High Purity Extractions offers tremendous processing ability to hemp growers, farmers, and processors, all conducted in our GMP grade facility.

ORGANIC HEMP EXTRACTION AND DISTILLATION

How much hemp can High Purity handle? Read on and find out.

High Purity Extractions offers tremendous processing ability to hemp growers, farmers, and processors, all conducted in our GMP grade facility.

The hemp industry is going to experience tremendous growth over the next decade-plus. There is an enormous volume of information and opportunity to help people make a great decision about getting into the hemp business as either a side job, or professionally.

If you are thinking about getting into the hemp growing space, or are already, here are some fun numbers.

First, an established farmer can produce between 1,500 and 2,000 pounds of hemp flower per acre, explicitly grown for CBD or CBG.   (Note, this must be below .03 psychoactive THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) level to remain clear of regulatory violations).

Second, it takes about 40 pounds of hemp flowers to produce a kilo of CBD oil. High Purity can handle this process from the start, to the finish of your determination, whether it’s crude, distillate, isolate, or something more advanced. 

Optimize your crop yield with High Purity Extractions.

High Purity Extractions can process large volumes to suit any farmers or growers needs. Our current production ability allows us to process up to 60,000 pounds of biomass a month. That’s 30-40 acres worth of plants, produced to a beautiful finished isolate product that will demand a high market price. 

Our craft supercritical CO2 extraction process yields the highest quality oils that will demand high prices. Let’s say an experienced farmer can harvest 2,000 lbs of flower per acre. That 2,000 lb harvest would optimally yield 50 kilos of crude CBD oil.   We do NOT use any solvents at all, there is no ethanol in the process.   So if you have organic certified hemp or crude extract, this process will provide organic CBD distillate in either full spectrum or broad spectrum T free options.

Crude CBD oil, extracted by our supercritical CO2 process will yield a significantly higher price than oils produced by ethanol extraction. Recent market trends show that supercritical processed oil sells on average of 25-50% higher rate. When we are looking at tens of thousands of pounds of extraction, and hundreds of kilos of oil, that is a huge difference!

High Purity Extractions offers many additional processing services, that will yield your crude CBD into an even more valuable product. All of our extraction and processing is completed in our GMP grade facility. 

Our supercritical CO2 process can yield various products such as crude extract, distillates of full or broad-spectrum, isolates, and non-detectable-THC CBD oil, all of which can add significant increased value to your crop.

There are a lot of things to consider after harvest. The more refined products will yield the highest profit margins for your crop, but they will also cost more. We can help you find a significant profit on return by advising what products are in demand, and what services we can offer at the best cost, based on your volume.

We are here to help! 

Please contact us today to discuss your processing needs and how we may help!

Substance Extraction: 3 Advantages of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

At least as far back as ancient China, people have been interested in the bioactive ingredients in plants and how best to extract them to reap their benefits. While scientific research has led to the development of several isolation and extraction techniques, most of the traditional methods suffer from weaknesses that limit the amount of pure substance that can be obtained from the plant. An emerging technique, which employs what is referred to as supercritical carbon dioxide, is gaining traction in several industries, as it is proving favorable in a number of ways in its ability to isolate vitamins as well as other substances thought to provide medicinal benefits that may be used in the development of neutraceuticals and other products. 

What is supercritical carbon dioxide? 

Super critical carbon dioxide extraction is a technique to separate substances from within a plant. This approach combines other techniques to simplify and optimize the process of extraction. The data on its effectiveness and safety over other extraction methods are leading to its use in extracting a wide range of molecules from plants. Extracting substances from cannabis plants and hemp seed, for instance, has become more popular as the markets for the relevant ingredients have grown with recent regulatory changes. However, a major challenge in meeting this new demand is accessing safe and reliable extraction techniques. 

How does supercritical carbon dioxide work? 

This method involves placing plant material into an extraction vessel and pumping in carbon dioxide that has been exposed to high temperatures and pressures. The carbon dioxide then acts to dissolve portions of the plant. When the pressure is subsequently released by the opening of a valve, this dissolved material flows into another vessel, where heat and pressure are further modified to enhance the bonding of the material to the carbon dioxide. This bonding facilitates the separation of key ingredients from the plant. The extracted material is then collected in a separate collection vessel. 

What makes supercritical carbon dioxide processing superior to other extraction methods? 

1. It produces pure products. Supercritical carbon dioxide processing is known for producing pure, high quality products. While other extraction methods cannot always separate the compound of interest from organic solvents, with supercritical carbon dioxide extraction, no residual solvent is left on the product. 

This feature of supercritical carbon dioxide processing is advantageous because it enables the isolation of a pure product. Given that organic solvents are often toxic., ensuring that the final product is free of organic solvents is particularly important in industries where the isolated product is one that will be ingested. 

2. It recovers product efficiently. Some substances cannot be adequately recovered using conventional methods of extraction. Because super critical carbon dioxide extraction can be achieved without the use of extreme temperatures, little degradation occurs compared to what is seen with other methods of extraction. 

