Cassie
Cassie
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey floral concrete & absolute extraction plants for Cassie (Acacia farnesiana). We supply the complete machinery to process Cassie into an absolute configured to the client’s target specification for fragrance and perfumery applications. Cassie absolute is derived from the flowers of Acacia farnesiana and is used in high-end perfumery, cosmetics and aromatherapy.
Mechotech’s Cassie plant is configured around the raw material and the target extract. It is built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation and full documentation, and is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Final parameters are established during process development. Cassie (Acacia farnesiana) flowers are small and delicate and their aroma is heat-sensitive, so the line is built around gentle solvent extraction to a concrete, filtration, vacuum concentration and low-temperature solvent removal.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Cassie Floral Concrete & Absolute Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Acacia farnesiana |
| Raw Material | Cassie |
| Plant Part | Flowers |
| Marker Compound | Methyl gallate (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Cassie Extract, floral concrete and absolute) |
| Extraction Method | Closed SS 316L solvent extraction |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L |
| Filtration System | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filters |
| Concentration System | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery |
| Finishing | Configured to the required product form |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Final Product Form | Cassie absolute |
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
Cassie (Acacia farnesiana) flowers are cleaned and handled gently so that the delicate floral aroma is not lost; the harvest-to-extraction time and feed form are confirmed with the client and set during process development.
Extraction
Milled Cassie 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 the final finishing step.
Finishing & Quality Control
The standardised Cassie extract is finished to the required product form (any drying or distillation step is defined during process development), then released after assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial and moisture testing.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning and size-reduction system
- Closed jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Plate-and-frame filter press
- Cartridge polish filtration
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Solvent recovery unit and condensers
- Standardisation / blending vessel
- Finishing equipment configured to the required product form
- CIP system
- Automation and instrumentation
Plant Output
From Plant to Product
Cassie Extract
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- High-end perfumery
- Aromatherapy
- Cosmetics and skin-care products
- Traditional and herbal formulations (as listed by Sureka Life Sciences)
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.
Finishing to Product Form
The finishing step is configured to the required product form during process development.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
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