Environment-friendly high-quality chitin treatment equipment
By combining ball milling and organic acid soaking, the problem of large acid and alkali usage in existing chitin pretreatment methods has been solved, achieving the preparation of high-quality nano-chitin and an environmentally friendly treatment process.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- OCEAN UNIV OF CHINA
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-08
AI Technical Summary
Existing chitin pretreatment technologies require large amounts of acid and alkali, resulting in unstable product quality and serious environmental pollution.
Chitosan was pulverized using a ball mill and soaked in organic acid. The grinding efficiency was improved by combining rubber beating strips and a transmission mechanism, which reduced the amount of acid used and enhanced the hydrolytic activity of the product.
The preparation of nanoscale chitin particles was achieved, which enhanced the specific surface area and enzyme binding sites of the product, reduced the amount of acid used, improved product quality, and reduced environmental pollution.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of biocatalytic processing technology, specifically to a green and high-quality device for processing chitin. Background Technology
[0002] Chitin is a bioactive polysaccharide widely found in nature and is the second most abundant natural organic compound on Earth. It has wide applications in food, agriculture, and biomaterials. However, because chitin raw materials usually contain a large number of impurities, they must be pretreated before use. Existing pretreatment technologies require large amounts of acid and alkali, resulting in unstable product quality and significant environmental pollution. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned green and high-quality chitin processing equipment, this utility model is proposed.
[0004] Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a green and high-quality chitin processing device, which solves the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A green, high-quality chitin processing device includes a base plate and a ball mill. The ball mill is positioned above the base plate, and its outer wall has multiple sieve holes. A first vertical plate and a second vertical plate are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the base plate on both sides of the ball mill. One end of the ball mill is rotatably connected to the second vertical plate. A feed shell is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the first vertical plate at a position corresponding to the ball mill. The end of the ball mill near the feed shell is open, and this end is rotatably connected to the feed shell. The upper part of the feed shell... A feeding hopper is provided on the side. An acid leaching tank is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate and below the ball mill. A rotating rod is rotatably provided between the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate and below the ball mill. Multiple rubber striking strips are fixedly sleeved on the rod wall in an alternating manner. Multiple rubber striking strips on one side abut against the outer wall of the ball mill. A transmission rod is fixedly provided on the side of the ball mill away from the feeding shell. A drive mechanism for driving the transmission rod to rotate is provided on the outer side of the second vertical plate. A transmission mechanism for driving the rotating rod to rotate is provided at one end of the transmission rod.
[0007] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a worm gear and a worm. The worm gear is fixedly sleeved on the middle end of the transmission rod, and the worm is meshed on the front side of the worm gear. Both ends of the worm are rotatably connected to side plates via pins. One side of the side plate is fixedly connected to a second vertical plate, and a motor is fixedly installed on the outer side of the upper side plate. The output end of the motor is fixedly connected to one end of the worm.
[0008] Preferably, the transmission mechanism includes a first gear and a second gear. The first gear is fixedly sleeved on the end of the transmission rod away from the ball mill, and the second gear is meshed on the lower side of the first gear. The second gear is fixedly sleeved on one end of the rotating rod.
[0009] Preferably, an acid inlet pipe with a valve is fixedly installed at the upper end of one side of the acid leaching tank, and an acid outlet pipe with a valve is fixedly installed at the lower end of one side of the acid leaching tank.
[0010] Preferably, a pH meter is installed on one side of the inside of the acid leaching tank.
[0011] Preferably, the feed shell is provided with a guide plate at an incline.
[0012] The technical effects and advantages provided by this utility model in the above technical solution are as follows:
[0013] 1. This utility model uses a ball mill to pulverize the raw material chitin, thereby reducing the chitin particle size to the nanoscale, effectively increasing the specific surface area, destroying the dense structure of the chitin surface, which helps to improve the effect of subsequent acid treatment, and can also enhance the effect.
