Patent ID: 8357340

Claim:
A device for analysing a material, comprising: a first receptacle; a second receptacle, said first and second receptacles being arranged for the passage of fluid therebetween, wherein said first receptacle is arranged within the second receptacle, and at least 40% of the volume of the first receptacle is contoured within the second receptacle; a filtration means arranged to filter fluid passing between said first and second receptacles; heating means for heating fluid in the device; temperature assessment means for assessing the temperature of fluid in the device, wherein said first and second receptacles include respective first and second gas ports, wherein electronically-driven valves are provided for controlling the supply of gas via said first and second gas ports, and a gas travel path is defined from said first gas port via said first receptacle and said second receptacle to said second gas port, and wherein a first sealing means is arranged between the first and second gas ports to prevent the passage of gas in use directly from one port to the other.