"Combined Mobile Unit for Supercritical CO2-Extraction of Bio-Active Components"

Abstract

A review and assessment of methods for the extraction of active biocomponents from plant raw materials is presented. The overview contains a tables to facilitate the initial perception of this topic. Examples of stationary and mobile installations developed in the world are described. The prospects of the Super-critical CO 2 -extraction method, as the most effective for the extraction of valuable biomedical components, have been analyzed. The schemes and samples of the used CO 2 -extractors are shown. The technical diagrams and appearance of the author’s experimental supercritical CO 2 extractor were presented. A detailed description of an new-generation of experimental mobile installationwere done, its complete set and the possibilities of supercritical CO 2 -extraction for processing plant raw materials are given. New engineering and technical solutions in the operation of a mechanical system were demonstrated. There includes an improved construction of a high gas-pressure throttle valve installed in storage tanks, and innovations in the system for loading-unloading raw materials using removable nozzles. The operating parameters of the functional elements and their resource are indicated. As a result of successful working, the templates of obtained extracts were presented.