given time, and heating time.
– It can be quickly separated from a solid or semi-solid mixture of a substance
– Reagents can also be recycled to reduce testing costs.

Key attributes
model number. FA-406
warranty. 24 months
customised support. OEM, ODM
brand name. SCITEK
Product name. Fat Analyser
Model. FA-406
Measuring Range 0~100%
Temperature Accuracy ±1℃
Sample Weight. 0.5~15g(generally 2~5g, depending on sample)
Power Supply AC220V±10%, 50Hz
Power. 1KW
Package Standard Wooden Export Package
Size(WxDxH)(mm). 650x320x715
Shipping Size(WxDxH)(mm). 830x500x980

An automatic Soxhlet extractor is an advanced laboratory instrument used to rapidly and continuously extract soluble compounds from solid materials using a heated solvent.

Food and Feed Analysis: Determining crude or total fat content in meat, dairy, cereals, chocolate, and animal feed for nutritional labeling and quality control.soxhlet-extractor/)

Environmental Testing: Extracting non-volatile and semi-volatile organic pollutants—such as pesticides, PCBs, and total petroleum hydrocarbons—from soil, sludge, and industrial waste.

Pharmaceuticals and Natural Products: Isolating active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) or extracting bioactive plant compounds like essential oils, alkaloids, and flavonoids from herbs and seeds

Polymers and Materials: Analysing additives, plasticisers, or unreacted components embedded within solid polymer matrices.

Main Advantages Over Traditional Methods

Speed: Reduces extraction times from 8–16 hours down to 1–2 hours.
Automation: Integrates boiling, rinsing, solvent recovery, and pre-drying into a single programmable cycle.
Safety & Efficiency: Features high solvent recovery rates (often >95%) and built-in safety features like vapor leak detectors.

Automatic Soxhlet Extractor