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Laboratory funnels are used to channel liquids or fine-grained chemicals (powders) into labware with a narrow neck or opening. Often, they are made of plastic such as polypropylene. Reusable products can be sterilized in an autoclave.

Types of Laboratory Funnels

Product types include:

• Buchner
• Filling
• Filtering
• Micro
• Powder
• Separator
• Stemmed
• Hirsch
• Utility
• Weighing
• Thistle
• Dropping
• Addition

Specifications

In terms of specifications and features, laboratory funnels may be equipped with two or three necks and have a ground glass bottom for connections with ground glass joints.

Standards

A-A-1663 - FUNNEL(PLASTIC)

ISO 4798 - LABORATORY GLASSWARE - FILTER FUNNELS

ISO 4800 - LABORATORY GLASSWARE - SEPARATING FUNNELS AND DROPPING FUNNELS