Mortars & pestles

Porcelain suits general use and is affordable. Agate is very hard and smooth, wears very little and is the choice for analytical work. Alumina, or corundum, is hard and suits hard materials. Glass is for soft substances and small quantities. As a rule, choose a material harder than your sample. For larger amounts or finer results, see mills, grinders and homogenisers. Unsure which one fits? Ask sales@luminixhealth.com.

A rough, unglazed inside gives better friction, so solids are rubbed and ground finer. A smooth, glazed inside is better for mixing: less material sticks to the wall and the mortar is easier to clean, but it is less suited to fine grinding. Choose by what you mainly do. Check the finish on the product page; see the range of mortar and pestle sets in mortars and pestles. Need advice for your set-up? Mail sales@luminixhealth.com.

Fill a mortar to about a third at most; with more material, particles fly out while you grind and the result becomes uneven. So choose the diameter or volume from the amount you usually process, and step up a size if in doubt. Mortar and pestle are best bought as a matching set, so the pestle head fits the curve of the bowl. Sizes are listed in mortars and pestles. For a quote or a second opinion, write to sales@luminixhealth.com.

First brush out the mortar dry or scrape it with a mortar spatula, then wash it. For stubborn residues, grind a little clean sand or salt, discard it and rinse. Let the mortar dry completely before the next sample, as moisture binds new powder to old traces. For analytical work, keep a separate mortar per sample type. Brushes are in brushes and cleaning tools. Questions about a specific product? Contact sales@luminixhealth.com.

A mortar and pestle grind a solid by hand. Porcelain is the ordinary laboratory set. Agate and glass are chosen when the sample must not pick up porcelain dust. The unglazed grinding surface, not the glossy outside, does the work.

A dish is an open vessel for drying, evaporating or holding a solid. Porcelain and glazed ceramic take a higher temperature than borosilicate glass, which is why a crucible, not a beaker, goes into a furnace. A watch glass covers, or holds a small amount for drying. A mortar is for grinding. The temperature and the chemical, not the shape alone, choose the material. Laboratory ware of this family is listed under ISO laboratory ware.

This shelf belongs to Dishes, crucibles & porcelain, inside Labware. Luminix Health distributes this range for laboratory use.

The neighbouring shelves are Crucibles, Trays, bowls & tubs, Watch glasses & crystallising dishes, Evaporating dishes and Dishes (other). The category above this shelf is Dishes, crucibles & porcelain.

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