Systems For Extracting Solute From A Source Material
Systems for extracting solute from source material, including solvent source containers configured to store solvent, canisters in fluid communication with the solvent source containers and configured to contain the source material, extract containers in fluid communication with the canister and configured to fluidly receive extract solution from the canisters, heating elements thermally coupled with the extract containers. Some examples include solvent collection containers configured to receive post-extraction portions of the solvent from extract containers. In some examples, solvent collection containers are in fluid communication with solvent source containers and are configured to fluidly receive the post-extraction portion of the solvent and direct a portion of the post-extraction solvent to the solvent source containers. Some examples include a plurality of detachable canisters. Some examples include coolant thermally coupled with solvent collection lines configured to transmit post-extraction portions of solvent to solvent collection containers.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. A system for extracting essential oil from a plant material, the system comprising:
a solvent source container configured to store a solvent; a canister being:
in fluid communication with the solvent source container;configured to contain the plant material; andconfigured to receive solvent from the solvent container in its interior to produce an extract solution having the solvent and the essential oil extracted from the plant material;
an extract container in fluid communication with the canister, the extract container being configured to fluidly receive and collect the extract solution from the canister; and a heating element thermally coupled with the extract container and configured to heat the extract container to a distilling temperature, the distilling temperature being greater than or equal to a boiling point of the solvent and below a boiling point of the essential oil to produce a post-extraction portion of the essential oil in the extract container, wherein the solvent source container is in fluid communication with the extract container.
Claim CLM-00013. 13. A system for extracting solute from a source material, the system comprising:
a solvent source container configured to store a solvent; a canister detachably connected in fluid communication with the solvent source container and configured to store the source material in its interior, the canister configured to receive solvent from the solvent source container in its interior to produce an extract solution including the solvent and the solute extracted from the source material; an extract container in fluid communication with the canister, the extract container being configured to receive the extract solution from the canister; an extract container heating element thermally coupled with the extract container, the heating element configured to heat the extract solution received in the extract container to a distilling temperature, the distilling temperature being greater than or equal to a boiling point of the solvent and below a boiling point of the solute to produce a post-extraction portion of the solvent in the extract container; and a canister interface configured to removably support the canister in fluid communication with the solvent source container and the extract container and configured to detachably support a supplemental canister in fluid communication with the solvent source container and extract container.
Claim CLM-00017. 17. A system for extracting solute from a source material, the system comprising:
a solvent source container configured to store a solvent; a canister in fluid communication with the solvent source container and configured to store the source material in its interior, the canister configured to receive solvent from the solvent source container in its interior to produce an extract solution including the solvent and the solute extracted from the source material; an extract container in fluid communication with the canister, the extract container being configured to receive the extract solution from the canister a heating element thermally coupled with the extract container, the heating element configured to heat the extract solution received in the extract container to a distilling temperature, the distilling temperature being greater than or equal to a boiling point of the solvent and below a boiling point of the solute to produce an evaporated post-extraction portion of the solvent and a post-extraction portion of the solute in the extract container; a solvent collection container in fluid communication with the extract container and in fluid communication with the solvent source container, the solvent collection container configured to fluidly receive the post-extraction portion of the solvent from the extract container and add the post-extraction portion of the solvent to a collected quantity of the solvent; a solvent collection line connected between the extract container and the solvent collection container, the solvent collection line configured to transmit the post-extraction portion of the solvent from the extract container to the solvent collection container; and a coolant thermally coupled with the solvent collection line, the coolant defining a predetermined condensing temperature selected to condense the post-extraction portion of the solvent to a liquid prior to being received by the solvent collection container.
