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Task-by-task guide

Buckets for lab reagents: powders, solutions, and samples

Lab reagent buckets are not chemical glassware. They are storage and working packaging: labs keep dry reagents from an opened sack in them, along with pre-weighed portions and grain, soil, and raw material samples, while jerry cans hold distilled water and solutions. Here we look at which HTI Group sizes suit factory, agrochemical, and food labs, as well as school and university chemistry classrooms in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, and what we don't claim about our packaging.

14 sizesbuckets from 560 ml to 21 L
5 and 10 Ljerry cans for water and solutions
14 sizesbuckets with a clear body
OPENtamper-evident seal on buckets
Table

Eight lab tasks and the packaging for each

The table shows measured data only: dimensions, empty weight, units per pallet, handle, and body. The first column links to the size page, and the second names the task this packaging is usually bought for. For buckets and the container we give the opening diameter and height; for jerry cans, all three dimensions.

Lineup at the same scalebody width and height per factory spec sheets
Empty weightTaskDimensions, mmEmpty weightUnits per palletBody and handle
385 mlretained samples of finished productsØ 118 × 5416 g7,200round container, no handle
560 mlsalt and soda portions for lab classesØ 118 × 8023 g7,200side lugs instead of a handle
1 Lfield soil samplesØ 132,5 × 12136 g6,480plastic handle
3 Lcomposite grain or feed sampleØ 200 × 13795 g2,800metal bail handle
5.6 Ldry reagent from an opened sackØ 224 × 193156 g1,920metal bail handle, clear option
11.5 Ldry reagent storage stockØ 295 × 234307 g816metal bail with plastic grip, clear option
5 Ldistilled water at the workbench163 × 190 × 240240 g180molded-in handle, screw cap
10 Lwater or working solution stock201 × 234 × 296420 g100molded-in handle, screw cap

The 385 ml container and the 560 ml bucket share the same 118 mm opening but differ in height, 54 and 80 mm, so they line up in one row in a cabinet. A 5 L jerry can full of water weighs about 5.24 kg including the packaging, and a 10 L one about 10.42 kg. You tip the first over a graduated cylinder with one hand; the second stays on the floor or a bottom shelf.

Bucket with a bail handle and flasks on a lab workbench
Lab tech's tool

Pick a task to see the packaging to scale

The tool covers eight situations, from salt portions for lab classes to a distilled water supply. Click yours to see the item to scale with the figures from its table row. That way you know in advance whether the bucket fits on a reagent cabinet shelf and whether a measuring scoop fits through the opening.

Packaging from this page's lineup
560 ml plastic bucket80 mm
Ø 118 mm
1 L plastic bucket121 mm
Ø 132.5 mm
3 L plastic bucket137 mm
Ø 200 mm
5.6 L plastic bucket193 mm
Ø 224 mm
11.5 L plastic bucket234 mm
Ø 295 mm
385 ml food container54 mm
Ø 118 mm
5 L plastic jerry can240 mm
163 × 190 mm
10 L plastic jerry can296 mm
201 × 234 mm
Trial batch

How to check reagent compatibility with packaging in five steps

We have no resistance charts for individual substances, and third-party reference tables are unreliable: plastic grades and storage conditions differ everywhere. A short in-house test is more dependable. All it takes is a scale and a logbook, and the answer applies to your reagent and your storeroom.

1Sort your list of substances. Neutral dry reagents, raw material samples, and water are candidates for plastic packaging. Concentrated acids, alkalis, solvents, and oxidizers stay in the manufacturer's original packaging.
2Take items in the sizes you need: 560 ml for portions, 5.6 L for working stock, and a 5 L jerry can for water. Weigh the empty packaging.560 ml bucket5.6 L bucket5 L jerry can
3Put in the reagent, close the lid, add a dated label, and put the bucket in its permanent spot: a cabinet, a rack, or a cold room.
4After an interval you set yourself, inspect the wall, bottom, and lid for clouding, tackiness, or cracks. Compare the weight and check the substance's smell and flowability.
5Record the result in your internal procedure: which substance may be kept in which packaging. From then on, order the same item, or you will have to repeat the test.
White buckets with handles on a lab rack
Click a tip to highlight the sizes it refers to
What we know for sure

Three packaging properties for labs and one honest caveat

Labs like certainty, so let's start with what you can check by eye and with a ruler. These features are just as useful to a dairy plant QC department in Kara-Balta, an agrochemical lab in Kostanay, and a chemistry teacher at a village school near Osh. Read the fourth card before your first purchase, not after.

