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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2014
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Pingtung County, TW;
Lung-Ming Fu, Pingtung County, TW;
Chin-Pin Chang Chien, Pingtung County, TW;
National Pingtung University of Science & Technology, Pingtung County, TW;
Abstract
A microfluidic chip for steam distillation includes a chip body and a condenser. The chip body includes a steam inlet and a steam outlet. The steam inlet is connected to the steam outlet by a micro channel. The micro channel includes a first channel, a second channel, and a receiving space having an enlarged cross sectional area larger than a cross sectional area of each of the first and second channels. The first channel connects the steam inlet with the receiving space. The second channel windingly connects the steam outlet with the receiving space. The condenser includes a condensing channel inlet and a condensing channel outlet. The condenser further includes a condensing channel windingly connecting the condensing channel inlet with the condensing channel outlet. The steam outletintercommunicates with the condensing channel inlet.