 called a "dry train"). The catalyst bed contains Q5 catalyst to remove oxygen as well as zeolites to remove water. After a period of use, the dry train is regenerated by isolating it from the box, exposing it to hydrogen gas and heating it. The adsorbed oxygen is converted into water and the water is easily removed in vacuo.
Storage vessels like these make bringing solvent into a glovebox easy.
If you use a rotary evaporator in your glovebox, be sure to use bump traps like these.
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