High efficiency distillation head and methods of use
A high efficiency distillation head and methods of use has a distillation head that may be used for efficient fractional distillation of high boiling point compounds, and includes a lower insulated jacket surrounding a fractionating column and an upper insulated jacket surrounding a condenser. An exit path of equal or greater cross sectional area to the fractionating column is located at or below the top of the fractionating column.
1. A device comprising a distillation head, the distillation head comprising:
a column with a partially surrounding insulation chamber, the column having an inner diameter and the insulation chamber having a silver lining;
a condenser, the condenser having an inner diameter and a floor; and
a distillation port, the distillation port having an inner diameter;
wherein the column extends through the floor of the condenser, further wherein the floor of the condenser slopes downward towards the distillation port.
2. The distillation head of claim 1 , further wherein the inner diameter of the distillation port is substantially equal to or greater than the inner diameter of the column and the inner diameter of the condenser is greater than the inner diameter of the column.
3. The distillation head of claim 2 , wherein the insulation chamber around the column is a vacuum chamber.
4. The distillation head of claim 2 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum chamber.
5. The distillation head of claim 3 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum insulation chamber.
6. The distillation head of claim 1 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum chamber.
7. The distillation head of claim 1 , further comprising an indent in the column.
8. The distillation head of claim 1 , wherein the column further comprising an interior wall, wherein the interior wall is straight at the point where the column passes through the floor of the condenser.
9. The distillation head of claim 1 , further comprising an inlet port to the condenser, which inlet port passes through the insulation chamber around the condenser.
10. The distillation head of claim 1 , whereby the distillation head is used to separate constituents from herbs.
11. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a secondary condenser attached to a joint on the distillation port, the secondary condenser having an electric mantel and an insulated sleeve wrapped around the secondary condenser.
12. A device for distilling compounds, the device comprising:
a column;
a lower insulation chamber, the lower insulation chamber further comprising a silver lining;
a condenser, the condenser having a floor; and
an exit port;
wherein the lower insulation chamber at least partially surrounds the column;
wherein the column extends through the floor of the condenser;
and further wherein the floor of the condenser slopes downward toward the exit port.
13. The distillation head of claim 12 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum chamber.
14. A device for distilling liquids, the device comprising:
a condenser, the condenser having a floor;
a column having an opening, the column passing through the floor of the condenser and the opening located in the condenser;
an insulation chamber partially surrounding the column, the insulation chamber having a silver lining;
an exit port;
wherein the exit port is a drain for the condenser.
15. The distillation head of claim 14 , wherein the insulation chamber around the column is a vacuum chamber.
16. A method of distilling a compound comprising the steps of:
supplying a vapor from a contained source to a distillation head, where the distillation head comprises:
a column with a partially surrounding insulation chamber, the column having an inner diameter and the partially surrounding insulation chamber having a silver lining;
a condenser, the condenser having an inner diameter and a floor; and
a distillation port, the distillation port having an inner diameter;
wherein the column extends through the floor of the condenser, the floor of the condenser is configured to drain condensation toward the distillation port; and
collecting liquid from the distillation port.
17. The method of distilling of claim 16 , wherein the insulation chamber around the column is a vacuum chamber.
18. The method of distilling of claim 16 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum chamber.
19. The method of distilling of claim 17 , wherein the insulation chamber around the condenser is a vacuum insulation chamber.
20. The method of distilling of claim 16 , wherein the insulation chamber around the column is a vacuum chamber.
21. The method of distilling of claim 16 , wherein the vapor is supplied to the distillation head through the column.
22. The method of distilling of claim 16 , further comprising the step of maintaining a temperature differential of between about 5° and 30° Celsius between the condenser and the column.
23. The method of distilling of claim 16 , wherein the contained source is a boiling flask attached to the distillation head.