[0014] 2. This invention prepares colloidal chitin by soaking chitin in organic acid after physical grinding. Compared with the traditional strong acid treatment method, the amount of acid used is significantly reduced, and the hydrolytic activity of the product is enhanced, which increases the enzyme binding sites to a certain extent. Attached Figure Description
[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a green, high-quality chitin processing device proposed in this utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Internal structure diagram;
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A magnified schematic diagram of part A in the middle section.
[0019] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0020] 1. Base plate; 2. First vertical plate; 3. Second vertical plate; 4. Feeding shell; 5. Ball mill; 6. Feeding hopper; 7. Rotating rod; 8. Rubber striking strip; 9. Acid leaching tank; 10. Acid inlet pipe; 11. Acid outlet pipe; 12. pH meter; 13. Guide plate; 14. First gear; 15. Second gear; 16. Side plate; 17. Worm gear; 18. Transmission rod; 19. Worm wheel; 20. Motor Detailed Implementation
[0021] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0022] This utility model discloses a green, high-quality chitin processing device.
[0023] Reference Figure 1-3 A green, high-quality chitin processing device includes a base plate 1 and a ball mill 5. The ball mill 5 is positioned above the base plate 1, and its outer wall has multiple sieve holes. A first vertical plate 2 and a second vertical plate 3 are fixedly installed on the upper surface of the base plate 1 on both sides of the ball mill 5. One end of the ball mill 5 is rotatably connected to the second vertical plate 3. A feed shell 4 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the first vertical plate 2 at a position corresponding to the ball mill 5. The end of the ball mill 5 near the feed shell 4 is open, and this end is rotatably connected to the feed shell 4 for feeding. A feeding hopper 6 is connected to the upper side of the shell 4. A guide plate 13 is inclined inside the feeding shell 4 to facilitate the guidance of materials into the ball mill 5. An acid leaching tank 9 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 and below the ball mill 5. An acid inlet pipe 10 with a valve is fixedly provided on the upper side of one side of the acid leaching tank 9. An acid outlet pipe 11 with a valve is fixedly provided on the lower side of one side of the acid leaching tank 9 to facilitate the addition of acid solution into the acid leaching tank 9 and the discharge of acid from the acid leaching tank 9. A pH meter 12 is provided on one side inside the acid leaching tank 9 to facilitate the monitoring of the acidity and alkalinity in the acid leaching tank 9.
[0024] Reference Figure 1-3 A rotating rod 7 is rotatably arranged between the first vertical plate 2 and the second vertical plate 3 and below the ball mill 5. Multiple rubber striking strips 8 are fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod 7 in an alternating manner. Multiple rubber striking strips 8 on one side abut against the outer wall of the ball mill 5. A transmission rod 18 is fixedly arranged on the side of the ball mill 5 away from the feed shell 4. A drive mechanism for driving the transmission rod 18 to rotate is arranged on the outer side of the second vertical plate 3. A transmission mechanism for driving the rotating rod 7 to rotate is arranged at one end of the transmission rod 18.
[0025] Reference Figure 1-3The drive mechanism includes a worm gear 19 and a worm 17. The worm gear 19 is fixedly sleeved on the middle end of the transmission rod 18. The worm 17 is meshed on the front side of the worm gear 19. Both ends of the worm 17 are rotatably connected to a side plate 16 through a shaft pin. One side of the side plate 16 is fixedly connected to the second vertical plate 3. A motor 20 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the upper side plate 16. The output end of the motor 20 is fixedly connected to one end of the worm 17.
[0026] Reference Figure 1-3 The transmission mechanism includes a first gear 14 and a second gear 15. The first gear 14 is fixedly sleeved on the end of the transmission rod 18 away from the ball mill 5. The second gear 15 is meshed on the lower side of the first gear 14 and is fixedly sleeved on one end of the rotating rod 7.
[0027] In this utility model, when in use, the chitin raw material is first poured into the feeding shell 4 through the feeding hopper 6. Under the action of the inclined guide plate 13 inside the feeding shell 4, the raw material smoothly enters the ball mill 5. The motor 20 is started, and the motor 20 drives the worm 17 to rotate. The worm 17 meshes with the worm wheel 19, which in turn drives the transmission rod 18 to rotate. The transmission rod 18 drives the ball mill 5 to rotate, and grinds the chitin raw material.
