Boswellia Serrata Extract
Boswellia Serrata Extract
Purity Levels
30% to 85% Boswellic acids by Titration
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey herbal extraction plants for Boswellia Serrata Extract, standardised to 30% to 85% Boswellic acids by Titration. We supply the complete machinery — resin cleaning and crushing, solvent extraction, purification, solvent recovery, and vacuum drying — to convert Boswellia serrata gum resin into a consistent, boswellic-acid-rich extract for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and functional food industries.
Mechotech's Boswellia Serrata Extract plant is engineered around the real processing chemistry of the resin: controlled solvent extraction maximises recovery of boswellic acids and AKBA (acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid), while purification enriches active content and reduces unwanted resinous impurities. Built in SS 304 / SS 316L with integrated closed-loop solvent recovery, PLC-SCADA automation and full batch documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system engineered to the 30% to 85% Boswellic acids by Titration specification.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Boswellia Serrata Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Boswellia serrata |
| Raw Material | Natural gum resin (Indian Frankincense) |
| Plant Part | Oleo-gum resin |
| Extract Type | Standardised boswellic acid extract powder |
| Standardisation | 30% to 85% Boswellic acids by Titration; AKBA-enriched grades available |
| Extraction Method | Controlled-temperature solvent extraction |
| Product-contact Material | SS 304 / SS 316L, CIP-cleanable |
| Filtration System | Pressure leaf filtration + cartridge secondary filtration |
| Concentration System | Vacuum evaporator |
| Drying System | Vacuum tray dryer, with pulverising |
| Automation | Configurable — manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic PLC-SCADA (recipe-based) |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement — pilot to commercial scale |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air, nitrogen, soft water, power (project-specific) |
| Compliance | GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Free-flowing standardised 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
Natural Boswellia resin is cleaned to remove bark particles, sand, dust and other foreign material, then crushed into controlled particle sizes to improve solvent penetration and extraction efficiency.
Solvent Extraction
Prepared resin is extracted with food-grade solvent in closed jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels under precisely controlled temperature and agitation, maximising boswellic acid and AKBA recovery while minimising degradation.
Primary Filtration
The extract is passed through high-efficiency pressure leaf filters to remove suspended impurities while preserving valuable active compounds.
Vacuum Concentration
Clarified extract is concentrated under vacuum to gently remove solvent without exposing sensitive boswellic compounds to excessive temperature, improving stability and reducing oxidation.
Purification
The concentrated extract undergoes specialised purification to enrich boswellic acids and reduce unwanted resinous components, enhancing product purity, colour consistency and export compliance.
Secondary Filtration & Solvent Recovery
A polish filtration stage precedes closed-loop solvent recovery, which returns process solvent for condensing, purification and reuse in subsequent extraction cycles.
Vacuum Drying & Pulverising
Purified extract is dried under controlled vacuum to obtain a stable, free-flowing powder with excellent shelf life, then pulverised to the required particle size.
Standardisation & Quality Control
Final blending adjusts the extract to customer-specific specifications — typically 30%, 65% or 85% boswellic acids, including AKBA-enriched grades — with release after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning system
- Resin crusher
- Stainless-steel jacketed extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Transfer pumps
- Pressure leaf filters
- Cartridge filtration system
- Vacuum evaporator
- Purification system
- Solvent recovery unit & condensers
- Vacuum pumps
- Vacuum tray dryer
- Pulveriser
- Ribbon blender
- CIP system
- PLC-based automation panel, electrical MCC & instrumentation
Plant Output
Case Study
Boswellia Serrata Extraction Plant — 30-85% Boswellic Acids Project
See how this plant was engineered and delivered for a real project.
Applications
- Joint-health and anti-inflammatory supplement formulations
- Nutraceutical capsule, tablet, and supplement manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical standardised ingredient supply
- Ayurvedic and traditional medicine preparations
- Cosmetic and personal care active ingredients
- Export to regulated-market ingredient buyers
Key Features
GMP Hygienic SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces use GMP hygienic design, with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated recovery returns the solvent for reuse within the process; recovery performance is established during process development.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished Boswellia Serrata Extract extract against its declared specification (30% to 85% Boswellic acids by Titration).
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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