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Soxhlet extractor

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003522

A laboratory apparatus used to extract soluble components from a solid sample, commonly employed to determine the oil and water content of core samples. A solvent is heated to vaporize, condenses above the sample, and then drips through the sample, dissolving the soluble material. The solvent then drains back into the flask, leaving the extracted components behind.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003522
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003522",
  "term": "Soxhlet extractor",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A laboratory apparatus used to extract soluble components from a solid sample, commonly employed to determine the oil and water content of core samples. A solvent is heated to vaporize, condenses above the sample, and then drips through the sample, dissolving the soluble material. The solvent then drains back into the flask, leaving the extracted components behind.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/soxhlet-extractor/"
}

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