Apparatus and method for continuous countercurrent extraction and particle separation
US4324661A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 1980 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N30/42
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flow-through continuous countercurrent extraction system consisting of a coiled tube or spiral coplanar channel revolving around a main axis and rotating around its own axis at the same angular velocity and in the same direction. With two solvent phases A and B, there are 5 flow tubes: (1) a feed tube for phase B located at the head end of the column, (2) a return tube for phase A located at the head end, (3) a feed tube for phase A located at the tail end, (4) a return tube for phase B located at the tail end, and (5) a sample feed tube located at the middle portion of the column. The column is mounted on a hollow rotary shaft and the axis of revolution is defined by a stationary hollow central shaft. The 5 flow tubes are led through the hollow rotary shaft, and then through the stationary central shaft. In this way, the flow tubes from the rotary shaft are allowed to rotate freely without interference or twisting. Either a single column may be used, with a counterweight, or there may be two opposite columns operating simultaneously. The ingredients of the sample are separated according to the partition coefficients; when the partition coefficients favor phase A, the solutes are…
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