A multi-tower liquid-liquid extraction apparatus having two or more extraction towers arranged in parallel. Each tower has a heavy-liquid supplying port at the top and a heavy-liquid discharging port at the bottom. Additionally, each tower has a light-liquid supplying port at the bottom and a light-liquid discharging port at the top. The heavy-liquid channels of the extraction towers are connected in series. Furthermore, at least two of the extraction towers are connected to respective diaphragm chambers through their respective piping. These diaphragm chambers have a closed space, part of the wall of which is formed by a diaphragm whose volume is changed by an operating drive section. The piping between each extraction tower and its respective diaphragm chamber is equipped with a pressure-regulating chamber and an on/off valve to regulate the internal pressure.

The present document describes a system and a process for the extraction of several products from apple peel. There are several unit operations involved including an ultrafiltration unit, concentration unit, and a three stage counter current separator centrifuge wherein water is used as the solvent. The final products that are extracted from apple peel include pectin, syrup, fibers, as well as soluble and dried retenate fractions.

The specification provides methods for extracting juice, anthocyanin, pectin, proanthocyanidin, and/or other phenolic compounds, from fruit material such as cranberry fruit, presscake, and/or pomace, through a sequential extraction procedure.

The invention provides a process for the separation of MEG and 1,2-BDO from a first mixture comprising MEG and 1,2-BDO in a first solvent by the steps of: (i) combining said first mixture with a second solvent stream comprising a second solvent in a first extraction column; (ii) recovering (a) a second mixture of MEG and 1,2-BDO in the second solvent, wherein the molar ratio of MEG:1,2-BDO is lower in the second mixture than in the first mixture; and (b) a solution comprising MEG in the first solvent; (iii) combining said second mixture with a first washing stream, said first washing stream also comprising the first solvent in a second extraction column; (iv) recovering (c) a first extract stream comprising the second solvent and 1,2-BDO and (d) a third mixture comprising MEG and, optionally, 1,2-BDO in the first solvent.

One exemplary embodiment can be a process for oxidizing one or more thiol compounds from an alkaline stream. The process may include passing a mixed stream having the alkaline stream to a vessel having an oxidation section, a separation section and a vent gas section. Often, the oxidation section includes a body containing one or more packing elements. The process can further include passing an oxidized alkaline stream to the separation section containing a first chamber and a second chamber. Usually, the first chamber contains a coated mesh and packing. The two sections further form a neck contains a packing, a distributor, and a mesh.

The invention relates to a method for extraction and separation of cannabinoids from industrial hemp, designed for medicinal purposes, and also the preparation of an extract, not containing tetrahydrocannabinol, and the preparation of maximum refined individual cannabinoids.

The advantage of the method according to the invention consists in the preparation of an extract from hemp, which contains at a high percentage medically useful cannabinoids and doesn't contain undesirable admixtures and tetrahydrocannabinol, so that it can be used without any restrictions as a pharmaceutical. Moreover, the method allows the possibility of separation, if required, into individual useful cannabinoids as pure compounds, in ecological terms, without environmental pollution, as it is according to the most synthetic methods. The possibility of producing pure compounds represents a great contribution to the research of substances, related to a concrete medical application and the preparation of various combinations thereof, with the objective of expansion the field of application. The method is also cost-effective.

The method consists in that the extract, obtained in accordance with various methods, undergoes a centrifugal countercurrent liquid-liquid chromatography, as the operation includes a centrifugation of solvents and the extract, obtained during the previous operations; the solvents form two phases, the phase, which the extract is dissolved in, is mobile, and the other one is stationary, whereby the mobile phase passes through the stationary phase, wherein several amounts of the components of the extract content are captured; this passing of the mobile phase through the stationary phase is repeated many times, until separation of the desired substances, which are analyzed in a familiar way, whereby as stationary phase solvents are used, which are selected from the group of straight-chain and branched-chain hydrocarbons, produced from crude oil, straight-chain and/or branched-chain alcohols, straight-chain and/or branched-chain ketones, straight-chain and/or branched chain carboxylic acids, straight-chain and/or branched-chain nitriles, gases in supercritical and subcritical condition, like carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrogen oxides, water with modified acidity with or without salts of organic and non-organic substances dissolved therein, as for example NaSO.sub.3, carbonate compounds or mixtures of the above-mentioned solvents, and as mobile phase solvents are used, which are selected from the group of straight-chain and branched-chain hydrocarbons, produced from crude oil, straight-chain and/or branched-chain alcohols, straight-chain and/or branched-chain k

The present document describes a system and a process for the extraction of several products from apple peel. There are several unit operations involved including an ultrafiltration unit, concentration unit, and a three stage counter current separator centrifuge wherein water is used as the solvent. The final products that are extracted from apple peel include pectin, syrup, fibers, as well as soluble and dried retenate fractions.

A bearing assembly can be used in liquid service applications where the bearing assembly is intermittently or continuously exposed to liquid, such as below the liquid level of a solid-liquid extractor. In some examples, the bearing assembly includes an annular sleeve and an annular bearing. The annular sleeve is designed to be installed over the end of a rotatable shaft and positioned inside of a housing through which the rotatable shaft at least partially protrudes. The annular sleeve has an outer surface and length parallel to the rotational axis of the rotatable shaft. The outer surface of the annular sleeve may taper radially inwardly along at least a portion of the length of the sleeve. As a result, the bearing assembly and rotatable shaft positioned therein may pivot within housing about the taper of the annular sleeve.

A method for removing dissolved hydrocarbons from water may comprise: cracking a mixed hydrocarbon stream in a cracking furnace to produce a cracked gas effluent; quenching the cracked gas effluent in a quench water tower with quench water to produce a quenched gas stream and a spent quench water stream comprising water, tars, heavy aromatic hydrocarbons, gasoline, dissolved oil, and dispersed oil; feeding the spent quench water stream to a liquid-liquid extraction unit wherein the liquid-liquid extraction unit removes at least a portion of the dissolved oil and produce an extracted effluent stream.

Disclosed herein is a method of remediating chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated timber. Particularly, the method comprises contacting the CCA timber with an oxidative solvent and an acidic solvent which provides remediated timber and a variety of extracts containing amongst other things the metals of concern. One or more of the steps is conducted using continuous counter current extraction (CCE).