Like other VirTis products, our General Purpose Freeze Dryer (GPFD) goes above and beyond to deliver great results. It’s ideal for bulky products such as archaeological artifacts/documents, where low energy input and long freeze-drying cycles are required. It also provides extra sample capacity for applications with very low moisture products.
- Convenient – easy installation with a free-standing and mobile design that means you can set up anywhere!
- Versatile – refrigeration temperatures of -53°C or -85°C
With widely varied applications that are typically troublesome – including drying archaeological artifacts and recovering water-damaged archival materials, to preparing museum specimens of plants and animals – the VirTis GPFD leaves damaging restoration processes in the past.
Available in 25L and 35L configurations, and with optional programmable heating to 60°C, this freeze dryer is prepared for any freeze-drying situation. The GPFD offers adjustable condenser refrigeration packages, allowing you to maximize your results whilst minimizing energy output, for an environmentally friendly approach to freeze-drying.
Features & Benefits
- Size doesn’t matter – drying large items is no problem; remove sublimated ice as you go with our mid-cycle defrost option
- Easy progress monitoring – clear acrylic chamber doors allow you to visualize the freeze-drying process, every step of the way
- Process large batches with ease – single run condenser capacities of 25L or 35L
- Wide variety of product solvents – temperatures down to -85ºC
- Reduced turn-around time – smooth-wall condenser enables fast defrost and ice removal, alleviating the vapor port ice blockages that are common in traditional systems
- Long-term dependability
Application Examples
- Plant samples for genetic analysis
- Marine artifact restoration
- Restoration/drying of water-soaked manuscripts
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