Sectional type separation and purification equipment
The segmented separation and purification device addresses the inefficiencies of ceramic membrane separation by using multiple units with varying pore sizes and backflush mechanisms to enhance purity, facilitating effective chemical separation of Chinese herbal medicine extracts.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202323473759.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-12-18
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-12-18
AI Technical Summary
Existing ceramic membrane separation technologies face challenges in efficiently separating diverse effective ingredients in Chinese herbal medicine extracts due to low single separation interception rates and potential leakage of target-sized molecules, complicating subsequent chemical separation processes.
A segmented separation and purification device utilizing multiple ceramic membrane units with varying pore sizes to form light and heavy component modules, effectively separating small and large molecules by using ceramic membranes made of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or titanium oxide, with pore sizes ranging from 2 nm to 200 nm, and incorporating backflush mechanisms for enhanced purity.
The device improves separation purity and facilitates subsequent chemical separation by overcoming low interception rates and molecule leakage, optimizing the selection and conditions of chemical separation methods.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of Chinese medicinal material component separation equipment, and specifically discloses a segmented separation and purification equipment. Background Art
[0002] Ceramic membrane separation technology is an advanced technology based on the principle of membrane separation. It has the advantages of high separation accuracy, simple operation and low energy consumption. Ceramic membrane separation technology can play an important role. Ceramic membranes with different pore sizes are suitable for separating large molecular weight components, such as saponins and polysaccharides, medium molecular weight components, such as flavonoids and amino acids, and small molecular weight components, such as alkaloids and organic acids.
[0003] After Chinese medicinal materials are crushed and extracted, the effective ingredients are often diverse. For example, the effective ingredients contained in Astragalus membranaceus are often diverse after being crushed and extracted. They contain a variety of effective ingredients, such as saponins, flavonoids, polysaccharides, amino acids, etc. The mixture of various different compounds increases the difficulty of chemical separation. Before the subsequent chemical separation, if such substances are pre-separated according to their molecular weight and unnecessary macromolecules or small molecules are separated in advance, it will be of great help to the subsequent chemical method to accurately separate the target substance. Summary of the invention
[0004] The utility model proposes a segmented separation and purification device, which is used to pre-separate multiple effective components in Chinese herbal medicine extracts according to the molecular weight of the compounds in the front stage of the chemical separation process, so as to reduce the difficulty of chemical separation of target products.
[0005] The utility model proposes a segmented separation and purification equipment, including a plurality of separation units, the separation unit including a shell, a filter plate and a partition plate are arranged in the shell, the filter plate is made of a ceramic membrane, the filter plate and the partition plate divide the space in the shell into a liquid inlet chamber, a light component chamber and a heavy component chamber, the filter cartridge is fixed through the partition plate and the filter plate, and extends into the light component chamber, the material of the part of the filter cartridge extending into the light component chamber is a ceramic membrane, and the aperture of the part of the filter tube extending into the light component chamber is smaller than the aperture of the filter plate.
[0006] In some embodiments, the segmented separation and purification equipment further includes a light component module, and the light component module is formed by sequentially connecting the liquid inlet chambers and light component chambers of a plurality of separation units.
[0007] In some embodiments, the liquid inlet chamber of at least one separation unit constituting the light component module is connected to the liquid inlet pipe, and the separation unit is a primary separation unit.
[0008] In some embodiments, the segmented separation and purification equipment further comprises a heavy component module, which is formed by connecting the liquid inlet chambers and heavy component chambers of several separation units in sequence, and the heavy component chamber of the primary separation unit is connected to the liquid inlet chamber of any separation unit constituting the heavy component module.
[0009] In some embodiments, the light component module is connected to the backflush pipe, and / or the heavy component module is connected to the backflush pipe.
[0010] In some embodiments, the light component module is connected to the first storage tank, and / or the heavy component module is connected to the second storage tank.
[0011] In some embodiments, the ceramic membrane is made of any one of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, and titanium oxide.
[0012] In some embodiments, the pore size of the ceramic membrane is 2 nm to 200 nm.
