Flowers - Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black Eyed Susans
Flowers - Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black Eyed Susans
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey natural colour extraction plants for tea tree, yarrow and black-eyed Susan flowers. In the Mechotech catalogue, Flowers - Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black Eyed Susans is listed in the Green Colour group alongside Leaves - Spinach / Chamomile / Nettle, Plant - Larkspur / Dyer's Broom and Skins - Red Onions. The catalogue lists three different plants in one entry and does not state a botanical name for each, so the species are a confirmation item before plant configuration. Tea tree and yarrow also have separate pages for oil distillation, CO2 extraction and flavonoid recovery; this page covers colour extraction only.
Mechotech’s Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black-Eyed Susan plant is configured around the raw material and the target colour extract. It is built in SS 316L with integrated solvent recovery, automation and full documentation, and is delivered as a commissioned turnkey system. Because the entry combines three plants, the plant is configured to process them in separate campaigns where their solvent systems differ. Final parameters are established during process development and pilot validation.
Technical Specifications
| Product | Flowers - Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black Eyed Susans Natural Colour Extraction Plant |
|---|---|
| Raw Material | tea tree, yarrow and black-eyed Susan flowers |
| Plant Part / Feed Form | Flowers (flowers of each plant; fresh or dried form confirmed with the client) |
| Colour Group | Green Colour |
| Extract Type | Natural colour extract (liquid concentrate or dried powder, per specification) |
| Extraction Method | Closed jacketed SS 316L extraction with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous), multiple cycles at controlled temperature |
| Product-contact Material | SS 316L |
| Filtration System | Plate-and-frame filter press with cartridge polish filters |
| Concentration System | Falling-film / vacuum evaporator with solvent recovery |
| Drying System | Spray or vacuum dryer |
| Automation | PLC-based |
| Plant Capacity | Configured to requirement |
| Utility Requirements | Steam, chilled/cooling water, compressed air and power (project-specific) |
| Compliance | GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification |
| Final Product Form | Natural colour extract (green colour group) |
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
Flowers of each plant are sorted and cleaned of foreign matter; where the three are processed separately they are kept as separate lots, then dried if required and milled or crushed to a size suited to solvent contact.
Extraction
The prepared tea tree, yarrow and black-eyed Susan flowers is extracted with food-grade solvent (alcohol / aqueous) in closed jacketed SS 316L extractors at controlled temperature and over multiple cycles to recover the target colour compounds.
Filtration
The extract (miscella) is clarified through a plate-and-frame filter press followed by cartridge polish filters.
Concentration & Solvent Recovery
The miscella is concentrated in a falling-film / vacuum evaporator, with solvent recovered through the condenser return system so that heat exposure of the pigment stays low.
Standardisation
The concentrate is assayed for colour strength and adjusted to the declared target specification before the final finishing step.
Drying & Quality Control
The standardised Flowers - Tea Tree / Yarrow / Black Eyed Susans extract is spray- or vacuum-dried where a powder is required, then released after the agreed assay, residual-solvent, heavy-metal, microbial and moisture tests.
Major Plant Equipment
- Raw material cleaning and size-reduction system
- Closed jacketed SS 316L extraction vessels
- Solvent storage tanks
- Plate-and-frame filter press
- Cartridge polish filtration
- Falling-film / vacuum evaporator
- Solvent recovery unit and condensers
- Standardisation / blending vessel
- Spray or vacuum dryer
- CIP system
- Automation and instrumentation
Plant Output
Applications
- Natural colour and dye ingredient supply
- Food and beverage colour applications (subject to approval of the specific colour in each market)
- Cosmetic and personal-care colour applications
- Nutraceutical and Ayurvedic / herbal formulations
- Pharmaceutical standardised ingredient supply
Key Features
SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop Solvent Recovery
Integrated condenser-return recovery reuses solvent between batches and reduces solvent loss.
Standardised to Specification
In-process and batch-release assay are used to check the finished extract against its declared target specification.
Gentle Concentration
Vacuum concentration keeps heat exposure low for temperature-sensitive colour compounds.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured to requirement from pilot scale upward, with modular expansion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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