Process for high-pressure spray extraction of liquids
OwnerRudolf Eggers, Henning Wagner +1inventors
InventorsRudolf Eggers, Henning Wagner, Michael Schneider
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Abstract
A liquid high pressure splaying extraction process by means of compressed gas is disclosed. A liquid and gas are mixed in a mixing zone and substances contained in the spray particles that leave the mixing zone are separated in a separate loading zone, where spray particles are able to dwell for a sufficient period of time. Geometrically optimized flight paths for substance transfer are provided.
Claims7
A process for high-pressure extraction of media from liquid solutions and suspensions in the pressure range up to 1,000 bar by means of compressed gases, involving liquid and gas mixing and mass transfer, comprising:
- mixing in a mixing zone a flow of a compressed gas with a flow of a liquid containing a medium to form a spray containing spray particles comprising the liquid, the medium and the gas;
- directing the spray particles from the mixing zone to a charging and extraction zone spatially separated from the mixing zone;
- providing an adequate dwell time of the spray particles in the charging and extraction zone to enable mass transfer to occur;
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- geometrically optimizing flight trajectories of the spray particles for the purpose of mass transfer in the spray particles.
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