Clove Buds — Essential Oil
Clove Buds — Essential Oil
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey spices oils distillation plants for Clove Buds. As a clove buds oil extraction plant manufacturer, we supply the complete machinery — steam distillation being the extraction method used — to process Clove Buds into an essential oil configured to the client’s target specification for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and fragrance industries. Clove bud (Syzygium aromaticum) oil has an eugenol content typically of 72–90%; eugenol is used in dental anaesthetics, as an antimicrobial in food preservation, as a fragrance chemical for clove-type perfumes and as a pharmaceutical intermediate.
Mechotech's Clove Buds plant is configured around the specific chemistry and processing requirements of Clove Buds — distilled from the dried flower bud rather than the leaf feedstock used on our separate Clove (leaves) distillation plant. Built in SS 316L with integrated condensers and oil-water separation, PLC-based automation, and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. The delivered clove case study linked on this page covers steam distillation of dried clove flower buds, the same feedstock as this page.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Clove Buds Distillation Plant |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Syzygium aromaticum |
| Raw Material | Clove Buds |
| Plant Part | Buds |
| Product Category | Spices 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 | Clove Buds 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
Dried clove buds are cleaned and, where required, size-reduced before charging; the case study lists the buds at 8–10% moisture, and the preparation and charge density are set during process development.
Charging & Distillation
The prepared Clove Buds 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 Clove Buds 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
Case Study
Clove Essential Oil Distillation Plant
See how this plant was engineered and delivered for a real project.
From Plant to Product
Clove Buds Distillation
This botanical is also in the product range of Sureka Life Sciences, our sister concern in botanical ingredients.
Applications
- Pharmaceuticals and dental-care preparations
- Food industry
- Cosmetics and perfumery
- Agriculture (as listed by Sureka Life Sciences)
- Oral-care products and flavour manufacturing (per the Mechotech clove case study)
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.
Distillation Still / Extraction Equipment
The still — the core extraction equipment — is configured for the distillation mode best suited to the feedstock, protecting heat-sensitive aroma compounds.
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.
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