Blue Tansy
Blue Tansy
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey flower & buds oils distillation plants for Blue Tansy. We supply the complete machinery to process Blue Tansy into an essential oil configured to the client’s target specification for fragrance, aromatherapy, flavour, cosmetic and related ingredient applications. Blue tansy oil is obtained from the flowers, buds and leaves of Tanacetum annuum and is valued in aromatherapy, skincare and pharmaceutical use.
Mechotech’s Blue Tansy distillation plant is configured around the raw material and the target oil. It is built in SS 316L with integrated condensers and oil–water separation, PLC-based automation and full documentation, and is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. The distillation mode is selected during process development. Blue tansy is a mixed flower, bud and leaf feedstock, so the line is built around gentle cutting and loose charging of the still; the oil is characterised by chamazulene, which is also the marker named for German chamomile oil.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Blue Tansy Distillation Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Tanacetum annuum |
| Raw Material | Blue Tansy |
| Plant Part | Flowers / buds / leaves |
| Marker Compound | Chamazulene (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Blue Tansy Distillation) |
| Product Category | Flower & Buds Oils Distillation Plants |
| Extraction Method | Steam, hydro, vacuum or pressure distillation — selected for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L |
| Condensation | Multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation |
| Oil–Water Separation | Stainless-steel Florentine flask |
| Finishing | Polish filtration; drying over anhydrous sodium sulphate or by vacuum |
| Automation | PLC-based |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Final Product Form | Blue Tansy essential oil; aromatic hydrosol as co-product |
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 | Scale-up trials, contract manufacturing |
| Commercial | Configured to raw-material supply and confirmed buyer volume | Commercial production |
Capacity is configured to raw-material supply, confirmed buyer volume and investment timeline; a pilot plant is recommended to validate parameters before scaling.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Preparation
Blue tansy flowers, buds and leaves are cleaned and, where required, cut to a short length before loose charging, so that steam passes evenly through the bed; the preparation and charge density are set during process development.
Charging & Distillation
The prepared Blue Tansy charge is loaded into the SS 316L still and distilled by steam, hydro (hydrodistillation), vacuum, or pressure distillation — selected for the volatility and heat-sensitivity of the target oil.
Condensation
Vapours pass through an efficient multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation, condensing the volatile oil and hydrosol.
Oil–Water Separation
Condensate is separated in a stainless-steel Florentine flask; the essential oil is collected while the hydrosol is drawn off (and can be recovered as a co-product).
Polishing & Drying
The crude oil is polish-filtered and dried over anhydrous sodium sulphate (or by vacuum) to remove residual moisture.
Quality Control
Each batch of Blue Tansy oil is verified by GC-MS and physical parameters (specific gravity, refractive index, optical rotation) before release.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning and sorting system
- Size-reduction unit (where required)
- SS 316L distillation still / extractor
- Multi-tube condenser with chilled-water circulation
- Stainless-steel Florentine flask (oil–water separator)
- Polish filtration system
- Drying unit (anhydrous sodium sulphate or vacuum)
- CIP system
- PLC-based automation and instrumentation
Plant Output
From Plant to Product
Blue Tansy Distillation
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Skin-care formulations
- Aromatherapy
- Massage products
- Hair-care formulations
- Pharmaceutical topical use (per the legacy listing)
Key Features
SS 316L Construction
All product-contact surfaces are SS 316L for corrosion resistance and product purity, with CIP capability between batches.
Efficient Condensation
High-surface-area multi-tube condensers with chilled-water circulation condense the volatile oil and hydrosol.
Mixed Flower-and-Leaf Distillation
The still is configured for a loosely packed charge of flowers, buds and leaves, with the distillation mode set during process development.
Hydrosol Recovery
Integrated separation allows the aromatic hydrosol to be recovered as a co-product.
Scalable Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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