Distillation Equipment Plants
Distillation Equipment Plants
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey distillation equipment as part of our process equipment range — supplying the complete machinery train engineered around each application and target specification.
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Short Path Distillation Unit
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey short path distillation units — also called molecular distillation units — that separate and purify heat-sensitive or high-boiling compounds under high vacuum. Unlike conventional distillation, which relies on differences in boiling point, short path distillation exploits the short mean free path of vapour molecules: the heated evaporator and the condenser sit only a short distance apart, so evaporating molecules travel straight to the condenser with minimal residence time and thermal stress. This gentle, low-temperature route is used to refine essential oils, remove terpenes, and purify high-value botanical actives to isolate and crystal grade for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, food, flavour and fragrance industries.
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Molecular Distillation Unit
Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Molecular Distillation Unit as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical processing lines that need gentle separation of heat-sensitive or high-boiling compounds. Each unit is designed around the client's specific process parameters and target output, then fabricated, installed, and commissioned by Mechotech as a single accountable scope.
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Distillation Plant
Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Distillation Plant as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical processing lines that need conventional still-and-column separation. Each plant is designed around the client's specific process parameters and target output, then fabricated, installed, and commissioned by Mechotech as a single accountable scope.
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Fractional Distillation Unit
Mechotech designs and manufactures the Fractional Distillation Unit as turnkey multi-stage separation equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, flavour, and botanical processing lines that must resolve a mixture into several distinct, closely-spaced-boiling fractions rather than the single cut a simple pot still delivers. A packed or trayed fractionating column adds many vapour-liquid contact stages above the reboiler, and controlled reflux is returned down the column so that each stage re-enriches the rising vapour in the more volatile component — giving far sharper separation between components whose boiling points lie close together than a once-through simple distillation can achieve.
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Solvent Recovery Distillation Plant
Mechotech designs and manufactures the Solvent Recovery Distillation Plant as turnkey process equipment that reclaims process solvent — from extraction, washing, or reaction operations — and returns it to a reusable grade instead of it being discharged as waste. Built around a straightforward still or multi-stage column paired with a condenser and receiver, the plant is engineered as a closed-loop system with explosion-proof electricals, inert-gas blanketing, and vapour-containment measures suited to flammable solvents, so recovered solvent can be routed straight back into the process with minimal fresh-solvent make-up.
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Steam Distillation
Steam distillation is a gentle, widely used separation method in which live or generated steam is passed through aromatic and botanical feedstock to volatilise the essential oil without direct contact between the plant material and boiling water. Because the volatile aroma compounds co-distil with steam well below their normal boiling points, delicate oils are recovered with minimal thermal degradation. It is the industry standard for flowers, leaves, herbs, grasses and woody material where oil quality and yield both matter. Mechotech designs and manufactures complete turnkey steam distillation systems, engineered around each client's feedstock, throughput and target oil specification.
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Hydro Distillation
Hydro distillation is a classical essential-oil recovery method in which botanical feedstock is fully immersed in water and brought to a gentle boil, so the volatile oil compounds co-distil with the water vapour and are carried overhead for condensation. Because the material is surrounded by water, the charge is protected from direct overheating, which makes the technique especially suited to delicate flowers, fine powders, ground spices and materials that would otherwise cake or scorch. It is a proven route for high-value floral and aromatic oils where gentleness and complete wetting of the charge are important. Mechotech designs and manufactures complete turnkey hydro distillation systems, engineered around the feedstock, batch size and target oil specification.
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Vacuum Distillation
Vacuum distillation is a reduced-pressure separation method in which the operating pressure inside the system is lowered so that liquids boil at temperatures far below their normal boiling points. This low-temperature operation is ideal for heat-sensitive essential oils, aroma chemicals and high-boiling fractions that would degrade, discolour or polymerise if distilled at atmospheric conditions. By pulling vacuum, high-boiling constituents can be volatilised gently and fractionated with better selectivity and cleaner colour. Mechotech designs and manufactures complete turnkey vacuum distillation systems, engineered around the client's feedstock chemistry, cut specification and throughput.
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Solvent Rectification
Solvent rectification is a high-efficiency fractional distillation process that refines crude, mixed or recovered solvents into a high-purity product by repeatedly vaporizing and condensing the mixture along a packed or tray column under controlled reflux. Each theoretical stage in the column enriches the vapor in the more volatile component, so rectification can separate close-boiling solvents and strip water or heavy residues that a single distillation cannot. It is central to solvent recovery and reuse, letting manufacturers reclaim expensive solvents to a reusable or resale grade while cutting fresh-solvent purchase and disposal costs. Mechotech engineers turnkey solvent rectification plants designed around each solvent system and target purity specification.
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Solvent Purification
Solvent purification is the process of cleaning, drying and distilling spent, dirty or wet solvents so they can be returned to service at a reusable purity, rather than being discarded as hazardous waste. By removing dissolved solids, water, color bodies and heavy residues through distillation and complementary polishing steps, a solvent purification system reclaims valuable solvents that would otherwise be lost, making it a cornerstone of solvent recovery and circular chemical processing. It reduces fresh-solvent purchases, cuts disposal volumes and helps plants meet solvent-management and emission expectations. Mechotech engineers turnkey solvent purification systems designed around each solvent stream and target purity specification.
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Condensation & Recovery Systems
Condensation and recovery systems capture solvent and process vapors by cooling them below their dew point so they condense back into a liquid that can be collected, reclaimed and reused, rather than being lost to atmosphere. Serving distillation overheads, reactor and dryer vents, storage-tank breathing and process off-gas, these systems recover valuable solvent while sharply reducing volatile organic emissions. They are essential for both solvent economy and environmental compliance, turning vapor that would otherwise be vented or flared into a recovered product stream. Mechotech engineers turnkey condensation and recovery systems designed around each vapor load and target recovery specification.
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