Laboratory Scale Rapid Extractor
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- Brand: Armfield
- Product Code: FT111
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Laboratory Scale Rapid Extractor
MINIATURE-SCALE R&D TECHNOLOGY
FT111 Laboratory-scale Rapid Extractor
Ideally suited to product development purposes, the Armfield FT111 Laboratory-scale Rapid Extractor is used to extract the active constituents from materials in laboratory-scale batch sizes.
Features
• Fast, efficient solid-liquid extraction of active constituents from plants, herbs, fruits and other similar materials
• High pressure, room temperature extraction, excellent for sensitive materials
• Unaltered natural properties and characteristics of the active constituents, no discolouration or oxidisation
• Easy to use: microprocessor control and real time display of sequencing and process parameters
• Automatic pressure control
• Automatic solvent loading and priming
• Automatic alarm indication of process anomalies
• Highly flexible extraction parameters
Benefits
> Fast response, results in hours rather than days
> Small-scale, 5, 10 and 20 litre options
> Simple cleaning and maintenance procedures
> Uses ethanol, glycerol, water or similar safe solvents
> Reproducible results
Description
The Armfield FT111 uses high pressure and a combination of both static and dynamic extraction phases to achieve a rapid extraction of the active materials with minimum degradation to the product. In the dynamic phases, the solvent is passed through the material providing a forced percolation and agitation.
The process pressure, number of cycles and length of each phase are programmable by the user. In this way the effect of the extraction parameters on the end product can be explored and an optimum set of parameters determined for each product.
The FT111 vessel is loaded with solvent automatically under microprocessor control using a pneumatic solvent pump. Priming of the vessel and pipework is also automatic. Twin pistons (one primary and one slave) are used to generate the pressure in the vessel and to provide the solvent percolation.
Applications
> Fruit flavours
> Herbs and plant extracts
> Spirit liquors
> Tinctures and infusions
> Herbal extracts and homeopathy
> Cosmetics
> Pharmaceutical
Technical Specifications
Feature | Product code | Value |
Vessel volume | FT111-5L FT111-10L FT111-20L (larger sizes available on special request) | 5l 10l 20l (larger sizes available on special request) |
Total solvent capacity: | 6l/12l/24l respectively | |
Maximum pressure | 8 Bar | |
Twin piston |
Requirements
Electricity: Single phase, 500W
FT111-A 220-240V, 50Hz
FT111-B 115V, 60Hz
Gases:
Compressed Air (or N2) 8bar
Water:
Mains water supply: (for cleaning)
Other Supplies/Connections:
Connection for solvent inlet
Shipping Specification
FT111-5L
Volume: 1.2m3
Gross Weight: 80kg
FT111-10L
Volume: 1.35m3
Gross Weight: 90kg
FT111-20L
Volume: 1.5m3
Gross Weight: 100kg
Overall Dimensions
FT111-5L
Height: 1.34m
Width: 0.80m
Depth: 0.60m
FT111-10L
Height: 1.34m
Width: 0.85m
Depth: 0.60m
FT111-20L
Height: 1.34m
Width: 0.90m
Depth: 0.60m