US 11,938,415 B2
Processes and systems for recovery of solvents and target botanical compounds
Sam Gorton, Enosburg Falls, VT (US); and Chris Wunz, State College, PA (US)
Assigned to Jaxon Technologies, LLC, State College, PA (US)
Filed by Jaxon Technologies, LLC, State College, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/539,438.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/119,884, filed on Dec. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0168666 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 11/02 (2006.01); B01J 19/18 (2006.01); C07B 63/00 (2006.01); C10B 47/00 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 11/0296 (2013.01) [B01D 1/00 (2013.01); B01D 3/00 (2013.01); B01J 19/1875 (2013.01); C07B 63/00 (2013.01); C10B 47/00 (2013.01); C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C11B 1/108 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00094 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A botanical evaporation process for recovering a botanical compound from a feedstock, comprising:
(i) feeding the feedstock into a heated mixing device, wherein the feedstock comprises solid media of dried, size-reduced plant material that includes the botanical compound for recovery and is devoid of organic solvent;
(ii) simultaneously mixing and heating the feedstock within the heated mixing device under a vacuum;
(iii) forming a vaporized botanical compound within the heated mixing device;
(iv) passing the vaporized botanical compound from the heated mixing device into a condenser; and
(v) condensing the vaporized botanical compound in the condenser to form a recovered botanical compound wherein the process is devoid of a motive gas stream contacting the feedstock during processing.