Micromeritics ASAP 2020 Confirm Operator's Manual page 53

Preparing Samples
8. Using nitrogen, dry the interior of the sample tubes and filler rods under a vent hood. Use
a tubing extension long enough and small enough in diameter to fit inside the tubes.
9. Stand the sample tubes on the sample tube rack and place the filler rods in a basket or in
the rack. Bake for two hours.
10. Remove the sample tubes from the oven and allow them to cool.
202-42811-01 - Mar 2011
ASAP 2020 Confirm
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