Frost bitten, ice encapsulated resin glands: rotovap lyophilization

The process I outlined above was a proof of concept that allowed me to purchase a used freeze dryer (lyostar) when I got the used unit it was non functioning because it did not have a correct pc and they do not sell one that is older software. The cost to refurbish was over 100k.
I decided to gut the beast and hook up my own chillers and vac. It’s working like a charm!



This thing has been pumping out kilos of freeze dried products no problem, so I scooped a second unit for 2k I’m about to demo and daisy chain the two for double throughput.

If you have a tight budget this is a viable way to get good throughput if you’ve got supporting ancillary equipment.
If you’ve got a huge budget call up Parker freeze drying and go hard!

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