Ark Leaves
Ark Leaves
Purity Levels
30% Alkaloids
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Ark Leaves, standardised to 30% Alkaloids. We supply the complete machinery to process Ark Leaves into an extract configured to the client’s target specification for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and fragrance industries.
Mechotech's Ark Leaves plant is configured around the specific chemistry and processing requirements of Ark Leaves. Built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation, and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Ark leaves are a leafy herbal feedstock standardised on an alkaloids figure, so the line is built around milling the leaf, hydroalcoholic extraction, concentration with solvent recovery and drying; the species, and with it the alkaloid profile and the assay method, are agreed with the buyer first.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Ark Leaves Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Process Category | Herbal Extraction Plants |
| Plant Part | Leaves |
| Botanical Name | Not settled — the legacy Mechotech listing names Calotropis gigantea / Calotropis procera (Madar), while the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Ark Leaves Extract lists Saraca indica; the species is confirmed with the client |
| Standardisation | 30% Alkaloids |
| Extract Type | Standardised dry extract (powder) |
| Extraction Method | Food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) extraction in closed, jacketed SS 316L extractors |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L, electropolished, CIP-cleanable |
| Filtration System | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filtration |
| Concentration System | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with closed-loop solvent recovery |
| Drying System | Spray dryer or vacuum dryer |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, vacuum, compressed air, soft water, power (project-specific) |
| Automation | PLC-based automation |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Compliance | GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Free-flowing standardised extract powder |
Plant Capacities
| Plant Scale | Raw Material Throughput | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pilot | Configured to your feedstock and trial plan | Product development, parameter validation |
| Semi-Commercial | Configured between pilot and commercial scale | Contract manufacturing, scale-up trials |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Commercial production at confirmed buyer volume |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume; we recommend a pilot plant to validate process parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Preparation
Ark leaves are cleaned, checked for moisture and milled to a uniform particle size; the species and the plant part supplied are confirmed with the client before milling and extraction parameters are fixed.
Extraction
Milled Ark Leaves is extracted with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors under controlled temperature and multiple cycles to maximise recovery of the target actives.
Filtration
The extract (miscella) is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press followed by cartridge polish filters.
Concentration & Solvent Recovery
The miscella is concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator, with solvent recovered through the condenser return system.
Standardisation
The concentrate is assayed and adjusted to the declared specification of 30% Alkaloids before drying.
Drying & Quality Control
The standardised Ark Leaves extract is spray- or vacuum-dried, then released after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial, and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material authentication, cleaning and moisture testing
- Mill (size reduction)
- Jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
- Plate-and-frame filter press
- Cartridge polish filters
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Closed-loop solvent recovery system (condenser return)
- Spray dryer / vacuum dryer
- CIP (clean-in-place) system
- PLC-based automation panel
Plant Output
Applications
- Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani traditional medicine preparations (per the legacy listing)
- Pharmaceutical standardised herbal extracts and phytomedicines
- Nutraceutical capsule and tablet formulations
- Standardised herbal extract supply (30% alkaloids catalogue figure)
Key Features
SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated condenser-return recovery reuses solvent between batches and reduces solvent loss.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished extract against the agreed target specification.
Integrated Drying
A matched spray/vacuum dryer produces a free-flowing, low-moisture powder ready for encapsulation and blending.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
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