KR20160117744A - Microalgae separation apparatus using ultrasonic - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves, comprising: a main body having a space portion formed along a longitudinal direction thereof and having an injection portion, an upper discharge portion, and a lower discharge portion communicating with the space portion; A cuvette inserted and mounted in the space, the cuvette having a channel formed therein so as to pass a fluid including microalgae; An ultrasonic wave generator installed on the outside of the cuvette and sending ultrasound waves toward the flow channel so as to aggregate microalgae contained in the fluid passing through the cuvette; A cooling unit provided in the main body to cool the ultrasonic wave generator; A supply pump provided on the injection unit side; And a suction pump installed on the side of the upper discharge portion.
The apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention not only efficiently separates microalgae while continuously flowing a fluid but also continuously cooling an ultrasonic wave generator by an air cooling method through a cooling unit to improve the operation reliability of the ultrasonic generator have. In addition, since fine particles in a fluid can be controlled in a large amount during flow, it is possible to separate and purify fine particles, which is advantageous for application to various fields such as cell or DNA control and nanotechnology for bio and medical analysis .
Description
The present invention relates to a micro-algae separation apparatus using ultrasonic waves, and more particularly, to a micro-algae separation apparatus using an ultrasonic wave that can control the movement of micro-algae in a culture liquid by using ultrasonic waves, .
Generally, applying ultrasonic waves to the particles contained in the medium can force the particles due to the acoustic radiation force. These techniques are capable of controlling fine particles having a size of several to several tens of micrometers or less floating along the medium, and thus are being actively applied to the analysis of organic particles such as cells and DNA. Especially, As industrial fields requiring precise control of fine particles are becoming diverse, much attention is being given to them.
The control process of such fine particles is classified into separation, purification, harvesting, trapping, and filtration according to their purpose. For this purpose, electromagnetic, mechanical, and optical methods Various methods are applied.
Conventional fine particle control methods are known such as natural sedimentation using gravity, centrifugal separation using centrifugal force, agglomeration using a flocculant, various filtration methods using a filter, and the like. However, There has been a problem in that the operation must be different according to the physical properties and the operation thereof is also complicated. Therefore, a new method for easily separating the particles regardless of the nature of the particles mixed in the solution is required.
Compared with the above-described conventional techniques, the method using ultrasonic waves has an advantage that a large amount of particles can be controlled at a high speed. Above all, since the size of the acoustic radiation force by ultrasonic waves is related to the mechanical properties of particles, It can be applied irrespective of the electrical and magnetic characteristics. Therefore, micro-algae control technology using ultrasonic waves is very applicable in various industrial fields including bio-engineering and nano-engineering.
A standing wave is a phenomenon in which two waves with the same wavelength are seen facing each other and overlapping when they meet. This wave appears as though waves are staying in place, and the same waves, which generally run in opposite directions, overlap each other .
At this time, there is a point where the sound pressure of the wave is always 0 and a point where the sound pressure shows the maximum / minimum according to time. The former is a sound pressure node and the latter is a sound pressure antinode.
When the particle is located in the space where the standing waves are formed, the acoustic radiation force acts toward the negative pressure or semi-negative pressure node of the standing wave depending on the relative mechanical properties of the particles. Because of the acoustic radiation acting on these particles, the particles move to the negative or semi-negative nodes of the standing wave, so that the position of the fine particles can be controlled by using standing waves.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a microalgae by applying a standing wave having a sound pressure node to microalgae contained in a fluid and controlling the microalgae to move to a position of a sound- The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for separating microalgae using a supersonic wave.
In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided an apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasound according to the present invention, wherein a space portion is formed along a longitudinal direction of the microalgae, and an injection portion, an upper discharge portion, Respectively; A cuvette inserted and mounted in the space, the cuvette having a channel formed therein so as to pass a fluid including microalgae; An ultrasonic wave generator installed on the outside of the cuvette and sending ultrasound waves toward the flow channel so as to aggregate microalgae contained in the fluid passing through the cuvette; A supply pump provided on the injection unit side; And a suction pump installed on the side of the upper discharge portion.
The main body includes an upper body and a lower body which are coupled or detachable to each other in a vertical direction. The upper body is opened at the lower part, the upper part is closed, the space is formed inside, And a lower space portion forming the space portion together with the upper space portion is formed in the lower portion and the lower space portion is formed in a lower portion of the lower portion, And an inflow portion for injecting fluid into the lower space portion is formed on one side of the cuvette, and a fluid introduced into the lower space portion through the infusion portion is introduced between the cuvette and the lower body, A first gasket for supporting a lower portion of the cuvette is provided, Has a shape corresponding to the space portion cross-sectional profile, characterized in that the second gasket is formed with a central through hole installed.
