Patent US10624872

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for extraction, isolation and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith
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US10624872

1. A method for preparing a cannabis extract enriched in cannabinol, said method comprising: (3) (5)

(a) providing a cannabis extract comprising cannabidiol;

(b) purifying the cannabidiol from the cannabis extract of step a);

(c) converting the purified cannabidiol to Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol and Delta 8 tetrahydrocannabinol and concurrently converting Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol to cannabinol by heating the purified cannabidiol at 100° C. to 180° C., thereby producing cannabinol;

(d) purifying the cannabinol by supercritical fluid chromatography; and

(e) combining the purified cannabinol with another cannabis extract, thereby producing the cannabis extract enriched in cannabinol.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cannabis extract of step (a) is extracted from one or more hemp varieties of Cannabis sativa. (0)

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining at least one additional cannabinoid with the cannabis extract enriched in cannabinol of step (e). (0)

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one additional cannabinoid is selected from the group consisting of cannabidiol, cannabichromene, and cannabidivarin. (0)

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Patent US10624872

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for extraction, isolation and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith

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