In addition to minimizing degradation, supercritical carbon dioxide enables higher product yields by simply capturing more of the product. By working in a super critical state, however, this approach leverages thee technical benefits of both gases and liquids. Specifically, the supercritical carbon dioxide can travel into small spaces that only gases can travel while also dissolving and behaving like a solvent in a way that only liquids normally do. No degradation. 

3. It can be customized to the target ingredient. Strategies to manipulate the physical properties of supercritical carbon dioxide enables scientists to encourage binding between carbon dioxide and the specific molecule of interest. Research into how to optimize extraction of specific compounds is also boosting scientists’ understanding of how best to obtain pure, uncontaminated substances in favorable volumes. 

Takeaway: There are a variety of substances within plants that have the potential to improve our lives and our health. As research into these substances has grown, so too has our understanding of which substances are most beneficial and what their specific benefits are. 

This critical information has increased our desire to isolate and extract specific molecules from others that are co-mingled within individual plants. As such, developing more sophisticated methods for extraction has been a major goal of plant-based industries. The use of supercritical carbon dioxide is growing due to promising data on its ability to more effectively, efficiently, and safely isolate these sought-after substances. 

Supercritical CO2 processing is especially useful for THC remediation from hemp or cannabis. High Purity Extractions currently offers numerous supercritical CO2 extraction services, including; 

• CO2 THC remediation – We can separate THC from CBD in a complete solventless system. We can accept any input material and bring it to 85-95% CBD that is below .1% THC concentration.
• CO2 CBN remediation – Similar to our CO2 THC remediation technology, we can remove CBN from any CBD matrix.
• CO2 THC+CBN remediation – We also can remove both THC and CBN in the same process
• CO2 Pesticide Remediation – We can remove pesticides from any botanical extract, including non-hemp!
• CO2 THC to CBN Conversion – We can convert any cannabinoid matrix that contains THC into CBN. In a CO2 system without any co-solvents.
• CO2 CBDA Isolation – We can also separate CBDA from any incoming Hemp biomass! This could be a great addition to your vape cartridge formula to limit crystallization.
• CO2 Tolling – We can toll a variety of compounds in CO2 to create various extracts.

Please contact us if you want to know more about the supercritical CO2 services that High Purity offers, or to get in our cue.

Supercritical CO2 is perfect for hemp extraction and THC remediation.

CO2 or carbon dioxide is a gas at standard condition. Carbon dioxide reaches the supercritical state at 1071 psi and 31.1°C. When a CO2n molecule is in a supercritical state, it has properties of both liquid and gas. Supercritical CO2 is advantageous for extraction purposes because it can reach into incredibly small spaces like gas but can also dissolve and mimic a liquid solvent. It is the best of both worlds. The physical properties of supercritical CO2 can be easily manipulated during the process, which allows it to bond to any molecule the producer chooses.

Supercritical CO2 uses.

The most common use of supercritical carbon dioxide is extraction. The process has many organic applications, especially in the hemp industry, where it is most often used to extract THC. Similarly, the removal of specific components like CBN or pesticides is also possible. Supercritical CO2 is also commonly used for caffeine extraction from coffee beans, dry cleaning, and semiconductor wafer cleaning. 

How does the supercritical CO2 process work?

Supercritical CO2 is perfect for hemp extraction and THC remediation. It also has significant benefits for a wide range of uses, functional foods, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, removal of harmful substances, cleaning, and more. 

Large scale supercritical CO2 processing.

The extraction process begins by placing the ground plant material (biomass) into an extraction vessel. Next, CO2 gas undergoes high temperature and pressure until it reaches a supercritical state. A pump then forces the supercritical CO2 into the extraction vessel, where it breaks the trichomes, allowing it to dissolve part of the plant material. A pressure release valve then allows the material to flow into a separate vessel, where an internal compressor and heater are used to adjust pressure and temperature. By changing the temperature and pressure as well as flow rate, specific molecules will bond to CO2, separating them from the plant – biomass material. Many systems recycle the CO2 by rerouting it back into the tank to be used during the next extraction. Finally, the extract is collected in a glass vessel, such as a beaker. 

High Purity Extractions offers numerous supercritical CO2 services including:

CO2 THC remediation – Our CO2 THC remediation technology can separate THC from CBD in a complete system, devoid of harsh solvents and media. We can accept any input material and bring it to 85-95% CBD that is below .1% THC concentration.

CO2 CBN remediation – Similar to our CO2 THC remediation technology, we also can remove CBN from any CBD matrix.

CO2 THC+CBN remediation – We also can remove both THC and CBN in the same process

CO2 Pesticide Remediation – We can remove pesticides from any botanical extract, including non-hemp!

CO2 THC to CBN Conversion – We can convert any cannabinoid matrix that contains THC into CBN. In a CO2 system without any co-solvents.

CO2 CBDA Isolation – We can also separate CBDA from any incoming Hemp biomass! CBDA isolate is an excellent addition to your vape cartridge formula to limit crystallization.

CO2 Tolling – We can toll a variety of compounds in CO2 to create various extracts.

If you would like to discuss your processing needs, please contact us via email, or give us a call today! 617.521.8532

Sources: 

coleparmer.com – https://www.coleparmer.com/tech-article/supercritical-co2-extraction-method