Small amounts of pyrophoric liquids are often supplied in a glass bottle with a polytetrafluoroethylene-lined septum.
Larger amounts are supplied in metal tanks similar to gas cylinders, designed so a needle can fit through the valve opening.
A syringe, carefully dried and flushed of air with an inert gas, is used to extract the liquid from its container.
When working with pyrophoric solids, researchers often employ a sealed glove box flushed with inert gas.
Since these specialized glove boxes are expensive and require specialized and frequent maintenance, many pyrophoric solids are sold as solutions, or dispersions in mineral oil or lighter hydrocarbon solvents, so they can be handled in the atmosphere of the laboratory, while still maintaining an oxygen- and moisture-free environment.