Mushroom extraction equipment is used to extract active ingredients from various types of mushrooms, which plays an important role in medicine, food, cosmetics and other fields. Some mushrooms contain ingredients with medicinal value, such as polysaccharides and terpenoids, which can be made into drugs, health care products, or used in functional foods and cosmetics after being extracted by special equipment.
According to the principle of similar phase dissolution, water, ethanol and other solvents were used to extract the crushed mushroom raw materials. The dissolution process is accelerated by stirring and heating, and the solvent and extract are separated by filtration and distillation. For example, extraction of lentinan often uses hot water or dilute alkali solution, but there is a residual risk of organic solvents, and some are also flammable and explosive.
Using carbon dioxide in supercritical state as extractant, it has both gas and liquid properties and can quickly dissolve the fat-soluble components in mushrooms. After extraction, the pressure is lowered to vaporize the carbon dioxide. The extract extracted by this equipment has high purity, no solvent residue and good safety, but the requirements of early investment and operation and maintenance are high.
Ultrasonic assisted extraction equipment uses the cavitation effect, mechanical vibration and thermal effect generated by ultrasonic waves in the liquid to accelerate the dissolution of the effective components of mushrooms. When the equipment is running, the ultrasonic wave propagates in the extraction solvent, forming tiny bubbles, which rapidly expand and collapse, producing local high temperature, high pressure and strong shock waves, destroying the mushroom cell structure, and promoting the release of effective ingredients into the solvent. Compared with the traditional extraction method, the equipment can shorten the extraction time, improve the extraction efficiency and reduce the amount of solvent.
Legal and compliant mushroom extraction industry can promote economic development and create jobs; Illegal extraction of hallucinogenic mushrooms and trading, will breed crime, some businesses exaggerate the efficacy of products, but also damage the rights and interests of consumers and industry reputation.
Mushroom extraction equipment not only promotes the development and utilization of mushroom resources, but also brings certain risks. Through perfect legal supervision and scientific and technical prevention and control, it can not only play a positive role, but also prevent potential risks, and promote the healthy and orderly development of mushroom extraction industry.
