Small Footprint, Big Impact: The Mini Rotary Evaporator That Reclaims 50 % of Your Bench Space

When bench-top real estate is more expensive than gold, the mini rotary evaporator arrives like a space-saving superhero. At only 30 cm wide, this mini rotary evaporator tucks neatly between stir plates and spectrophotometers, yet its 1 L evaporating flask and 2 L receiving vessel deliver the same recovery rates as 3 L bench monsters. Users of ZZElab replaced two conventional rotavaps with one mini rotary evaporator and immediately freed 0.4 m²—enough room for an additional incubator that accelerated their natural-product screening by 20 %.  

Energy savings follow the footprint gains. The integrated 180 W brushless motor and infrared heating cut power draw 38 % compared with traditional oil-bath models, while the magnetic quick-clamp lets a single researcher switch samples in under 30 s. Because every gram of solvent matters, the mini rotary evaporator recovers 98 % of ethanol at 40 °C and 90 mbar, protecting temperature-sensitive cannabinoids and flavor terpenes.  

Portability is another super-power. Weighing just 9 kg, the mini rotary evaporator travels safely to field labs inside a  case; geologists at Andes Exploration now perform on-site concentration of lithium-rich brines without shipping 20 L of water back to headquarters.  

Finally, smart connectivity turns the mini rotary evaporator into a data node: Wi-Fi logs vacuum curves, bath level, and rotation speed to the cloud, satisfying ISO 17025 auditors with one click. Whether you run peptides, perfumes, or plant extracts, trading bulk for brains with a mini rotary evaporator means you do more science on the same square meter—and keep 50 % of your bench for the next big idea.