Process type
Supercritical and subcritical CO2 extraction.
Business sector
Pharmaceutical industry.
Product characteristics
Vegetable raw material.
Extracted molecules for pharmaceutical use.
Constraints
Cleanability + CIP (cleaning system in place).
Machine must be transportable on truck.
Principle and operation
Supercritical CO2 extraction
It consists in circulating supercritical CO2, under pressure and temperature, through a material, then decompressing to recover the extract or contaminant. At depressurization, CO2 is released in gaseous form (reusable) and the desired compound in liquid or solid form.