Method of extracting one or more chemical extracts from a plant product
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a method for extracting one or more chemical extracts from a plant product. The chemical extracts are purified and extracted by first separating at least a phytochemical bearing part of a plant product from one or more other portions of the plant product. A carrier oil is then heated at a target temperature to be used as the vehicle for extraction and then mixed with the at least a phytochemical bearing part while the target temperature is maintained. The process may be streamlined by having heating and mixing occur in a press device. The mixed carrier oil and the at least a phytochemical bearing part are then passed through the press device to produce an oil mixture. At least a chemical extract may be extracted from the oil mixture, and in some cases may be further purified by evaporation and/or centrifugation.
1. A method of extracting one or more chemical extracts from a plant product, the method comprising:
producing a first mixture of at least a first phytochemical bearing part and a carrier oil at a target temperature;
passing the at least a first phytochemical bearing part and the carrier oil through a press device to produce a first oil mixture and a solid residue, while the press device maintains the target temperature by an adjustable heating element;
producing a second mixture of the oil mixture and the solid residue at the target temperature;
passing the second mixture through the press device to produce a second oil mixture, while the press device maintains the target temperature by the adjustable heating element;
extracting from the second oil mixture at least a chemical extract.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing the first mixture further comprises separating at least a phytochemical bearing part of a plant product from one or more other portions of the plant product.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein separating further comprises separating using a sieve.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein separating further comprises grinding the at least a phytochemical bearing part to a coarse consistency.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing the first mixture further comprises heating the first mixture to the target temperature.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein heating the first mixture to the target temperature is performed by a heating element located within the press device.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein heating the first mixture further comprises heating the first mixture to a temperature between 80° Fahrenheit and 350° Fahrenheit.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the carrier oil further comprises an oil that is liquid at a temperature between 80° Fahrenheit and 350° Fahrenheit.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the phytochemical bearing part is fractionally distilled.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing the first mixture further comprises fractionally distilling the phytochemical bearing part.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein producing the first mixture further comprises:
mixing the at least a phytochemical bearing part of the plant product with an oil-bearing plant product; and
heating the mixture to the target temperature.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the oil-bearing plant product further comprises at least an oil-bearing seed.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the oil-bearing plant product further comprises at least an oil-bearing meal.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the press device further comprises an oil press device.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the press device further comprises a rosin press device.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein extracting further comprises adding the oil mixture to a centrifuge.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the centrifuge is maintained at the target temperature.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein extracting further comprises evaporating the oil mixture.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chemical extract further comprises a cannabinoid.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chemical extract further comprises an essential oil.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chemical extract further comprises terpene.
22. The method of claim 1 further comprising decarboxylating the at least a plant product.
23. The method of claim 1 further comprising decarboxylating the at least a phytochemical bearing part of the plant product.
24. The method of claim 1 further comprising decarboxylating the at least a phytochemical bearing part of the plant product and the carrier oil.