Glove boxes are large pieces of laboratory equipment that have become increasingly popular in industry and academia over the years. Nowadays, entire production lines exist inside the inert environments that glove boxes provide. However, in academia, knowledge of how to work with and maintain glove boxes tends to deteriorate over time due to the high personnel turnover (PhD students, postdocs, etc.). Skills and knowledge about glove boxes are not usually taught in lectures or lab courses, so they are acquired and passed down within the respective research groups. This can lead to poorly maintained or even damaged glove boxes, as well as the loss of work techniques and dogmatic procedures. During my time as a Ph.D. student, I worked in the field of inorganic/organometallic chemistry, for which I used glove boxes extensively. I also took responsibility for maintaining them. After reading Andryj Borys's great Schlenk Line Survival Guide (DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00535), I thought a similar guide dedicated to glove boxes would be helpful to others. Thus, I created this glove box guide to share the information I gathered during my academic journey with others.

I started this project as a helpful guide for others, with no commercial intentions. The content is based on my personal experience or information provided by others. All information is provided to the best of my knowledge and belief. However, it comes without any warranty and must be used at one's own risk. In case of doubt, always consider the manufacturer's guidelines first.

This project is still work in progress :)