Ginger Oil (CO2)
Ginger Oil (CO2)
Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey CO2 extraction plants for Ginger Oil. We supply the complete machinery to process Ginger into a consistent, specification-grade CO2 extract for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and fragrance industries.
Mechotech's Ginger Oil (CO2) plant is engineered from first principles around the specific chemistry and processing requirements of Ginger. Built in SS 316L, rated for the high-pressure supercritical CO2 process, with integrated CO2 recovery and recirculation, PLC-based automation, and full documentation, each plant is delivered as a commissioned, performance-verified turnkey system.
Manufacturing Process
Raw Material Preparation
Ginger raw material is cleaned, sorted, and (where required) milled to the optimal particle size to maximise extraction efficiency.
Supercritical CO2 Extraction
Prepared Ginger is charged into the high-pressure SS 316L extraction vessel, where CO2 is pressurised and heated past its critical point to act as a solvent-free extraction medium, drawing out the target oil.
Separation
The CO2-oil mixture is passed to a separator vessel where pressure is reduced, causing the CO2 to revert to gas and release the extracted oil.
CO2 Recovery & Recirculation
Released CO2 gas is recompressed, condensed, and recirculated back into the extraction cycle, minimising solvent consumption.
Collection & Quality Control
The extracted Ginger Oil is collected and each batch verified by GC-MS and physical parameters (specific gravity, refractive index) before release.
Applications
- Aromatherapy, fragrance, perfumery, and flavour applications
- Pharmaceutical standardised ingredient supply
- Nutraceutical capsule, tablet, and supplement manufacturing
- Food, flavour, and beverage applications
- Export to regulated-market ingredient buyers
Key Features
GMP-Compliant SS 316L Construction
Electropolished SS 316L product-contact surfaces meet WHO-GMP and Schedule M requirements, with CIP operation between batches.
Closed-Loop CO2 Recovery & Recirculation
Integrated recovery recompresses and recirculates CO2 per batch, cutting operating cost and solvent consumption.
Solvent-Free Process
Supercritical CO2 leaves no residual organic solvent in the finished extract, unlike conventional solvent extraction.
High-Pressure Rated Vessels
Extraction and separator vessels are engineered and certified for the high operating pressures required by the supercritical CO2 process.
Scalable Batch Capacity
Plants are configured from pilot scale to commercial capacity with modular expansion.
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