[labnetwork] longevity of N2 purifiers

[Brian Little]

Hi Kyle,
I would recommend checking with your vendor or any other purifier vendor.
They have spreadsheets that they can type the purity and flow into that
will estimate an approximate lifetime for a given bed size and material.
Brian


On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Our cleanroom has been in operation for 11 years and, for high purity N2,
> we use local purifiers. Given their age, I'm starting to wonder if/when
> they might need to be replaced. I've looked into it, and doing so would be
> quite costly. I know there are a ton of variables at play, but generally
> speaking, for an 11,000 sq/ft facility that uses UPN2 on, perhaps, 15-20
> pieces of research equipment and for N2 guns at ~15 wet benches, what would
> be your expectation? Is this something we even need to worry about?
>
> I'd be interested to read your thoughts.
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Kyle Keenan
>
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> Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
> University of Pennsylvania
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