Electric jacket systems and methods for extraction are described. A system may be arranged or arrangeable for electrically controlling a temperature of one or more extraction system components. The system may include a first plurality of thermoelectric devices, the first plurality arranged or arrangeable for coupling with a first extraction system component at multiple locations along the first extraction system component. The system may further include a controller operably coupled to the first plurality of thermoelectric devices, with the controller configured or configurable to establish or maintain at least a first target temperature by selectively applying or causing the selective application of electrical power to the first plurality of thermoelectric devices.

According to an aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a microwave reactor including a container for storing a bath fluid, a tube including an inlet at one end through which a target fluid is introduced, an outlet at another end through which the target fluid is discharged, wherein at least a portion of the tube is submerged in the bath fluid, and at least one radiator located outside the container and configured to irradiate microwaves into the container.

Provided are a method of preparing a cannabis processed product having an increased Δ9-THC content in an efficient and economic manner, through a cyclization reaction by microwave irradiation of cannabis using various extraction solvents, and use of the processed product having an increased Δ9-THC content prepared by the method, a fraction thereof, and a single ingredient of THC, in foods, drugs, and cosmetics.

A large capacity natural material composition conversion apparatus using a microwave with a preset pressure function includes a chamber including a sealed reaction space accommodating a material, an radiator configured to heat the material by radiating a microwave into the reaction space, a pressure regulator configured to regulate a pressure of the reaction space by supplying a gas into the reaction space, and a controller configured to control the pressure regulator and the radiator, and preliminarily increase a pressure of the reaction space by controlling the pressure regulator before heating the material.

A process for preparing a total extract which is a mixture of a fresh plant matter with a fatty matter includes a. contacting the fresh plant matter which comprises at least 10% of water by weight relative to its total weight before or after desiccation loss, with the fatty matter chosen from hydrogenated oil or fat at a temperature between 50° C. and 180° C.; b. grinding the plant matter-fatty matter mixture at said temperature between 50° C. to 180° C.; and c. recovering a total extract that is solid or liquid at ambient temperature with a concentration of less than or equal to 4% of water by weight relative to the total weight of the total extract. Extracts recovered from such process and treatments using the extracts are also disclosed.

The disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving the manufacturing of silk solutions and powders containing silk fibroin obtained from silkworm cocoons. The solutions and powders can be used to improve the post-harvest preservation of perishables and to improve the performance of packaging, including biodegradable packaging.

The invention relates to a pressure vessel, having: a reaction chamber (2) as a pressure space for the initiation and/or facilitation of chemical and/or physical pressure reactions of samples (P) accommodated in the reaction chamber (2); a fluid inlet (20) with a feed valve (21) which is adjustable between an open position, for the feed of a fluid, preferably a flushing gas, into the reaction chamber (2), and a closed position, for stopping the feed of the fluid; a fluid outlet (30) with a discharge valve (31), which is adjustable between an open position, for the discharge of a fluid out of the reaction chamber (2), and a closed position, for stopping the discharge of the fluid out of the reaction chamber (2); and an oxygen sensor (33) for detecting an oxygen content in the reaction chamber (2). The pressure vessel (1) furthermore has a control device which is configured to control the feed valve (21) and the discharge valve (31) on the basis of the oxygen content detected by the oxygen sensor (33), such that the reaction chamber (2) is flushed via the feed and discharge valves (21, 31) situated in the open position, and at least the discharge valve (31) switches from the open position into the closed position as soon as a predetermined oxygen content is undershot. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

A method for improving a cell biomass includes de-ashing the cell biomass by applying pulsed electric field (PEF)- or constant electric field (CEF)-treatment to the cell biomass in a solvent, optionally under pressure higher than the ambient pressure, to thereby extract an ash fraction from the cell biomass into the solvent.

The present invention relates to a method of cleaning solids to be free of, or separating solids from, viscous materials and in some cases other solids such as, but not limited to resins and other coatings, foreign debris, clays, silts, contaminated water or chemicals and in other cases separating some liquids form some other liquids. Also disclosed are systems to accomplish such.

The present disclosure broadly relates to a process for recovering scandium and/or vanadium values from various feedstocks. More specifically, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to a process for the selective recovery of scandium and/or vanadium values from a feedstock, the process comprising: leaching the feedstock in a sulfuric acid solution while simultaneously sonicating the sulfuric acid solution thereby producing a pregnant solution; and selectively removing scandium and vanadium compounds from the pregnant solution using a solvent extraction process.