Methods for extracting solute from a source material

摘要

Methods for extracting solute from source material, including depositing the source material including solute in canisters, introducing solvent into the canisters, exposing the source materials to the solvents for predetermined periods of time to create extract mixtures including extracted solute and recycled solvent, communicating, fluidly, the extract mixtures to an extract container. Some examples include separating recycled solvent, including heating the container to evaporate the recycled solvent, and collecting the recycled solvent in a solvent collection container in fluid communication with the extract container. Some examples include collecting recycled solvent in solvent collection containers in fluid communication with the extract containers, the recycled solvent being stored as a liquid. Some examples include removably attaching canisters in fluid communication with extract containers.

主权项

1. A method for extracting solute from a source material, the method comprising:
depositing the source material having a solute in a canister; introducing a solvent into the canister; exposing the source material to the solvent for a predetermined period of time to create an extract mixture having the solute in solution with the solvent; fluidly communicating the extract mixture to a first extract container, the first extract container in fluid communication with the canister; selectively fluidly communicating the extract mixture to a second extract container, the second extract container selectively being in fluid communication with the canister; separating the solute from the extract mixture to define a recycled solvent by heating one or more of the first extract container and the second extract container to evaporate the recycled solvent; and collecting the recycled solvent in a solvent collection container in fluid communication with one or more of the first extract container and the second extract container.