Aerosolized Distillation Compositions for High-Boiling Molecules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing natural product extraction technologies are inefficient and costly, struggling to meet the demands of sustainable agriculture and regulatory pressures, necessitating a new method for cost-effective and environmentally friendly extraction.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising a gas phase and a condensed phase allows for the distillation of high-boiling-point molecules at temperatures significantly lower than their boiling points, achieving rapid conversion and separation of molecules with high surface-area-to-volume ratios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional distillation methods are used for high-boiling-point molecules, then complete separation and purification can be achieved, but extremely high temperatures and long processing times are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes phase transition by converting liquid or solid materials into aerosol droplets, which then undergo rapid evaporation and condensation cycles. This phase transition enables molecules to separate at temperatures far below their boiling points, resolving the contradiction between achieving complete purification and avoiding extremely high temperatures
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical state parameter of the material from bulk liquid/solid to aerosol dispersion. This parameter change dramatically increases the surface-area-to-volume ratio, enabling rapid heat and mass transfer that allows efficient separation at reduced temperatures while maintaining high purification quality
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional distillation methods are used for high-boiling-point molecules, then complete separation can be achieved, but processing time becomes extremely long
Solution Approach 1:
The aerosolization process creates numerous small droplets that undergo rapid evaporation and condensation phase transitions. This accelerates the separation process from hours or days to seconds or minutes, while the multiple condensation cycles ensure complete purification is achieved, resolving the time-quality contradiction
Solution Approach 2:
The invention segments the bulk material into countless microscopic aerosol droplets. This segmentation increases the total surface area available for heat and mass transfer, enabling rapid separation in seconds while maintaining complete purification through multiple condensation cycles
3Productivity
If aerosolization is used for distillation, then processing time is dramatically reduced and temperature is lowered, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs pneumatic principles by using pressurized gas flows to generate and sustain aerosol streams. This approach, while adding some device complexity, enables rapid extraction and processing that dramatically improves productivity, with the complexity justified by the substantial gains in extraction speed and energy efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enables efficient and rapid extraction of molecules at reduced temperatures, enhancing profit margins and compliance with sustainability standards while maintaining product quality.
Implementation Method 1
converting a solid or a liquid into an aerosol allows the distillation of molecules from the aerosol in seconds at temperatures that are significantly less than the boiling points of the molecules
Implementation Method 2
converting a solid or a liquid into an aerosol allows the distillation of molecules from the aerosol
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of this disclosure relate to a composition, comprising a gas phase and a condensed phase, wherein the gas phase comprises a molecule; the condensed phase comprises the molecule; the gas phase has a temperature and a pressure; the molecule has a boiling point at the pressure of the gas phase; the boiling point of the molecule is less than the temperature of the gas phase; the molecule has a vapor pressure at the temperature of the gas phase; the vapor pressure of the molecule is less than the pressure of the gas phase; the condensed phase consists of one or both of a solid phase and a liquid phase; the condensed phase is suspended in the gas phase; and the condensed phase has a surface-area-to-volume ratio of at least 500 per meter.