[0013] Advantages of this utility model:
[0014] 1. The utility model combines a plurality of ceramic membrane separation units with different pore sizes to form light component and heavy component modules, thereby separating small molecules and large molecules, overcoming the defect that the ceramic membrane has a low single separation interception rate and may leak molecules of target size, thereby improving the purity of the separation and facilitating the selection of subsequent chemical separation methods and the optimization of chemical separation method conditions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 Shows the first angle structural view of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 Shows a second angle structural view of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 The third angle structural view of the utility model is shown;
[0018] Figure 4 A sectional view of the separation unit of the utility model is shown;
[0019] Description of the graphic mark:
[0020] 1. Separation unit; 11. Shell; 12. Filter plate; 13. Separation plate; 14. Liquid inlet chamber; 15. Heavy component chamber; 16. Light component chamber; 17. Filter cartridge; 18. Liquid inlet pipe; 19. Mounting flange; 2. Light component module; 21. First light component unit; 22. Second light component unit; 23. Third light component unit; 24. First connecting pipe; 25. Backwash pipe; 3. Heavy component module; 31. First heavy component unit; 32. Second heavy component unit; 33. Third heavy component unit; 34. Second connecting pipe; 4. Light component output pipe; 41. Third connecting pipe; 5. Heavy component output pipe; 51. Fourth connecting pipe; 6. First storage tank; 7. Second storage tank; 8. Original liquid tank; 9. Flow control valve; 10. Power pump; DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0022] In the following description, spatial and directional terms such as "vertical" and "horizontal" may be used to describe the embodiments of the utility model, but it should be understood that these terms are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments shown in the figures, and do not require the actual device to be constructed or operated in a specific orientation. In the following description, the use of terms such as "connect", "couple", "fixed" and "attached" may refer to the direct connection between two elements or structures without other elements or structures, or may refer to the indirect connection between two elements or structures through an intermediate element or structure, unless otherwise explicitly stated in this document. The term "transmission connection" refers to the transmission of power and the relative movement caused by it between two or more elements or structures in a connection relationship.
[0023] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, or a detachable connection or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0024] See also Figures 1 to 4 The utility model provides a segmented separation and purification device, comprising a plurality of separation units 1,
[0025] The separation unit 1 includes a shell 11, in which a filter plate 12 and a partition plate 13 are arranged. The filter plate 12 and the partition plate 13 divide the space in the shell 11 into a liquid inlet chamber 14, a light component chamber 16 and a heavy component chamber 15. The partition plate 13 is made of liquid isolation material, such as a metal plate or a PP plate, and the filter plate 12 is made of a ceramic membrane.
[0026] The filter cartridge 17 passes through the partition plate 13 and the filter plate 12, and extends into the light component chamber 16 and the heavy component chamber 15. The filter cartridge 17 is fixedly connected to the partition plate 13 and the filter plate 12 respectively. The material of the portion of the filter cartridge 17 extending into the heavy component chamber 15 is a liquid insulating material such as metal, and the material of the portion of the filter cartridge 17 extending into the light component chamber 16 is a ceramic membrane. The pore size of the ceramic membrane portion of the filter tube extending into the light component chamber 16 is smaller than the pore size of the ceramic membrane of the filter plate 12.
[0027] The ceramic membrane material of the filter cartridge 17 and the filter plate 12 is any one of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide and titanium oxide, and the pore size of the ceramic membrane is 2nm to 200nm.
[0028] After the filter cartridge 17 is fixedly connected, the only opening of the filter cartridge 17 faces the liquid inlet chamber 14, and the liquid in the liquid inlet chamber 14 enters the filter cartridge 17. After being filtered by the filter cartridge 17, small molecular substances enter the light component chamber 16, and large molecular long-chain substances enter the heavy component chamber 15. The liquid is repeatedly separated by several separation units 1 to separate the target large molecular substances and small molecular substances. After multiple operations of the separation units 1, the separation purity is high, which overcomes the defect of incomplete single separation of the ceramic membrane.
[0029] The plurality of separation units 1 may include but are not limited to six separation units 1. Taking the six separation units 1 as shown in the figure as an example, three separation units 1 constitute a primary separation unit 21, a second light component unit 22, and a third light component unit 23, and the other three separation units 1 constitute a first heavy component unit, a second heavy component unit, and a third heavy component unit 31.
[0030] The primary separation unit 21 and the liquid inlet pipe 18 are connected to the liquid inlet chamber 14. The liquid inlet pipe 18 inputs the extract to be separated into the liquid inlet chamber 14. The extract to be separated contacts the ceramic membrane part of the filter cartridge 17 and the filter plate 12. The small molecular substances enter the light component chamber 16, and the large molecular long-chain substances enter the heavy component chamber 15.
[0031] The light component chamber 16 of the primary separation unit 1 is connected to the liquid inlet chamber 14 of the second light component unit 22, the light component chamber 16 of the second light component unit 22 is connected to the liquid inlet chamber 14 of the third light component unit 23, and the connecting pipe of the primary separation unit 21, the second light component unit 22 and the third heavy component unit 31 is the first connecting pipe 24.
[0032] The light component chamber 16 of the third light component unit 23 is connected to a light component output pipe 4 , and the light component output pipe 4 outputs the small molecule component liquid screened by the light component module 2 .
