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US 10,786,750 B1Granted
Spray-roto distillation device
OwnerRyan Henryinventor
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Abstract
A rotary evaporator distillation device is provided that includes a flash vaporization section in which the bulk of solvent is removed. By removing most of the solvent before it enters the evaporating flask, the entire device may be smaller in size but achieve distillation at a pace available only in much larger systems.
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A rotary evaporation distillation device, comprising:
- an input port through which a sample to be distilled is introduced;
- a first flash vaporizer to receive and vaporize at least a first portion of the sample, leaving an unvaporized second portion of the sample;
- a condenser to receive and condense the vaporized first portion of the sample;
- an evaporating flask configured to receive and vaporize the unvaporized second portion of the sample, the evaporating flask having an output port through which the vaporized second portion of the sample flows to the condenser;
- and
- a first output port through which the condensed vaporized first and second portions of the sample are collected.
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A method to distill a sample, comprising:
- receiving a sample to be distilled through an input port of a distillation device;
- passing the sample through coils in a heated bath;
- spraying the heated sample onto inner walls of a first flash vaporizing chamber in which a first portion of the heated sample is vaporized and a second portion is unvaporized;
- cooling the vaporized first portion;
- passing the unvaporized second portion into an evaporating flask at least partially submerged in the heated bath to vaporize the second portion;
- cooling the vaporized second portion;
- condensing the cooled first and second portions;
- and
- collecting the condensed first and second portions through an output port of the distillation device.
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