Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a device for producing an extract of a plant material, comprising: an extraction chamber (2) adapted to contain the plant material and a solvent reactant, said chamber comprising at least one port configured such that fluid is able to circulate into and/or out from the extraction chamber via the at least one port, at least one first circulation unit (6) configured to transfer solvent reactant to the at least one port of the extraction chamber, an evaporation chamber (7) in fluid communication with the extraction chamber, configured to receive a mixture of plant extract and solvent reactant from the extraction chamber, and further configured to evaporate at least a part of the solvent reactant from the received mixture.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an aroma extraction device (1) comprising a body (2); at least one boiling chamber (3) disposed in the body (2), wherein the aroma source placed therein is boiled and evaporated; a condensation chamber (4) wherein the vapor rising from the boiling chamber (3) is collected and changes to the liquid phase; a cooling device (5) that cools the walls of the condensation chamber (4); a channel (6) that is disposed under the condensation chamber (4) and wherein the condensed water and the aroma flow, and a valve (7) that is disposed on the channel (6).
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
A drive mechanism for back pressure regulator (BPR) used in liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography, or supercritical fluid extraction allows very fine automated control over a very wide range of pressures by combining a linear actuator compressing a spring, pushing a pin. The nozzle assembly of the regulator comprises a flow through chamber containing a diaphragm and a seat, in which the pin pushes the diaphragm against the seat, together with an upstream pressure sensor and electronic feedback control to the motor of the actuator. The BPR of the embodiments exhibits high pressure stability and extremely low pressure noise, even at moderate to high pressures. The exemplary BPR can be use at either constant pressure or to generate pressure programs where the pressure is varied versus time. Further, the nozzle assembly has a field-replaceable head, requiring no mechanical adjustment on replacement.
Abstract:
Apparatus for carrying out a fractional extraction comprises an extraction column (2) in which a biomass to be extracted is tightly packed.In use, liquified gas passes from vessel (4) and, optionally, a co-solvent passes from vessel (14) into the material within the column (2) and percolates through the material to extract compounds therefrom. The concentration of the co-solvent in the solvent formulation which passes through the column, the temperature or pressure of the solvent formulation and the temperature of the biomass may be varied in order to affect the composition of material extracted. Individual aliquots of material may be collected, at varying times, in vessels (20, 22 and 24).
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to techniques and methods to isolate and purify cannabinoids, such as CBDV, CBD, CBC, THCV, THC, CBN, CBG, CBDA, THCA, or CBGA. Evaporation and sonicating techniques are used to isolate and purify cannabinoids, such as CBDV, CBD, CBC, THCV, THC, CBN, CBG, CBDA, THCA, or CBGA. The resulting compounds find further use within the devices and compositions described herein as well as for preparative and analytical methods.
Abstract:
A highly controllable thermal distillation reactor system (25) and method (30) allow volatile compounds to be efficiently removed from the plant matter without use of solvents, and can separate compounds with different vapor pressure characteristics. The system has a Thermal Distillation Reactor (TDR) (13) into which the plant material is charged. The TDR provides for high rates of heat transfer coupled with small thermal diffusion length scales to allow substantially all of the plant material to be within a narrow temperature range, which enhances the separation purity cuts. The system provides high removal efficiencies whilst minimizing any impurities resulting from pyrolysis or thermal destruction to the cellulose, hemi-cellulose or lignin within the plant material.
Abstract:
Continuous extraction concentration and isolation units are constructed with at least one extraction chambers containing extractable material. Without disruption of total fluid flow in the unit: an extraction chamber completely depleted of extract can be refilled with fresh extractable material or can be replaced with an extraction chamber containing fresh extractable material. Extract are continuously separated from one or more solvents in expansion chambers and removed. All solvents can be retained within the unit. One or more compressors circulate the fluids through the extraction chambers, the expansion chamber, and a condenser, where the expansion chamber and the condenser can be coupled as a heat exchanger. One or more isolators can be included for selectively removing components that are extracted from the plant material without disruption of the process and provide the removed components in concentrated or pure form.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for pretreating a polymeric material in a treatment chamber (12). The method includes providing a polymeric material component into the treatment chamber (12) and introducing a carbon dioxide fluid in supercritical state therein. The component is exposed to the carbon dioxide fluid to extract non-volatile organic residue contained in the component. The contaminated carbon dioxide fluid containing the extracted non-volatile organic residue is removed from the treatment chamber such that the organic residue does not deposit onto the polymeric material component by depressurizing the treatment chamber. Thereafter, the component is removed from the treatment chamber (12).
Abstract:
A counter current extractor comprising an elongate housing with a screw conveyor therein and having strainer means at one end thereof to filter a liquid phase passing out of the counter current extractor, wherein the strainer means is provided with clearing means to prevent the strainer means from remaining clogged with particulate material and wherein liquid being fed into the counter current extractor is spilled into the counter current extractor so as to flow in a cascade over and through a solid phase in the counter current extractor, said liquid being maintained at a desired level by control means.