Microwave-assisted extraction system of microalgae lipid

• Main Authors: MA, YU-AN, JEN, JEN-FON, HUANG, JENN-WEN, HUANG, YUNG-SHENG, CHEN, JYUN-RONG, JHENG, YI-MING, CHEN, JIUNN-MING, CHEN, CHIH-WEI, LU, HSIN-HSIEN, YU, CHUNGYI
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.08.2012
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

The invention is to provide a microwave-assisted extraction system for microalgae lipid. The system includes a microwave reaction unit and an extraction bottle set in the reaction unit; the extraction bottle has two layers, outside and inside, and allows the microwave to penetrate into the extraction chamber. The outside layer connects with a top and a bottom tube, and the cooling water can circulate to chill the extraction bottle. The inside layer froms an extraction chamber and includes the inlet and outlet openings. The system also contains the solution supplied tank linked to the inlet openings, the collection tank connected to the outlet openings, and the condensing unit used to rapidly drop temperature of the extraction chamber. The above system could reduce the extraction time of microalgae lipid, and increase the extraction efficiency. Moreover, the low expenditure and the function of continuous operation of the system are also suitable for industrial processes to microalgae lipid mass extraction.