Freeze avoidance definition

The Liquid Master Store at Roche uses a 96-tube version of the microtube plate described in Section 1.4 a description of the 96-tube plate is found on the web site www.remp.com. The individually accessible tubes in 96-tube plates in the Liquid Master Store hold a few definite sample volumes, e.g. 26 J,L and 140 J,L per tube. Storage and retrieval of HTS master solutions with fixed sample volumes facilitate the sample logistics considerably. Upon retrieval from the Liquid Master Store, the master solutions in the 96-tube plates are thawed and transferred to 384-well plates before they enter the downstream aliquoting process. This sample-handling concept avoids repetitive freeze-thaw cycles of HTS master solutions and thereby improves the stability and integrity of the compound samples used in HTS. 

Inhalation of ethane in concentrations in air up to 5 percent produces no definite symptoms, but inhalation of higher concentrations has an anesthetic effect. It can act as a simple asphyxiant by displacing the oxygen in the air. Contact between liquid ethane and skin can cause freezing of the tissue, and should be avoided. 

The carbon dioxide K-value has a definite effect on plant operation and recovery, since the carbon dioxide freezing conditions must be avoided. No data exist in the region of interest for the ternary methane-ethane-carbon dioxide system such data would be useful for evaluation of these K-value correlations. 

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