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Ultrasonic assisted

Normal and High Temperature Solvent Extraction Machine

Counter flow and ultrasonic assisted solvent extraction systems for herb and botanical actives.

Solvent extraction covers the classic tank route: the botanical is soaked in a solvent that dissolves the target actives, the miscella is drained, and the solvent is recovered by evaporation. Two variants are built for this line. Ultrasonic assisted extraction adds ultrasound to break down cell walls, which raises yield and shortens contact time at moderate temperature. High temperature extraction drives the same process faster where the target compounds tolerate heat. Counter flow extraction runs material and solvent in opposite directions so that the most exhausted material meets the freshest solvent.

Stainless steel extraction and concentration line built by Better Industry

Who This Equipment Is For

  • Herbal extract manufacturers producing standardised botanical actives
  • Chinese medicine and nutraceutical plants running multi-stage extraction
  • Processors moving from batch maceration to a continuous counter flow line
  • Producers who need higher yield from tough, fibrous or woody material

Problems It Solves

  • Low yield from simple soaking, where actives stay locked inside the cell wall
  • Long batch cycles that tie up tanks and operators
  • High solvent consumption per kilo of finished extract
  • No repeatable way to scale a laboratory recipe onto production tanks

Key Benefits

Higher release from the cell

Ultrasound assists cell wall breakdown so more of the active moves into the solvent.

Counter flow efficiency

Fresh solvent meets the most exhausted material, which lifts extraction efficiency per litre of solvent.

Built to your process

Tank volume, heating method and solvent recovery are configured for the material you run.

Integrated recovery

Evaporation and concentration equipment can be supplied as part of the same line.

Specifications For This Line Are Quoted Per Project

Configuration, tank volume and solvent recovery are engineered per project. Specifications are quoted against your material and batch size.

Rather than publishing a model that would not match your process, the specification is written after two questions are answered: what raw material you will process, and what production capacity you need per batch. Machines are built from 0.5L to 200L, and larger capacity is customised on request.

Installed On Customer Sites

Photographs taken during installation and commissioning.

Extraction system commissioned with the customer's team on site. — Denver, United States
Denver, United StatesExtraction system commissioned with the customer's team on site.
Supercritical CO2 extraction machine with chiller, installed and running. — Oklahoma City, United States
Oklahoma City, United StatesSupercritical CO2 extraction machine with chiller, installed and running.
Large supercritical CO2 extraction system handed over at the customer's facility. — Louisville, United States
Louisville, United StatesLarge supercritical CO2 extraction system handed over at the customer's facility.

FAQ

Questions About Solvent Extraction

What do you need in order to quote a solvent extraction system?
Two things: the raw material you will process, and the production capacity you need per batch. Machines from 0.5L to 200L are supplied, and larger capacity can be customised on request.
Do you supply the solvent recovery equipment as well?
Yes. Evaporation and concentration equipment can be engineered into the same line so the solvent is recovered and reused.
Can you run a trial before we order?
Yes. An extraction test can be carried out with your raw material and the results, videos and pictures are shared with you.

Next Step

Get A Specification For Solvent Extraction

Two answers start it: your raw material, and the production capacity you need per batch.

Send two things and a real specification comes back: the raw material you will process, and the production capacity you need per batch.

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