CPC C07C 37/685 (2013.01) [B01D 11/0203 (2013.01); B01D 11/0207 (2013.01); B01D 11/028 (2013.01); B01D 11/0292 (2013.01); B01D 29/11 (2013.01); C07D 311/80 (2013.01)] | 1 Claim |
1. A method for extracting substantially purified compounds from solid material, comprising acts of;
passing a solvent in a supercritical state over the solid material to form a micelle;
collecting a first fraction of a compound in a first separation chamber by lowering a temperature of the micelle to a critical point of the solvent;
collecting a second fraction by further lowering the temperature and pressure of the micelle in a second separation chamber to below the critical point of the solvent;
collecting a third fraction by further lowering the temperature of the micelle in a third separation chamber;
wherein the solid material is a decarboxylated plant material; and
wherein the decarboxylated plant material is formed by performing acts of:
freezing a plant material with liquid nitrogen to form frozen plant material;
grinding the frozen plant material to form ground plant material; and
decarboxylating the ground plant material in a vacuum oven to form the decarboxylated plant material.
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