Barnstead Electrothermal CM0250-CEX1 Dean Stark Distillation Kit for ASTM D95 Water Content Determination

The Barnstead Electrothermal CM0250-CEX1 Dean Stark Distillation Kit is a comprehensive laboratory apparatus designed specifically for the ASTM D95 test method. It enables precise determination of water content ranging from 0% to 25% by volume in petroleum products, tars, and other bituminous materials through distillation.

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This Dean Stark apparatus is essential for laboratories conducting molecular diagnostics, bioprocessing, and biomanufacturing workflows that require water content analysis of complex hydrocarbon samples. Its precise moisture quantification capability is critical in biotechnology research, especially in quality control of reagents where residual water impacts synthetic biology and gene editing reagents. Widely adopted in petroleum chemistry, chemical engineering, and synthetic biology studies, it facilitates accurate moisture content determination critical for downstream applications in biopharmaceutical production pipelines and industrial biotechnology.

The system's compatibility with ASTM D95 standard provides reliability and reproducibility required by professionals in cell imaging, clinical diagnostics, and biomedical engineering research domains where precise solvent conditions influence experimental outcomes. This distillation kit supports long-tail applications such as essential moisture analysis in hydrocarbon-based solvents widely used in molecular cloning workflows and biotechnology process development.