| CPC B01D 11/02 (2013.01) [B01D 1/14 (2013.01); B01D 3/343 (2013.01); B01D 11/023 (2013.01); B01D 11/028 (2013.01); B01D 11/0288 (2013.01); B01D 11/0296 (2013.01); C11B 1/10 (2013.01); C11B 9/027 (2013.01); B01D 2011/007 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method to produce a product comprising a cannabinoid, comprising:
(a) providing a composition comprising cannabinoids, wherein (i) the composition has a surface area, (ii) the composition comprises less than 15 percent water by weight, (iii) the composition comprises an oil, (iv) the oil comprises the cannabinoids, (v) the cannabinoids comprise a native cannabinoid molecule, (vi) the native cannabinoid molecule comprises a carboxyl group, (vii) the native cannabinoid molecule is tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), (viii) the composition comprises at least 5 percent by weight of the cannabinoids, which are selected from tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), tetrahydrocannabivarin carboxylic acid (THCVA), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), and (ix) the composition comprises at least 1 percent by weight tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA);
(b) contacting the composition with a heated surface and exposing the surface area of the composition to a vacuum to convert the native cannabinoid molecule into a modified cannabinoid molecule in a gas phase, wherein (x) contacting the composition with the heated surface heats the cannabinoids of the composition by conduction, and (xi) the modified cannabinoid molecule is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC);
(c) condensing the modified cannabinoid molecule into a condensed cannabinoid molecule in a distillate, wherein (xii) the condensed cannabinoid molecule is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); and
(d) collecting the distillate.
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