Patent ID: 11865475
Assignee: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of purifying a sample in a two-phase system, the method comprising:
mixing a first liquid with a second liquid to form a first mixture, the first liquid comprising a first liquid phase, the second liquid comprising a second liquid phase, the second liquid being immiscible in the first liquid, the first mixture comprising a portion of the second liquid dispersed in the first liquid;
settling a first portion of the first mixture; and
applying an acoustic wave to the settled first portion of the first mixture to form a first acoustically settled mixture;
wherein the step of applying the acoustic wave occurs in an acoustic settling loop, the acoustic settling loop having a first end in fluid communication with a settling zone and a second end in fluid communication with the settling zone.