Fume Cupboard UK

A fume cupboard, also known as a fume hood, is a large shield commonly found in chemistry laboratories in order to limit a person’s exposure to dangerous gases. Fume cupboards were originally manufactured from wood, but today the most commonly used contrsuction material is epoxy coated mild steel. There are two main ways to create a fume cupboard, either ducted and recirculating.

In a ducted fume cupboard, the duct is usually made from PVC or polypropylene. Both types of fume cupboard operate in similar ways; air is drawn in from the front of the cabinet by a fan, and either pumped out or fileterd and fed back into the room.