Plastic bucket and a test tube rack on a lab bench
Stock levels at a glanceClear bodies are available for buckets up to 11.5 L
Clear body

In a clear bucket, the remaining reagent is visible from the storeroom door: no need to lift the lid to decide whether it's time to reorder salt or sorbent. Lumps, foreign particles, and color changes also show through the wall. We make a clear body for any bucket size, so the approach works for large storage stock too.

OPEN tear strip on the lid

Removing the lid for the first time leaves a trace: you have to break the OPEN tear strip under the rim. For a lab, that's a simple sign of unopened packaging. Untouched stock stands out from a working bucket at a glance, and samples from the production floor or a grain elevator are accepted without arguing over whether they were opened on the way. After that, you reclose the bucket with the same lid.

Room for labeling

The smooth bucket wall takes a self-adhesive label, and the jerry can has a flat front panel for one. Write whatever your lab procedures require: substance name, concentration, preparation date, technician's name, sample number. Lids get mixed up during washing, so the main label goes on the body.

What we don't claim

We make no claims about resistance to specific acids, alkalis, solvents, or oxidizers: our buckets and containers are molded from polypropylene as food packaging, not as labware. Each lab checks reagent compatibility with the material on its own, using a trial batch. Aggressive and volatile substances stay in the manufacturer's packaging and are stored according to the institution's regulations.

Logistics

How packaging gets to the lab: pallets and shared orders

We ship in full pallets, and a single lab doesn't need that much: one pallet holds 7,200 buckets of 560 ml or 180 jerry cans of 5 L. So the order is usually placed by a company's procurement department, a lab network, or a supplier of reagents or educational equipment, which then distributes the packaging to each site. Pallets of different items can be combined in one shipment. The factory warehouse is in Ak-Chiy village, in the Bishkek Free Economic Zone (FEZ). You can collect your order with your own vehicle, and our own delivery trucks cover Bishkek and the Chuy Region. Pallets travel to Osh, Karakol, or Naryn with a freight carrier, and to Almaty, Astana, and Kostanay by the pallet within the EAEU. Our sales manager will confirm delivery time and cost.

Three plastic buckets with lids on a lab floor
Questions and answers

Questions about packaging for reagents and samples

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It depends on the substance. Neutral dry reagents, sorbents, and raw material samples are often kept in polypropylene buckets. But we don't claim resistance to specific substances, so the lab first runs a trial storage test and records the result. Aggressive substances stay in the manufacturer's packaging.

For portions, small sizes work well: 560 ml with a 118 mm opening and the 1 L bucket with a plastic handle. Working stock from an opened sack fits nicely in a 5.6 L bucket, storage stock in an 11.5 L one; both come in clear. How many kilograms fit depends on the substance's bulk density, which you find out by weighing.

In jerry cans: there are two, 5 and 10 L, both with a molded-in handle and a screw cap. The 5 L can sits on the bench next to the sink, and the 10 L one, 296 mm tall, goes under it. We make no claims about how long water keeps its required quality in this packaging: the lab monitors that with its own methods.

We don't claim the buckets are suitable for this and provide no test data for acids or alkalis. Concentrated and volatile substances fall under the lab's own rules and the reagent manufacturer's requirements: special packaging, a fume hood, and separate storage.

Look under the lid rim: the OPEN tear strip should be there. You can't remove the lid for the first time without tearing it off, and it can't be put back. Labs rely on this when samples are passed from production to the lab and when tracking stock: untouched buckets are kept apart from opened ones.

Yes, we make medical waste buckets for this. A yellow body means Class B waste and a red one Class C (by Kyrgyz sanitary classification). They have a plastic handle, and some sizes come with a lid with needle remover. The buckets in this article are not used for medical waste: there, the color itself serves as the marking.

A pallet holds 6,480 buckets of 1 L, and we ship in full pallets, which is a lot for one school. It works better when the order is placed by an educational equipment supplier, a district education department, or several schools together. Message a sales manager with the sizes you need.

Catalog

All packaging for your lab storeroom in the catalog

Each item in the catalog lists its dimensions, weight, and units per pallet, which is enough to plan your cabinet shelves before ordering. Also check out clear buckets and the jerry cans section: that's where labs usually start.

Quote

Not sure which size you need for your reagent?

Send our sales manager a list of what you plan to store: dry or liquid, how much you use per month, and where the packaging will stand. They'll suggest sizes for a trial batch. Compatibility with a specific reagent is still yours to test.