[0033] The pore size of the filter tube of the second light component unit 22 is smaller than the pore size of the ceramic membrane of the filter tube in the primary separation unit 1 , and the pore size of the filter tube of the third light component unit 23 is smaller than the pore size of the ceramic membrane of the filter tube in the primary separation unit 1 .
[0034] The heavy component chambers 15 of the primary separation unit 21 , the second light component unit 22 and the third light component unit 23 are respectively connected to the third connecting pipe 41 , and the third connecting pipe 41 leads to the first storage tank 6 .
[0035] The light component output pipe 4 is also connected to the backwash pipe 25 for inputting deionized water into the light component module 2 to backwash and clean the filter plate 12 and the filter cartridge 17 .
[0036] The first heavy component unit liquid inlet chamber 14 is connected to the heavy component chamber 15 of the primary separation unit 1, the heavy component chamber 15 of the first heavy component unit is connected to the liquid inlet chamber 14 of the second heavy component unit, the liquid inlet chamber 14 of the third heavy component unit 31 is connected to the heavy component chamber 15 of the second heavy component unit, and the connecting pipe between the first heavy component unit, the second heavy component unit and the third heavy component unit 31 is a second connecting pipe 34.
[0037] The recombinant component chamber 15 of the third recombinant component unit 31 is connected to the recombinant component liquid outlet pipe, and the recombinant component output pipe 5 outputs the macromolecular component liquid screened by the recombinant component module 3 .
[0038] The pore size of the filter cartridge 17 of the third recombinant component unit 31 is larger than that of the filter cartridge 17 of the second recombinant component unit, and the pore size of the filter cartridge 17 of the second recombinant component unit is larger than that of the filter cartridge 17 of the first recombinant component unit.
[0039] The light component chambers 16 of the first heavy component unit, the second heavy component unit and the third heavy component unit 31 are respectively connected to the fourth connecting pipe 51 , and the third connecting pipe 41 leads to the second storage tank 7 .
[0040] The third connecting pipe 41 is also connected to the backwash pipe 25 for inputting deionized water into the recombinant module 3 to backwash and clean the filter plate 12 and the filter cartridge 17 .
[0041] The first communicating pipe 24 , the second communicating pipe 34 , the third communicating pipe 41 and the fourth communicating pipe 51 are all provided with a flow control valve 9 .
[0042] Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
Claims
1. A segmented separation and purification device, It is characterized in that The invention comprises a plurality of separation units (1), wherein the separation unit (1) comprises a shell (11), wherein a filter plate (12) and a partition plate (13) are arranged in the shell (11), wherein the filter plate (12) and the partition plate (13) divide the space in the shell (11) into a liquid inlet chamber (14), a light component chamber (16) and a heavy component chamber (15), wherein a filter cartridge (17) is fixedly passed through the partition plate (13) and the filter plate (12) and extends into the light component chamber (16), wherein the part of the filter cartridge (17) extending into the light component chamber (16) and the filter plate (12) are made of a ceramic membrane, and the aperture of the part of the filter cartridge extending into the light component chamber (16) is smaller than the aperture of the filter plate (12).
2. According to the segmented separation and purification equipment of claim 1, It is characterized in that The segmented separation and purification equipment also includes a light component module (2), which is formed by liquid inlet chambers (14) and light component chambers (16) of a plurality of separation units (1) being connected in sequence by liquid.
3. According to the segmented separation and purification equipment of claim 2, It is characterized in that The liquid inlet chamber (14) of one of the separation units (1) constituting the light component module (2) is connected to the liquid inlet pipe, and the separation unit (1) is a primary separation unit (1).
4. According to claim 3, the segmented separation and purification equipment, It is characterized in that The segmented separation and purification device further comprises a heavy component module (3), wherein the heavy component module (3) is formed by connecting the liquid inlet chambers (14) and heavy component chambers (15) of a plurality of separation units (1) in sequence, and the heavy component chamber (15) of the primary separation unit (1) is connected to the liquid inlet chamber (14) of any separation unit (1) constituting the heavy component module (3).
5. The segmented separation and purification equipment according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The light component module (2) is connected to the backwash pipe, and / or the heavy component module (3) is connected to the backwash pipe.
6. The segmented separation and purification equipment according to claim 5, It is characterized in that The light component module (2) is connected to the first storage tank (6), and / or the heavy component module (3) is connected to the second storage tank (7).
7. The segmented separation and purification equipment according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The ceramic membrane is made of any of aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, and titanium oxide.
8. A segmented separation and purification device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, It is characterized in that The pore size of the ceramic membrane is 2nm~200nm.
