Büch·ner fun·nel

(buk'nĕr),

a porcelain funnel that contains a perforated porcelain plate upon which filter paper can be laid.

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Büchner,

Eduard, German chemist and Nobel laureate, 1860-1917.

Büchner extract - a cell-free extract of yeast.

Büchner funnel - a porcelain funnel that contains a perforated porcelain plate on which filter paper can be laid.

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After cultivation, the mycelia of T brevicompactum were separated by filtration using a Buchner funnel. Then the mycelia were dried at 90[degrees]C until reaching a constant weight.

The elicitation effect of Pathogenic Fungi on Trichodermin Production by Trichoderma brevicompactum

Larger Buchner funnels give faster filtration; a minimum 7 cm diameter is recommended.

A practical and educational synthesis of cobalt carbonate: Chris Garcia and David Kammler have experimented with cobalt carbonate and discovered a cost efficient alternative

Singer A, Kirsten WFA, Buhmann C (1994) Clay dispersivity and crusting of soils determined by Buchner funnel extraction.

Comparison of four methods for liberating various aggregate fractions in Vertosols to study their morphology

None of us worked in the era when analysis was a handcrafted art--that's the subject of old quantitative and qualitative analysis texts, full of mortars and pestles, burets and Buchner funnels. Modern instrumental methods wiped that stuff from the face of the earth a long time ago, and by this point, no one misses it.

Chemistry automation: how machine integration in the lab is changing the traditional role of the chemist

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