Supercritical CO2 Fluid Extraction (SFE)
Indeed, Extraction with CO2 (SFE) is an important, environmentally friendly and sustainable process using carbon dioxide as the solvent. This technique is legally interesting and consumer-friendly as it yields intact natural ingredients without unwanted solvent residues.
Carbon dioxide is widely used in the pharmaceutical, food, natural products and polymer/plastics industries. Supercritical Fluid Extraction is used extensively in formulation, sterilisation and environmental cleaning. Commercial industrial plants have been developed for years to produce decaffeinated coffee and tea, fatty acids, spices, vegetable oils and hemp extracts.
PIC Solution extraction technology takes advantage of the adjustable properties of CO2 to enable selective fractionation. For example, terpenes are separated from cannabinoids in a single extraction run.
Advantages of extraction with supercritical CO2 (SFE)
- Non-toxic
- Non-flammable
- Regulatory friendly
- High-quality products
- Cost-effective
- Fast process
- Efficient
- High productivity
- Waste minimising
- One machine suitable for multiple applications
- Sustainable
- Low energy consumption
- CO2 Recyclable
- CO2 recoverable
Our SFE Product Range
- PIC-Lab DE SFE
- PIC-Lab SUPER SFE
- PIC-LAB SFE on an industrial scale
PIC Lab SFE-DE
The PIC-Lab SFE DE was developed based on our proven CO2 chromatography technology. The result is a highly efficient extraction system with precise pumps and accurate pressure controls using proprietary counter pressure regulators (CPR).
PIC-Lab SFE DE is a powerful Extractor for cost-effective small-scale method development and CO2 extraction for a wide range of compounds and phytochemicals relevant to drug, hemp and other natural product research.
Key features
- Automated screening of combinations of up to 6 co-solvents, temperature and pressure variations.
- Capacity for 10 extractors and 10 fraction collectors
- Fractional separation for isolation of terpenes and cannabinoids in different fractions
- The operation of the unit is controlled by a Program Logic Controller (PLC), which offers high reliability and reproducibility.
- Easy-to-use software on a desktop station allows the user to program sequences, visualise data and process a wide range of detectors: UV, ELSD
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PIC-Lab SUPER SFE for CO2 Extraction
The PIC-Lab SUPER SFE models are designed for high quality and efficient CO2 extraction of a wide range of compounds and phytochemicals.
PIC-Lab SUPER SFE series enables extractions in grams to several kilograms of biomass and compounds per day.
This system is popular in drug discovery and natural products research, including hemp.
Extraction with CO2 is a cost-effective and non-flammable process that leaves no toxic solvents in the extracts, complies with regulations and supports public demand for natural ingredients.
PIC-Lab SUPER SFE systems offer precise pumping and accurate pressure control using proprietary GDR, resulting in more efficient extraction.
For optimal productivity, biomass loading in extraction vessels can be increased 2-3 times when packed with our Flex Packer technology.
Key features
- Automated screening of combinations of up to 6 co-solvents, temperature and pressure variations.
- Capacity for 10 extractors and 10 fraction collectors
- Fractional separation for isolation of terpenes and cannabinoids in different fractions
- The operation of the unit is controlled by a Program Logic Controller (PLC), which offers high reliability and reproducibility.
- Easy-to-use software on a desktop station allows the user to program sequences, visualise data and process a wide range of detectors: UV, ELSD
- PIC-Lab SUPER SFE systems offer precise pumping and accurate pressure control using proprietary CPR, resulting in more efficient extraction.
PIC-Lab Industrial Scale CO2 Extraction (SFE)
Highly productive systems for research and production of phytochemicals such as flavours, fragrances, spices and hemp extracts.
The PIC-Lab INDUSTRIAL scale SFE models provide robust and efficient CO2 extraction of a wide range of compounds.
The systems comply with cGMP, EU GMP and other global standards, deliver precise CO2 flow and closely monitor system pressure to ensure an optimal extraction process.
For larger scale extraction, the efficient and sustainable SFE with CO2 technology drastically reduces operating costs by recycling CO2, using dramatically less solvent and significantly reducing energy consumption compared to other techniques.
Performance of PIC-Lab INDUSTRIAL SFE models at industrial scale:
- PIC-Lab SFE-25, extraction vessels:2-3 x 25 L, flow rate:150-350 L/hour
- PIC-Lab SFE-50, extraction vessels:2-3 x 50 L, flow rate:150-350 L/hour
- PIC-Lab SFE-100, extraction vessels: 2-3 x 100 L, flow rate: 600-3000 L/hour
- PIC-Lab SFE-200, extraction vessels: 2-3 x 200L,flow rate: 600-3000 L/hour
- PIC-Lab SFE-500, extraction vessels: 2-3 x 500L,flow rate: 600-3000 L/hour
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