Ultrasound Equipment Can Be Used in Which Industries?

Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction (UAE) is a highly efficient separation technology that utilizes mechanical waves with frequencies ranging from 20 kHz to 50 MHz to generate a series of physical effects in the extraction system, accelerating the transfer of active ingredients from plant cells to the solvent. Its core mechanism relies primarily on three physical effects, which work synergistically to completely overcome the efficiency bottleneck of traditional extraction methods.

With the continuous maturation of ultrasonic extraction technology, its application has penetrated into multiple fields such as medicine, food, cosmetics, and agriculture. Leveraging its high efficiency and environmental friendliness, it is driving the upgrading and development of related industries and has become one of the mainstream technologies for natural product extraction.

(I) Pharmaceutical Field: A Key Technology for the Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In the extraction of traditional Chinese medicine, ultrasonic extraction technology has completely changed the outdated process of traditional water boiling and alcohol precipitation, becoming a core support for the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine. This technology can efficiently extract effective components such as tanshinone, astragaloside A, and ginsenosides from medicinal materials, increasing the extraction rate by 25%-40% compared to traditional methods, while preserving the activity of the components and improving the efficacy and quality stability of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. Currently, well-known pharmaceutical companies such as Tongrentang and Yunnan Baiyao have widely applied this technology, increasing the transfer rate of tanshinone IIA from 65% to 82% and significantly optimizing the molecular weight distribution concentration of astragalus polysaccharides.

(II) Food Field: Preparation of Natural Additives and Functional Foods

In the food industry, ultrasonic extraction is mainly used for the extraction of natural pigments, flavorings, and functional components. For example, using 100kHz high-frequency ultrasound to extract capsicum red pigment can complete the extraction within 15 minutes, with a stable color value above 280, a 40% improvement over traditional solvent methods. This technology has already been applied to the supply chain systems of companies like Haidilao and Lao Gan Ma. In the extraction of marigold flower lutein esters and lycopene, ultrasound-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis can achieve an extraction rate exceeding 98% and a purity of over 95%, driving an average annual growth of 15% in my country's natural pigment exports. Furthermore, this technology can also be used to extract tea polyphenols from tea and goji berry polysaccharides from goji berries, providing efficient support for the research and development of functional foods.

(III) Cosmetics: Efficient Extraction of Natural Skincare Ingredients

The modern cosmetics industry increasingly emphasizes the application of natural ingredients. Ultrasonic extraction technology can efficiently extract moisturizing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory active ingredients from plants, such as glycyrrhizic acid from licorice, rose essential oil from roses, and aloe polysaccharides from aloe vera. Because the extraction process is gentle and preserves the activity of the ingredients to the maximum extent, these natural extracts can better exert their skincare effects, reduce the use of chemical additives, and meet consumers' demand for "natural and gentle" skincare. They are widely used in the production of face creams, serums, and masks.

(IV) Other Fields: Expanded Applications in Agriculture and Environmental Protection

In agriculture, ultrasonic extraction can be used to extract active ingredients from crops, such as dietary fiber and plant protein from corn and soybeans, and biomass energy from straw, realizing the resource utilization of agricultural waste. In environmental protection, this technology can be used to extract heavy metals and pollutants from plant samples, providing technical support for environmental monitoring and remediation. Furthermore, in areas such as the deep processing of deer antler, ultrasonic extraction can increase the extraction yield of deer antler peptides by 28% compared to traditional processes, facilitating the industrial production of high-value-added products.