Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer, known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer, was a German chemist known for contributing to the early development of the theory of structure, formulating the Erlenmeyer rule, and designing the Erlenmeyer flask, a type of specialized flask, ubiquitous in chemistry laboratories, which is named after him.
Emil Erlenmeyer
Erlenmeyer flask
An Erlenmeyer flask, also known as a conical flask or a titration flask, is a type of laboratory flask which features a flat bottom, a conical body, and a cylindrical neck. It is most often used in a laboratory. It is named after the German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), who created it in 1860.
Erlenmeyer flask
Microcystis floating colonies in an Erlenmeyer flask.
Different sizes of Erlenmeyer flask
Autoclaved sterile Erlenmeyer flasks covered with aluminium foil