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Extraction Equipment Plants
Extraction Equipment

Extraction Equipment Plants

Extraction Equipment Plants

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey extraction equipment as part of our process equipment range — supplying the complete machinery train engineered around each application and target specification.

Applications

  • Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical process manufacturing
  • Botanical and herbal extraction industries
  • Food and flavour processing
  • R&D, pilot studies and process scale-up
  • Export to regulated-market equipment buyers
  • Food, beverage and natural flavour ingredients
  • Cosmetic and personal-care botanical extracts

Key Features

  • Product-contact Material

    SS 316L (or process-appropriate grade), electropolished. Stated on 9 of the 18 product pages in this range.

  • Compliance

    GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification. Stated on 14 of the 18 product pages in this range.

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SCFE – Supercritical CO2 Extraction Plant

SCFE – Supercritical CO2 Extraction Plant

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey supercritical CO₂ (SCFE) extraction plants that use carbon dioxide above its critical point as a clean…

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Aqueous-Based Extraction

Aqueous-Based Extraction

Mechotech engineers Aqueous Extraction as a water-based solid-liquid extraction configuration of its extraction platforms, using water (deionised or…

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Hydro Alcoholic-Based Extraction

Hydro Alcoholic-Based Extraction

Mechotech engineers Hydroalcoholic Extraction as a water-ethanol blended solvent configuration of its extraction platforms. Blending water with…

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Alcohol-Based Extraction

Alcohol-Based Extraction

Mechotech engineers Ethanol Extraction as a food-grade-ethanol solvent configuration of its extraction platforms — a solvent option already…

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Horizontal Rotary-Type Extraction

Horizontal Rotary-Type Extraction

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Rotary Extractor as turnkey process equipment for herbal, oleoresin and botanical extraction lines…

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Continuous-Type Extraction

Continuous-Type Extraction

Mechotech designs and manufactures the Continuous Extractor as turnkey process equipment that runs solid-liquid extraction as a steady, uninterrupted…

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Solvent Extraction Plant

Solvent Extraction Plant

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Solvent Extraction Plant as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical…

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Soxhlet-Type Extraction System

Soxhlet-Type Extraction System

The Soxhlet-Type Extraction System scales up the classic Soxhlet principle — continuous reflux of freshly condensed solvent through a solid feed bed…

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Vertical Percolation-Type Extraction

Vertical Percolation-Type Extraction

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Percolation Extractor as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical…

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Batch-Type Extraction

Batch-Type Extraction

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Batch Extractor as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical…

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Counter-Current Extraction (CCE)

Counter-Current Extraction (CCE)

Counter-Current Extraction (CCE) moves feed material and solvent through a series of connected extraction stages in opposing directions, so the…

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Counter-Current Extraction with Ultrasound Assistance (CC-UAE)

Counter-Current Extraction with Ultrasound Assistance (CC-UAE)

Counter-Current Extraction with Ultrasound Assistance (CC-UAE) combines Mechotech's multi-stage, opposing-flow Counter-Current Extraction with…

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Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE)

Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE)

Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE), also known as pressurised hot water extraction, uses liquid water heated above its normal boiling point but held…

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Pressurised Liquid Extraction

Pressurised Liquid Extraction

Pressurised Liquid Extraction (PLE), also known as accelerated solvent extraction, uses a liquid solvent at elevated temperature under enough…

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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction

Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction (UAE) plants, also called ultrasonic extraction systems, in which…

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Microwave-Assisted Extraction

Microwave-Assisted Extraction

Microwave-Assisted Extraction (MAE) uses microwave energy to heat a solvent-and-solids mixture volumetrically: microwaves interact directly with…

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Enzyme-Assisted Extraction

Enzyme-Assisted Extraction

Enzyme-Assisted Extraction (EAE) — also known as Enzymatic-Assisted Extraction — uses targeted enzymes such as cellulase, pectinase, hemicellulase…

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Hybrid Extraction (UAE + EAE)

Hybrid Extraction (UAE + EAE)

Hybrid Extraction (UAE + EAE) combines two proven intensification technologies — enzyme-assisted extraction and ultrasound-assisted extraction — into…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which products are in the Extraction Equipment Plants range?
How do the products in the Extraction Equipment Plants range differ?
The product pages describe each type as follows. SCFE – Supercritical CO2 Extraction Plant: CO₂ above its critical point as a tunable extraction fluid; Aqueous-Based Extraction: Water-based (aqueous) solid-liquid extraction; Hydro Alcoholic-Based Extraction: Hydroalcoholic (water-ethanol blended solvent) solid-liquid extraction; Alcohol-Based Extraction: Ethanol-based solid-liquid extraction; Horizontal Rotary-Type Extraction: Rotating-vessel solid–liquid extractor; Continuous-Type Extraction: Continuous counter-current solid-liquid extraction; Soxhlet-Type Extraction System: Soxhlet-type continuous-reflux solvent extraction; Vertical Percolation-Type Extraction: Percolation solid-liquid extraction; Batch-Type Extraction: Batch solid-liquid extraction; Counter-Current Extraction (CCE): Multi-stage, opposing-flow solid-liquid extraction; Counter-Current Extraction with Ultrasound Assistance (CC-UAE): Hybrid Counter-Current Extraction (CCE) + inline Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction (UAE), applied at configured stage(s); Subcritical Water Extraction (SWE): Pressurised liquid water heated below its critical point; Pressurised Liquid Extraction: A liquid solvent is held above its atmospheric boiling point under pressure; Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Acoustic cavitation from ultrasonic energy disrupts cells and enhances solvent contact and mass transfer in a solvent-and-solids slurry; Microwave-Assisted Extraction: Volumetric microwave heating of the polar solvent and intracellular water; Enzyme-Assisted Extraction: Targeted enzymatic hydrolysis of cell-wall polysaccharides and structural proteins releases intracellular compounds for solvent uptake; Hybrid Extraction (UAE + EAE): Targeted enzymatic hydrolysis of cell-wall structures combined with acoustic cavitation from inline ultrasonic treatment. Also in this range, without a separate type description on their pages: Solvent Extraction Plant. The right type depends on the material and the duty, so the page for each product is the place to compare.
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