Quartz tubes, as an important experimental equipment, play a crucial role in many scientific research and industrial production processes. It plays an indispensable role in experiments in fields such as chemistry, biology, and environment due to its unique material properties and outstanding performance.

1、 Material and Characteristics of Quartz Tube

Quartz tubes are mainly made of high-purity quartz glass, which has extremely high chemical and thermal stability. Quartz glass is a colorless and transparent silicate glass, mainly composed of SiO2, which also contains small amounts of elements such as aluminum, calcium, and sodium. Quartz glass can withstand extreme high temperatures and corrosive environments without deterioration, making it an ideal material for manufacturing quartz tubes.

The purity of quartz tube is one of its important indicators, which has a significant impact on its physical, chemical and usage functions, such as opacity, high temperature strength, softening point, light conduction, thermal stability, chemical stability, radiation resistance, fluorescence characteristics, etc. The quartz tube made from high-purity quartz after precision processing not only retains the natural advantages of quartz, but also further enhances its high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and transparency through optimized structural design.

2、 The role of quartz tube in experiments

Protect the heating electric furnace

In the experiment of calcium carbonate separation and extraction, quartz tubes can effectively isolate the corrosion and pollution of reactants at high temperatures on the electric furnace. Due to its extremely high thermal stability, quartz glass can maintain stability at high temperatures, thereby protecting the heating furnace from damage. This protective effect enables the experiment to proceed smoothly and extends the service life of the electric furnace.

Collect gas

Quartz tubes are usually connected to bottles and can collect gas products during the experimental process. In the experiment of calcium carbonate separation and extraction, Quartz tube is used to collect the generated gases, such as carbon dioxide. This gas collection function enables experimenters to analyze and study gas products, thereby obtaining more accurate experimental results.

As a reaction vessel

Quartz tubes can also serve as reaction vessels for various chemical reactions and synthesis processes. Due to its excellent chemical stability and corrosion resistance, quartz tubes can withstand corrosion from various strong acids, strong bases, and organic solvents, ensuring smooth chemical reactions during the experimental process. At the same time, the transparency of the quartz tube allows experimenters to monitor the reaction process in real time by observing phenomena such as color changes or precipitation generation during the reaction.

Used for spectral analysis

Quartz glass has excellent optical transparency and can transmit optical signals in the ultraviolet to infrared wavelength range. This has made quartz tubes widely used in spectral analysis. For example, in analytical techniques such as gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, and atomic fluorescence spectroscopy, quartz tubes can be used as reaction vessels or detection units, with high sensitivity, accuracy, and repeatability.

3、 Application areas of quartz tubes

Quartz tubes have a wide range of applications, covering multiple fields such as chemistry, biology, and environment. In the field of chemistry, quartz tubes are used in experimental processes such as sample digestion, elemental analysis, and high-temperature synthesis. In the field of biological sciences, quartz tubes play an important role in PCR amplification, nucleic acid electrophoresis, cell culture, and other areas. In the field of environmental monitoring, quartz tubes can be used as reaction vessels or sampling devices for the analysis of pollutants in samples such as air, water, and soil.

In addition, quartz tubes also play an important role in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, photovoltaic industry, and materials science. In semiconductor manufacturing, quartz tubes are used to prepare high-purity silicon materials; In the photovoltaic industry, it is used to produce silicon wafers and thin films required for solar cells; In the field of materials science, quartz tubes are used to synthesize various new materials, such as nanomaterials, ceramic materials, etc.

4、 Experimental precautions

When conducting experiments using quartz tubes, the following points should be noted:

Ensure that the purity of the quartz tube meets the requirements to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the experiment.

During the experiment, the interface between the bottle and the quartz tube should be sealed to ensure accurate collection and analysis of gas products.

Quartz tubes should be avoided from colliding with hard objects during use to prevent breakage.

After the experiment, the quartz tube should be cleaned and dried in a timely manner for future use.

Quartz tubes play multiple roles in the experimental process, including protecting the heating electric furnace, collecting gases, serving as reaction vessels, and being used for spectral analysis. Its unique material properties and outstanding performance make quartz tubes play an irreplaceable role in multiple scientific research and industrial production processes.

Luverre Quartz can manufacture customized quartz tubes in various shapes, such as spiral, square, round, with processing including cutting, bending, welding, etc., and available in different colors, such as transparent quartz tubes, opaque quartz tubes, milky white quartz tubes, red quartz tubes, and so on.