@thedjreese ts made by my company and it is $6400.
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Will that work for the 4" pope also?
link?
Edit: or maybe start a thread in Manufacturers and let us grill you on it 
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yes send a link
@cyclopath @thedjreese you can find all the info on my website Beaker&Wrench - Laboratory equipment supplier or check my instagram @beakerandwrench.
I will probably not be posting it in the forums, as all the information is available online. Feel free to send me an email if youâre a serious inquiry, thanks so much in advance 
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Good to see you here, Dr. Paul!
Love this Site! Iâve been spreading the wordâŚ
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You have the liquid trap setup? I run a dry ice/acetone bath. Are you referring to the feedlines for that? If you are, weâre they the standard 11/16 compression fitting they use for a lot of instrument/chiller interfaces?
I just ordered the KDT-6 - 2 stage. I would love to pick your brain on the system. I have 3 years experience on a 6" wiped film.
I think the biggest issue is proper degassing. I would love to hear how you accomplish this at scale? I donât really want to use the machine itself to degas as i want to optimize its operating time. I have heard people using vac ovens and rotoâs but i have not tested either yet. We have used 5L fractional stills up to this point but its not efficient or scalable.
I would also be curious what the real throughput we can expect?
Im coming from glass and going to stainlessâŚAny suggestions?
Would love to jump on a call if you would be open. Thanks for any and all information you decide to share. Greatly appreciated.
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@Humboldt_origins
I am very familiar with the 6, Iâm assuming your doing two stage for different cuts?
Degassing is certainly a big problem, I find that when not fully decarbed I get very spontaneous spikes in pressure, with terpenes I usually get a steady up tick in pressure that eventually drops and starts building up again.
I find that you can sort of turn your WFE into a makeshift TFE by lowering your evaporator temp to 120*C or lower, run your wipers higher and turn your feed rate up, and run low vacuum (roughing pumps only, no diffusion or molecular turbo. This helps prevent violent bumping and unwanted cannabinoid distillation), should help strip light volatile compounds that will condense in your trap system, while your internal condenser will stay clean and your feedstock will run to the raffinate collection to be removed for molecular distillation. The process of running the stock over the evaporator will also help to decarboxylate, i find it usually takes 2-3 passes depending on feed rates. This is kind of annoying and turns up throughput time on one of your rigs.
Or just get some type of thin/falling film.
What vacuum are you used to running? I usually do rough cuts around 130mTorr and slim cuts around 0.4mTorr to 3.4mTorr, with a build out planned to go deeper.
Are you used to peristaltic pumps or gear pumps for feed? And are you using a small glass feed tank like the 2L that comes on most, or the 5L stainless with vacuum sealing ability? These fees tanks have their own pros and cons
Having stainless allows for a wider maximum wiper speed range which is useful. Stainless is also much easier to prevent damage to equipment. But it has a huge disadvantage with no visibility, this can be hard for novice WFE operators, however experienced folks should be able to get 80% of their system status from their vacuum gauge.
Thereâs plenty more I can talk about with Chemtech, let me know how I can help you with a DM
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@Humboldt_origins
If you do use your WFE or get a thin/falling film be sure to have adequate cold traps, those light volatile compounds can and will run through any other instruments down stream to the vacuum and the vacuum itâs self. Iâve found terps in my pump oil several times when the traps werenât set up correctly.
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advancedcannabisdistillationequipment
we should be included in this list. we have been manufacturing units for the past 7 years both in glass and stainless steel and we can even do carbon steel if someone needs that. we offer 2 inch to 6 inch units for purification and terpene recovery/separation. another area we work with is extraction using ethanol and ethanol recovery and have a major tweets on the typical CO2 extraction systems.
our system can be fully jacketed, no jacket or band heaters
Would you happen to remember what the throughput rate and power requirements for the KDT-6 - 2 Stage unit is?
Having a hard time getting a response from HelderpadâŚ
Contact the actual manufacturer, CTS https://www.chemtechservicesinc.com/
They have feed rates listed on their site. Cut the rate in half for a more accurate number.
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Thanks for the endorsementđââď¸
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I love your style, a true wizard!!! great info/stuff on your thread
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Hey, DrJoshâŚwhen did YOU ever manufacture distillation equipment? Everything on your site is from Pope Scientific (of the Great State of Wisconsin!). Youâre mis-representing yourself.
I havenât had the pleasure of a 2 stage KDT6, though Iâve had a âsoft approvalâ to purchase one from accounting for monthsâŚ
I have set up a pope TFE to pump into a KDT6 WFE that workedâŚok I honestly donât like Pope systems. They are affordable and available which is great, but I just donât find their build quality to be as robust as Chemtec. But if your pockets arenât deep enough Iâm never going to knock someone using a pope.
In terms of throughput Iâve gotten the SS KDT6 to run at about 2L/Hr, producing single pass 86%-95% D9. Thatâs with winterized, fully degassed EtOH crude as a feedstock and vacuum at 0.3mTorr - 0.04mTorr. Your mileage may vary and I have gotten upwards of 3L/hr but the single pass SOP doesnât work at those feed rates and usually requires a second pass
Power they list is 230v 14.7kw
Edit: grammar and spelling
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