This article presents a continuous counter-current extraction column with a high throughput that relies on a modified Taylor-Couette vortex flow in a centrifugal force field. The extraction column consists of a top settler, bottom settler, stationary outer cylinder connecting the two settlers, and rotating inner cylinder with a spiral guide channel. The organic and aqueous phases flow continuously and counter-currently through the annulus between the outer and inner cylinders. The high-speed inner cylinder breaks up the organic phase into small droplets in the continuous aqueous phase, and three flow patterns, i.e., a disordered droplet flow, banded droplet flow, and full droplet flow, can be formed at different rotating speeds. The spiral rotating inner cylinder was proved to facilitate the formation of the banded droplet flow, which enhances the mass transfer and increases the operating flexibility. A high back-extraction efficiency of approximately 95.6% was achieved using a spiral rotating inner cylinder of 25 cm in contact height with a rotating speed of 800 rpm, even at a high total throughput of up to 7.3 L h(-1) cm(-2).