Method for microfluidic extraction from vegetable oil
US12343659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D11/0492
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the microfluidic extraction of molecules of interest from a vegetable oil, which utilizes a microfluidic chip with a double-Y-channel circuit, two inlets, two outlets, and a main channel, a first vessel including vegetable oil and a second vessel including ethanol for extraction, a pressure controller for pressurizing the vegetable oil and the ethanol, a first collector for the triglycerides-enriched vegetable oil and a second collector for molecules of interest-enriched ethanol. The extraction process includes: controlling the pressures to subject each of the vegetable oil and the ethanol to a pressure, so the interface between the two fluids is positioned at the junction point of inlets, bringing the vegetable oil and ethanol into contact with each other in the main channel for a time to enable extraction of the molecules of interest, collecting the molecules of interest-enriched ethanol, optionally, evaporating the ethanol, collecting the triglycerides-enriched vegetable oil.
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