TOBACCO SEPARATION PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING TOBACCO-DERIVED MATERIALS, AND ASSOCIATED EXTRACTION SYSTEMS

摘要

A process of extracting at least one target component from a plant material (10) is provided. The process includes homogenizing a plant material in the presence of an extraction solvent to reduce the plant material to a plant liquid component and a plant pulp component. Each of the components may be further processed to extract specific components therefrom. Specifically, the plant liquid component can be processed to extract a plant - derived starch material, plant - derived proteins, plant - derived sugars, plant - derived sugars, and the like. The plant pulp material can be processed to extract pectin and cellulose. An associated system is also provided.