A cooling unit provided in the main body to cool the ultrasonic wave generator; And further comprising:
Wherein the cooling unit includes an air supply unit formed at one side of the main body so as to supply air to the space between the main body and the cuvette and air supplied to the space between the main body and the cuvette through the air supply unit to the outside of the main body And an air discharging portion formed on the other side of the main body to discharge the air.
The apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention not only efficiently separates microalgae while continuously flowing a fluid but also continuously cooling an ultrasonic wave generator by an air cooling method through a cooling unit to improve the operation reliability of the ultrasonic generator have.
In addition, it is possible to control fine particles in the fluid in a large amount during flow, so that it is possible to separate and purify the fine particles, and it is possible to provide a method for controlling the environment such as cell or DNA control for bio and medical analysis, nanotechnology, It can be applied to various fields such as pollution measurement.
1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the micro-algae separation apparatus using ultrasonic waves shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the upper body shown in Fig.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the micro-algae separation apparatus using ultrasonic waves shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining a process of separating microalgae using the ultrasonic wave micro-algae separation apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view for explaining a process of discharging microalgae settled using the ultrasonic wave micro-algae separation apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a micro-algae separation apparatus using ultrasonic waves according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 6 show an apparatus for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention. 1 to 6, an apparatus 1 for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention comprises a
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The ultrasound generating unit 30 is provided outside the
The ultrasonic wave generator 30 is disposed on one side of the four sides of the
The cooling unit 40 is provided in the
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The cooling unit 40 may cool the ultrasonic wave generating unit 30 by blowing air into the space on the left side where the ultrasonic wave generating unit 30 is installed so that the operation failure or efficiency due to deterioration of the ultrasonic wave generating unit 30 It is possible to increase the separation efficiency of microalgae.
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The apparatus 1 for separating microalgae using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention is characterized in that a fluid flowing into the
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A process of separating microalgae from a fluid through the micro-algae branching apparatus using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention having the above-described structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.
First, when the
The ultrasonic wave generating unit 30 sends the ultrasonic waves toward the
The microalgae agglomerated at the positions of the sound pressure of the standing wave formed by the ultrasonic oscillator and the
The micro-algae are discharged to the outside of the
The process of separating the microalgae through the apparatus 1 for separating microalgae using the ultrasonic wave according to the present invention is performed continuously and the discharge of the fluid in the state of supplying the fluid and the microalgae and the discharge of the microalgae .
This process is performed by adjusting the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the
During the operation of the ultrasonic generator 30, air is continuously introduced into the left space through the
The micro-algae separating apparatus 1 using the ultrasonic wave according to the present invention as described above can continuously and easily separate the micro-algae from the fluid by using the ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic wave generating unit 30, So that the operation reliability of the ultrasonic wave generator 30 can be improved.
While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be appreciated that other embodiments are possible.
Therefore, the scope of the true technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.
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A cuvette inserted and mounted in the space, the cuvette having a channel formed therein so as to pass a fluid including microalgae;
An ultrasonic wave generator installed on the outside of the cuvette and sending ultrasound waves toward the flow channel so as to aggregate microalgae contained in the fluid passing through the cuvette;
A supply pump provided on the injection unit side;
And a suction pump installed on the side of the upper discharge unit.
The main body includes an upper body and a lower body which are formed so as to be coupled to each other in a vertical direction,
Wherein the upper body is opened and the upper portion is closed, an upper space portion in which the space portion is formed and the cuvette is inserted and formed, and the upper discharge portion is formed on the upper side,
The upper body is opened and the lower part is closed. A lower space part forming the space part together with the upper space part is formed inside, a lower discharge part is formed on the lower side, a fluid is injected into the lower space part on one side, An injection section for forming the injection port is formed,
A first gasket is provided between the cuvette and the lower body to guide the fluid introduced into the lower space through the injection unit into the flow path of the cuvette while supporting a lower portion of the cuvette,
Wherein a second gasket is formed between the cuvette and the upper body, the second gasket having a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the space and having a through hole at the center thereof.
And a cooling unit provided in the main body for cooling the ultrasonic wave generating unit.
The cooling unit
An air supply unit formed at one side of the main body so as to supply air to a space between the main body and the cuvette and an air supply unit for discharging air supplied to the space between the main body and the cuvette to the outside of the main body through the air supply unit And an air outlet formed on the other side of the main body.
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