Australian Sandal Wood Absolute
Australian Sandal Wood Absolute
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey wood absolute extraction plants for Australian Sandal Wood (Santalum spicatum). We supply the complete machinery to process Australian Sandal Wood into an extract configured to the client’s target specification for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and fragrance industries. Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) is valued for a woody, sweet, creamy fragrance used in perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics and medicinal applications.
Mechotech's Australian Sandal Wood plant is configured around the specific chemistry and processing requirements of Australian Sandal Wood. Built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation, and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Sandalwood is a dense, oil-rich heartwood, so the line is built around chipping or milling the wood, solvent extraction and concentration; santalols are the listed marker compounds.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Australian Sandal Wood Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Process Category | Wood Absolute Extraction Plants |
| Botanical Name | Santalum spicatum |
| Marker Compounds | α-Santalol and β-Santalol (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Australian Sandal Wood Extract; ranges are as listed there and agreed with the buyer) |
| Principal Documented Constituent | Santalols |
| Extract Type | Solvent-extracted concentrate (absolute / concrete category product) |
| 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 |
| 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 | Standardised concentrate — final form confirmed to the project specification |
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
Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) wood is cleaned and reduced to chips or powder so that the solvent reaches the oil-bearing heartwood; the feed form and particle size are set during process development.
Extraction
Milled Australian Sandal Wood 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 target specification before drying.
Quality Control & Release
The standardised Australian Sandal Wood concentrate is 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)
- CIP (clean-in-place) system
- PLC-based automation panel
Plant Output
From Plant to Product
Australian Sandal Wood Extract
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Skin-care and dermatology products
- Aromatherapy and mental-wellness products
- Perfumery
- Massage and personal-care products
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.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Concentrate Finishing & Quality Control
Concentration and finishing are configured for a solvent-extracted aromatic concentrate rather than a spray-dried powder, with batch-release testing and certificate-of-analysis documentation.
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