Amination Graphene Adsorption for Flavone Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional methods for extracting flavonoids, such as ultrafiltration, enzymolysis, and supercritical fluid extraction, suffer from low efficiency and high costs, limiting their scalability and widespread application.

Innovation Solution

An adsorption extraction method utilizing amination graphene as a medium for flavone component separation, leveraging its large surface area and alkaline properties to enhance separation speed and purity, while reducing costs through the use of renewable resources and recyclable materials.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional extraction methods (ultrafiltration, enzymolysis, supercritical fluid extraction) are used, then extraction can be performed, but extraction efficiency is low and cost is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveextraction efficiencyVSAvoidcost
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical properties of graphene by introducing amine groups through amination modification. This parameter change transforms graphene into amination graphene with alkaline properties that can selectively adsorb flavonoids through acid-base interactions, thereby improving extraction efficiency while maintaining low cost

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite material by combining graphene with amine-containing compounds (such as chitosan or organic amines) through surface modification. This composite structure leverages the large surface area of graphene and the alkaline properties of amine groups to achieve efficient and selective flavonoid extraction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If amination graphene is used for adsorption extraction, then separation speed and product purity are improved, but device complexity may increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseparation speedVSAvoidequipment complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses amination graphene as a disposable or easily replaceable adsorbent material. The simple adsorption process followed by filtration or centrifugation eliminates the need for complex equipment, achieving fast separation without increasing device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts only the essential functional component (amine groups) and applies it to graphene surface, creating a simple yet effective adsorption system that achieves high separation speed without requiring complex equipment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS9896426B2Extraction separation method of a flavone component based on graphene
Publication Date: 2018.02.20 SHENZHEN XIHAN MEDICAL & HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CO LTD

AI summary

The present invention refers to the technical field of flavone component extraction, and provides an extraction separation method of a flavone component based on amination graphene. The flavone components comprise flavones, flavanols, isoflavones, flavanones, flavanonols, flavanones, anthocyanidins, chalcones, and chromones etc. The extraction separation method is adsorption extraction, and amination graphene is taken as a medium of adsorption extraction. The extraction separation method of the flavone components based on amination graphene is superior in separation speed and product purity, low cost and convenient operation.