Celery (Seed)
Celery (Seed)
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey seeds & berries distillation plants for Celery. We supply the complete machinery to process Celery into an essential oil configured to the client’s target specification for fragrance, aromatherapy, flavour, cosmetic and related ingredient applications. Celery seed (Apium graveolens) oil is distilled from the dried ripe seeds and is dominated by d-limonene (typically 60–70%), β-selinene and phthalides including 3-n-butyl phthalide.
Mechotech’s Celery 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. Celery seed is a small, dense seed feedstock, so the line is built around light crushing before charging and a distillation programme that captures both the light monoterpene fraction and the heavier phthalide fraction in one run, as the legacy listing describes.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Celery Distillation Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Apium graveolens |
| Raw Material | Celery |
| Plant Part | Seed |
| Marker Compound | d-Limonene, typically 60–70% (per the Sureka Life Sciences catalogue entry for Celery Seeds Distillation; matches the legacy listing) |
| Product Category | Seeds & Berries 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 | Celery 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
Celery seed is cleaned and lightly crushed shortly before charging so that the oil held inside the seed is exposed to steam; the crushing degree and charge density are set during process development.
Charging & Distillation
The prepared Celery 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 Celery 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
Celery Seeds Distillation
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Food flavouring
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fragrance industry
- Aromatherapy
- Supplements
- Cosmetics and skin care
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.
Seed-Charge Distillation
The still is configured for dense, lightly crushed seed charges and for a run long enough to bring over the heavier phthalide fraction as well as the light terpenes.
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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