A device (1) for distributing mineralized water, said device comprising: an inlet (3), for loading water from an external source (100); a distillation unit (2), connected to the inlet (3) and configured to provide a distillation of an amount of water at least partially through heating, wherein said distillation unit (2) in turn comprises, or is operatively connected to, at least an heater (4) configured for providing heat in an amount sufficient to heat the amount of water at least up to a boiling temperature; a water distributor (5) configured for transferring a predetermined amount of distilled water (D) extracted from the distillation unit (2), to a removable container (10), the water distributor (5) being provided with an outlet nozzle or aperture (6) configured to face in use on said container (10); a mineralization unit (7) interposed between the distillation unit (2) and the outlet nozzle or aperture (6), said mineralization unit (7) being configured for accessing the inner cavity of a disposable capsule (20), containing a mineralized fluid solution or powder (M) in said cavity, for extracting at least part of said mineralized fluid solution or powder (M) from the capsule (20) and/or being configured for emptying the capsule (20) from the mineralized fluid solution or powder (M), and transferring at least part of the mineralized fluid solution or powder (M) from the capsule (20) to the water distributor (5); the device, optionally through the water distributor (5), being configured to mix the mineralized fluid solution or powder (M) with the predetermined amount of distilled water (D) transferred by the water distributor (5) to the removable container (10).

Integrated rotary evaporator apparatuses are provided. Such rotary evaporators include a vertically oriented evaporator for evaporating a sample to form a sample evaporate, a mixing apparatus for mixing the sample in the evaporator, a condenser for condensing the evaporated sample into a condensate, a collection vessel for collecting the condensate, a vacuum pump to create a vacuum in the evaporator, and a refrigeration system integrated into the condenser, where all components are integrated into a single apparatus. Standalone large-scale chillers for cooling a liquid, vapor or other medium are also provided. Such chillers include a heat exchanger or evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a temperature controller, all integrated into a single standalone chiller usable with any vessel or reservoir containing liquids, vapors or other medium from which heat is to be removed. Methods of using such devices to distill, evaporate and/or cool a sample or medium are provided.

Various embodiments include an exemplary design of an apparatus and related process to reduce or eliminate de-gassing from a liquid precursor during dispensing of the liquid precursor under vacuum. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a liquid-flow controller configured to be coupled to a liquid-supply vessel containing the liquid precursor, and at least one valve hydraulically coupled downstream of and to the liquid-flow controller by a liquid line. The at least one valve is to be opened and closed to maintain a minimum pressure that is sufficiently high enough to reduce or prevent degassing of the liquid precursor throughout the liquid line. An atomizer is hydraulically coupled downstream of and to the at least one valve. The atomizer can produce droplets of the liquid precursor and is further to be coupled on a downstream side to a vacuum source. Other methods and apparatuses are disclosed.

Systems and methods for solvent-free direct extraction of target compounds from compositions of matter are disclosed herein. The disclosed systems and methods use low pressure to reduce the evaporation temperature of target compounds without affecting the chemical integrity thereof. Target compounds are extracted from the composition of matter in an evacuation chamber and then collected using a capture system. Target compounds may be drawn from the evacuation chamber into the capture system using a carrier gas to facilitate transport of the targeted compounds in the vapor phase. A processed vapor stream may be transported from the capture system back into the evacuation chamber using a recirculation system that includes a blower. The disclosed systems and methods may be used, for example, to extract target compounds from plant matter such as fresh or dried cannabis and hemp, lavender, rosemary, lilac, or other suitable plant matter containing desirable compounds for extraction.

A continuous-feed vacuum distillation system with an integrated pre-heater is proposed. It operates continuously on the material to be distilled and heats such material to near-distillation or distillation temperature before it enters the distillation column. This eliminates the current practice of heating the feed material only to much lower temperatures in a feed vessel before it enters the distillation system and thereby eliminates the loss of distillation efficiency inherent in the conventional practice. Various alternative features of the claimed integrated pre-heater are also claimed.

The present invention relates to an improved method for removing contaminants from a gaseous stream substantially comprising carbon dioxide. More specifically, the method comprises the step of subjecting the gaseous stream to an absorption step in which the absorbent is liquid carbon dioxide wherein the waste of carbon dioxide is minimized by utilizing a compressing means for generating a pressure difference between two streams in a reboiler.

An evaporator for submerged combustion and delayed evaporation, a method of the same and a system of combined evaporation devices, the evaporator for submerged combustion and delayed evaporation comprises: a housing formed with a space for containing an evaporating liquid; a separator plate arranged in an interior of the housing and dividing the housing into a heat transfer (submerged combustion) area and an evaporation area; a vapor chamber located above a liquid surface of the evaporation area; a flue gas chamber located above a liquid surface of the heat transfer area, wherein the flue gas chamber is provided with a flue gas outlet, the flue gas outlet is provided with a pressure valve which is capable of controlling a gas pressure within the flue gas chamber such that a gas pressure within the flue gas chamber is larger than a gas pressure within the vapor chamber.

Systems and methods for solvent-free direct extraction of target compounds from plant matter are disclosed herein. The disclosed systems and methods use low pressure to reduce the evaporation temperature of target compounds without affecting the chemical integrity thereof. Target compounds are extracted from the plant matter in an evacuation chamber, and the extracted target compounds are then collected using a cooling system. Target compounds may be drawn from the evacuation chamber into the cooling system using a carrier gas to facilitate transport of the targeted compounds in the vapor phase. The evaporated target compounds may, for example, be drawn into the cooling system using a recirculation system that includes a blower. The disclosed systems and methods may be used, for example, to extract target compounds from plant matter such as fresh or dried cannabis and hemp, lavender, rosemary, lilac, or other suitable plant matter containing desirable compounds for extraction.

An assembly for rehabilitating alcohol, including a pressure controllable chamber, a cooler in thermal communication with the pressure controllable chamber, a liquid inlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber, a liquid outlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber, and a gas outlet port in fluidic communication with the pressure controllable chamber. The assembly further includes a partial vacuum source in fluidic communication with the gas outlet port for establishing a partial vacuum in the pressure controllable chamber, and a liquid collection vessel in fluidic communication with the liquid outlet port. The residence time from when a liquid is flowed into the pressure controllable chamber until the liquid exits the chamber is no more than sixty seconds. The partial vacuum is insufficient to evaporate an ethanol solution during residence time in the pressure controllable chamber.

A method for rehabilitating alcohol, including placing a quantity of ethanol solution in a pressure-controllable environment, decreasing the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment to about 25 Torr, holding the pressure of the pressure-controllable environment at about 25 Torr for a first predetermined period of time, removing unwanted congeners, such as ethyl acetate, from the ethanol solution to yield a treated ethanol solution, and removing treated solution from the pressure-controllable environment.