US Patent:
20200064239, Feb 27, 2020
Inventors:
- Columbus OH, US
Kurt Blohm - Columbus OH, US
Ryan W. Daly - Columbus OH, US
Aaron M. Deal - Orient OH, US
Scott M. Gibbons - Canal Winchester OH, US
Susana Lira-Gonzalez - Columbus OH, US
Benjamin J. Richetti - Columbus OH, US
Nathan Roehr - Columbus OH, US
Theodore J. Ronningen - Lewis Center OH, US
Christopher Scheitlin - Columbus OH, US
International Classification:
G01N 1/40
C02F 1/00
G01N 15/06
G01N 1/44
G01N 1/28
Abstract:
An apparatus for extracting a material from a liquid includes a concentration stage having a tangential flow filter, a first path from the tangential flow filter, and a second path from the tangential flow filter. Under this configuration, the concentration stage accepts an initial liquid volume. A first liquid not having material collected by the tangential flow filter is passed along the first path, and concentrated liquid having material therein, which is entrapped by the filter, is directed to the second path. The apparatus also includes an aerosolizing stage coupled to the concentration stage that converts the concentrated liquid into an aerosol and a drying stage that dries the aerosol such that material extracted from the aerosol onto a material substrate.