What is the important role of short-path distillation for essential oil extraction?

What is short-path distillation?

The short-path distillation equipment is a distillation technology with simple structure, small footprint, high evaporation efficiency and high recovery efficiency, and is mainly used in the fractionation process. It is a distillation equipment designed and developed by our company to meet the market demand.

Short-path distillation equipment

Application of short-distance distillation?

Main application areas: food, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, electronic materials, plastic engineering and polymers (such as polyols, fatty acids, polyphenols, polyurethanes, epoxies, lactic acid, monoglycerides, flavors, heavy oils and paraffin oils) Separation and purification, etc.

What are the characteristics of short-path distillation?

1. The product is made of high quality borosilicate material.

2. The glass parts are connected by a matte port, which is easy to operate and has good sealing performance.

3. The structural size can be customized according to the special needs of customers.

4. The operating temperature is much lower than the boiling point of the material to treat heat sensitive materials, bio-acid fat, high-boiling substances, and materials that are difficult to distill have great advantages.

5. The heating time is extremely short. Ordinary distillation requires a process of several hours of heat, which can be completed in a few tens of seconds on short-distance distillation, low-carbon and environmentally friendly, and is conducive to maintaining material activity.

6. It belongs to the physical separation process to keep the material's natural state free from pollution. Widely used in deodorization, decolorization and purification of high value-added materials.

7. High-precision transmission and mechanical seal design to ensure long-term smooth operation of equipment.

8. The evaporation cylinder is integrally processed and formed without intermediate flange connection.

9. The surface of the cylinder has a high surface finish and is not easy to stick.

10. Unique liquid distributor and splash-proof device design to ensure product quality.

Why is short-distance distillation an important device for extracting essential oils?

Laboratory evaporator short-path distillation equipment is a short-distance distillation technique, usually only a few centimeters, and the inner surface of the short-path distillation is very smooth, and basically no material sticks to the inner wall. Using short-path distillation from these two advantages will reduce material loss and increase profitability. Moreover, the short-term distillation is cost-effective and is a good essential oil extraction equipment.

What are the ways to extract essential oils?

Techniques for extracting essential oils include distillation, liposuction, extraction, and solvent extraction. Distillation is currently the most widely used and lowest cost method, so the use of short-path distillation to extract essential oils is the easiest and most cost-effective method.

How does short-distance distillation extract plant essential oils?

In a short-distance distillation apparatus, the plant is suspended in an evaporation flask, and the highly volatile essential oil component in the plant is volatilized with the vapor, separated from the plant, and the vapor is condensed and collected to obtain a mixture of the essential oil and the water, and then the oil is used. Different from the density of water, the essential oil is separated from the water to obtain pure essential oil. Note: For some plants that use high temperature distillation to easily destroy the essential oil components, careful selection of the extraction method is required.

Therefore, short-distance distillation equipment has become an important equipment for essential oil extraction. Contact us to purchase products and build your own essential oil brand!

Short-path distillation of all parts

Part Description	Part Image	Part Description	Part Image
magnetic stirring heating mantle		cast lron stand
round bottom flasks		universal clamp
a bend		boss head clamp
cold trap		piece backing ring
receiver bottle		stainless steel keck clip
lifting platform		digital thermometer
adapter head		vacuum hose
lab stand rod		spherical cross clamp
plastic clip		hollow plug
receiver bottle		Temperature detector