Modular, mobile, and automated solvent extraction and distillation systems, and methods of using the same

    公开(公告)号:US12037563B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17238342

    申请日:2021-04-23

    IPC分类号: C11B1/10 B01D11/02

    摘要: Some variations provide an automated system for solvent extraction of a feed stock to produce a botanical extract, fats, oils, or other desirable solute, comprising: an extraction reactor; a distillation unit; and a second-stage purge chamber or a second-stage purge process utilizing the extraction reactor itself. The second-stage purge chamber or process receives or holds the solid material along with a heated inert non-condensable gas and/or solvent vapor, to recover residual solvent contained in the solid material. Other variations provide a process comprising: feeding a raw material and a solvent into an extraction reactor; generating dissolved material in rich solvent and extracted solid material; distilling the rich solvent to generate purified product and recovered solvent; conveying the solid material and a heated inert non-condensable gas and/or solvent vapor into a second-stage purge chamber, or holding the solid material in the same vessel, to recover residual solvent; and recovering the purified product.

    Phytochemical extraction systems, methods, and devices

    公开(公告)号:US11833447B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-05

    申请号:US17548803

    申请日:2021-12-13

    申请人: Bizzybee LLC

    发明人: Boris David Kogon

    摘要: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices for phytochemical extraction. One example extraction system includes two solvent columns, a material column, and a dewaxing column. The solvent columns store and provide solvent for stripping target chemicals from plant material in the material column. The solvent mixed with target chemicals passes into the dewaxing column, where the target chemicals are separated from waxes and lipids. Cooling is applied to elements of the system by way of an open-loop CO2 refrigeration method. Solvent is moved from the solvent columns to the material column by creating a pressure differential between the two solvent columns.

    DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180257048A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-13

    申请号:US15915602

    申请日:2018-03-08

    IPC分类号: B01F5/06 B01D11/02 C11B1/10

    摘要: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a diffuser assembly configured to be disposed in an extraction path of an extracting solvent in an extraction vessel. The diffuser assembly includes a housing configured to be disposed within the extraction vessel, the housing including an inner surface and an outer surface. The diffuser assembly includes an inlet structure disposed within the housing. The diffuser assembly includes an outlet structure disposed within the housing and spaced from the inlet structure to form a mixing chamber between the inlet structure and the outlet structure. The inlet structure and the outlet structure each have a porosity configured for passage of the extracting solvent therethrough. Passage of the extracting solvent through the inlet structure, the mixing chamber, and the outlet structure redistributes flow of the extracting solvent along the extraction path.

    METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ESSENTIAL OILS
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180036650A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-08

    申请号:US15788185

    申请日:2017-10-19

    发明人: Casey STEELE

    IPC分类号: B01D11/02 C11B9/02 C11B1/10

    摘要: A system and method of extracting essential oils from plant material through the use of a low pressure alcohol-based closed system that includes a solvent chamber connected to a material column that in turn is connected to a recovery chamber. Plant material in the material column and the solvent in the solvent chamber are cooled using a cooling liquid, such as nitrogen. A vacuum pump connected to the recovery chamber creates a vacuum in the recovery chamber to draw the cooled solvent through the cooled plant material and extract essential oils, which are collected in the recovery chamber.