Cedar Wood
Cedar Wood
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey wood / bark distillation plants for Cedar Wood. We supply the complete machinery to process Cedar Wood into an essential oil configured to the client’s target specification for fragrance, aromatherapy, flavour, cosmetic and related ingredient applications.
Mechotech’s Cedar Wood 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. Cedar wood is a dense wood feedstock, so the line is built around chipping or shaving the wood and a still sized for dense charges. Mechotech lists several cedarwood pages, so the species, and with it the oil profile, is the first thing agreed with the client.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Cedar Wood Distillation Plant |
|---|---|
| Raw Material | Cedar Wood |
| Botanical Name | Cedrus deodara (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Cedar Wood Distillation); the legacy Mechotech listing for generic cedarwood names Cedrus, Juniperus or Cupressus species, so the species is confirmed with the client |
| Plant Part / Feed Form | Wood / bark (per the Wood / Bark Distillation Plants category); exact feed form to be confirmed with the client |
| Marker Compound | Himachalene (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry) |
| Product Category | Wood / Bark 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 | Cedar Wood 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
Cedar wood is cleaned, debarked where required and reduced to chips or shavings so that steam contacts the wood evenly; the feed form and charge density are set during process development once the species is confirmed.
Charging & Distillation
The prepared Cedar Wood 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 Cedar Wood 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
Cedar Wood Distillation
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Skin-care and dermatology formulations
- Aromatherapy: sleep and stress blends
- Respiratory-support products
- Natural pest-control and insect-repellent products
- Perfumery and fragrance
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.
Wood-Charge Distillation
The still is configured for dense cedar wood charges, with the distillation mode and run time set against the confirmed species.
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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What specification can the Cedar Wood plant achieve?
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Which part of Cedar Wood is processed in the distillation plant?
How is Cedar Wood oil produced in the plant?
Does Mechotech list other routes or related plants for Cedar Wood?
How does the Cedar Wood page differ from the Atlas and Virginian cedarwood pages?
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