It seems to me that when it comes to chemical reactions, the larger you go in scale, the more efficient it becomes overall. Is that right or am I seeing things wrong?
Yes that is true in some but not all scenarios. Certainly there are some cases where this wouldn't be true so is best determined on a case by case basis. The disadvantage is lack of flexibility and safety. I recall a huge explosion incident where some engineers skipped the pilot scale setup (a large reactor) and moved their process from bench top to full scale. Their reaction was exothermic but they didn't account for the heat build up correctly at that scale and it caused a runaway reaction.
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So after the extraction occurs and you recover the ethanol through the condenser, how do you separate the oil from the biomass where the soak/agitation occurred?
You don't use the condenser for recovering your alcohol in bulk. You would use a separate machine for this like a rotovap. You would just wash the material in the reactor and transfer saturated solvent to the rotovap for recovery. The spent plant material can then be dried of solvent by heating, and using the built in condenser or simply removed and disposed of.
Two questions 1) How do you daisy chain two reactors together? You mentioned this in the video. Do you have the reflux column in one drain off into another reactor? Or do you have the bottom valve drain into another? 2) 14:13 You said that if you choose to use it for distillation, then you cant use it for anything else... Im assuming you mean you cant use it for anything else _while its in that configuration_ - Correct? (Kinda came off as "if you use it for distillation, then you cant use it for anything else, _EVER!_ lol)
You can go either way. I've seen these setup up in chemical manufacturing facilities that have many reactors (up to 6) that are built out into a frame and chained together. Each reactor handles a different process. We can setup a full facility tuned for your application. Generally for distillation you would want a horizontal style condenser and not the vertical style ones that typically are paired with the reactor. The vertical condensers are for refluxing and will choke when you are distilling with it. The two setups aren't compatible so you would need to swap out parts to convert it from one to the other.
They were originally designed for chemical reaction and hence the name. They have lots of different uses and that flexibility is always a trade off, but with chemical reactions that flexibility is needed so that's what I would say is it's strongest. In terms of cannabis processing the most exciting aspect to me is terpene extraction. It increases your revenue substantially and is one of the few machines available for sale to do so.
Could you use the inlet port to add nitrogen gas into the reactor?
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It seems to me that when it comes to chemical reactions, the larger you go in scale, the more efficient it becomes overall. Is that right or am I seeing things wrong?
Yes that is true in some but not all scenarios. Certainly there are some cases where this wouldn't be true so is best determined on a case by case basis. The disadvantage is lack of flexibility and safety. I recall a huge explosion incident where some engineers skipped the pilot scale setup (a large reactor) and moved their process from bench top to full scale. Their reaction was exothermic but they didn't account for the heat build up correctly at that scale and it caused a runaway reaction.
Every step of a scientific experiment requires careful calculation. My friend, you are really knowledgeable and active. I have seen you on many videos below and learned a lot, thank you.😀
@ShanghaiQIYUIndustrialCompanyM well thanks :-D I've learned a lot in the intervening years. Chemistry is a great hobby.
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@ShanghaiQIYUIndustrialCompanyM you should see the equipment I now have... 4' labconco fume hood. VWR Recirculating chiller/heater. X-Stream cryogenic crystal cooler (was used for chilling samples for x-ray crystallography - I'm using it as a LN2 generator). A fully DIY 99.9% N2 generator (which I may turn into a pure O2 generator if I need it).
Fun stuff :-D
So after the extraction occurs and you recover the ethanol through the condenser, how do you separate the oil from the biomass where the soak/agitation occurred?
You don't use the condenser for recovering your alcohol in bulk. You would use a separate machine for this like a rotovap. You would just wash the material in the reactor and transfer saturated solvent to the rotovap for recovery. The spent plant material can then be dried of solvent by heating, and using the built in condenser or simply removed and disposed of.
using rotovap or falling film evaporator to recover the ethanol, then you use short path distillation to get the CBD and THC.
Fresh and tasty terps 🤔
Two questions
1) How do you daisy chain two reactors together? You mentioned this in the video. Do you have the reflux column in one drain off into another reactor? Or do you have the bottom valve drain into another?
2) 14:13 You said that if you choose to use it for distillation, then you cant use it for anything else... Im assuming you mean you cant use it for anything else _while its in that configuration_ - Correct? (Kinda came off as "if you use it for distillation, then you cant use it for anything else, _EVER!_ lol)
You can go either way. I've seen these setup up in chemical manufacturing facilities that have many reactors (up to 6) that are built out into a frame and chained together. Each reactor handles a different process. We can setup a full facility tuned for your application.
Generally for distillation you would want a horizontal style condenser and not the vertical style ones that typically are paired with the reactor. The vertical condensers are for refluxing and will choke when you are distilling with it. The two setups aren't compatible so you would need to swap out parts to convert it from one to the other.
What are reactors best for
They were originally designed for chemical reaction and hence the name. They have lots of different uses and that flexibility is always a trade off, but with chemical reactions that flexibility is needed so that's what I would say is it's strongest. In terms of cannabis processing the most exciting aspect to me is terpene extraction. It increases your revenue substantially and is one of the few machines available for sale to do so.