[0028] As the ball mill 5 rotates, the first gear 14 at one end of the transmission rod 18 rotates accordingly. The first gear 14 drives the second gear 15, which meshes with it, to rotate. The second gear 15 drives the rotating rod 7 to rotate, causing the rubber striking strip 8 on the rotating rod 7 to continuously strike the outer wall of the ball mill 5. After a period of grinding, some of the crushed chitin particles will be discharged through the sieve holes on the outer wall of the ball mill 5.
[0029] After the chitin in the ball mill 5 has been initially ground, open the valve of the acid inlet pipe 10 and add an appropriate amount of organic acid into the acid leaching tank 9. Monitor the pH in the acid leaching tank 9 in real time through the pH meter 12 to ensure that the acid concentration meets the requirements. Discharge the chitin ground in the ball mill 5 into the acid leaching tank 9 for soaking treatment so that the chitin can fully contact the acid to prepare colloidal chitin.
[0030] After acid leaching is completed, the valve of the acid drain pipe 11 is opened to drain the acid solution in the acid leaching tank 9, and the treated chitin is then collected and processed to complete the entire green and high-quality chitin treatment process.
[0031] The foregoing description only illustrates certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Undoubtedly, those skilled in the art can modify the described embodiments in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.
Claims
1. A green, high-quality chitin processing device, comprising a base plate (1) and a ball mill (5), characterized in that, The ball mill (5) is positioned above the base plate (1). Multiple sieve holes are provided on the outer wall of the ball mill (5). A first vertical plate (2) and a second vertical plate (3) are fixedly installed on the upper surface of the base plate (1) and on both sides of the ball mill (5). One end of the ball mill (5) is rotatably connected to the second vertical plate (3). A feed shell (4) is fixedly installed on the inner side of the first vertical plate (2) at a position corresponding to the ball mill (5). The end of the ball mill (5) near the feed shell (4) is open. One end of the ball mill (5) is rotatably connected to the feed shell (4). A feed hopper (6) is connected to the upper side of the feed shell (4). The base plate... An acid leaching tank (9) is provided on the upper surface of (1) and below the ball mill (5). A rotating rod (7) is rotatably provided between the first vertical plate (2) and the second vertical plate (3) and below the ball mill (5). Multiple rubber striking strips (8) are fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod (7). Multiple rubber striking strips (8) on one side abut against the outer wall of the ball mill (5). A transmission rod (18) is fixedly provided on the side of the ball mill (5) away from the feed shell (4). A drive mechanism for driving the transmission rod (18) to rotate is provided on the outer side of the second vertical plate (3). A transmission mechanism for driving the rotating rod (7) to rotate is provided at one end of the transmission rod (18).
2. The green, high-quality chitin processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive mechanism includes a worm wheel (19) and a worm (17). The worm wheel (19) is fixedly sleeved on the middle end of the transmission rod (18). The worm (17) is meshed on the front side of the worm wheel (19). Both ends of the worm (17) are rotatably connected to a side plate (16) through a shaft pin. One side of the side plate (16) is fixedly connected to the second vertical plate (3). A motor (20) is fixedly installed on the outer side of the upper side plate (16). The output end of the motor (20) is fixedly connected to one end of the worm (17).
3. The green, high-quality chitin processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transmission mechanism includes a first gear (14) and a second gear (15). The first gear (14) is fixedly sleeved on the end of the transmission rod (18) away from the ball mill (5). The second gear (15) is meshed on the lower side of the first gear (14). The second gear (15) is fixedly sleeved on one end of the rotating rod (7).
4. The green, high-quality chitin processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, A leaching tank (9) has an acid inlet pipe (10) with a valve fixedly installed on the upper side of one side, and an acid outlet pipe (11) with a valve fixedly installed on the lower side of one side.
5. The green, high-quality chitin processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, A pH meter (12) is installed on one side of the inside of the acid leaching tank (9).
6. The green, high-quality chitin processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feed shell (4) is provided with a guide plate (13) at an incline.