New site:
https://www.thepureextractor.com
I spent at least an hour grilling the owner and his son as well as speak with the owner of the unit that was there on display (he’s hauling it away to his lab after the cup and was stoked to give me the inside scoop).
The total cost is $500k for everything - they will also set you up with regular delivery of a tane-blend owner has been using for maximum solubility… It’s a custom 3-solvent blend that runs $3600 for 1000lbs tank,No idea if that’s a good deal as I don’t extract with Hydrocarbons.
There were a few features I found to be interesting:
- The cone shaped material vessel promotes full saturation of material as opposed to columns - it’s also dimple jacketed which makes it look like a giant strawberry - wonder if you could powder coat it red
- The spray nozzle for solvent opperates at 22psi and produces an ultra-fine mist - the 36cfm recovery pump runs simultaneously - as the solvent is forced through the biomass there is great heat exchange and the entire vessel temp drops to approx -50°C. It’s essentially a giant freezer coil with a biomass chamber which elliminates the need for chillers!
- Continuous opperation with the ability to daisy-chain multiple cone material pots together empty one while running the other (definitely can run thousands of pounds per day this way).
- Ease of cleanup - The cauldron sits on a pivot and the lid comes off with the help of a crane (included), once the lid is off, you tilt the giant strawberry on it’s side and dump all the spent biomass out.
- Everything is PSI and ASME certified - ready for any licenced type-7 facility. The whole plant is ran from a central control panel.
Very impressed. If I had half a mil lying around I would definitely grab one of these for large-scale hydrocarbon extraction!