大麻毛状体的静电分离器:一种创新的提取方法。

IF 4.3 Q1 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
Charles MacGowan, Alex Martynenko
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背景:从植物材料中有效分离毛状体是生产高质量大麻提取物的关键。传统的分离方法,如湿分馏和干分馏,利用大麻毛状体和植物生物量之间的机械特性(大小、密度、比重)的差异。然而,这些方法都是为了处理少量的原材料而开发的,而且非常劳动密集型。另一方面,快速发展的大麻产业需要完全自动化、可扩展的技术,以便从大量植物生物量中有效提取有价值的毛状体。因此,我们的研究旨在开发一种可扩展的毛状体分离方法和设备。方法:利用Keithley 6517B静电计在受控条件下的法拉第笼中测量了毛状体和植物生物量的电学性质,即电导率、介电渗透率和粒子电荷。用静电理论分析了强电场中作用在带电粒子上的基本力。讨论:发现植物生物量带正电荷,而毛状体带负电荷。毛状体和植物生物量之间的电荷差异表明采用静电分离方法。本文探讨了静电分离作为一种新的、可持续的、高效的分离大麻毛状体的方法的应用。提出了一种用于大麻毛状体的自由落体静电分离器的新概念,并介绍了该静电分离器的样机。这种方法最大限度地减少了人工劳动的需要,使大麻毛状体分离到理想的纯度。分离器可扩展,从1到100公斤/小时,可以完全自动化。
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Electrostatic separator of cannabis trichomes: an innovative approach to extraction.

Electrostatic separator of cannabis trichomes: an innovative approach to extraction.

Electrostatic separator of cannabis trichomes: an innovative approach to extraction.

Electrostatic separator of cannabis trichomes: an innovative approach to extraction.

Background: Efficient separation of trichomes from plant material is critical for producing high-quality cannabis extracts. Traditional methods of separation, such as wet and dry fractionation, use the difference in mechanical properties (size, density, specific gravity) between cannabis trichomes and plant biomass. However, these methods were developed to process small quantities of raw material and are very much labor-intensive. On the other hand, the quickly growing cannabis industry requires fully automated, scalable technology for the efficient extraction of valuable trichomes from the large volume of plant biomass. Therefore, our research aimed to develop a scalable method and equipment for trichome separation.

Methods: We have measured electrical properties of trichomes and plant biomass, namely electrical conductivity, dielectric permeability and particle charge, using a Keithley 6517B electrometer in a Faraday cage in controlled conditions. The fundamental forces acting on the charged particle in a strong electric field were analyzed using the theory of electrostatics.

Discussion: It was found that plant biomass had a positive electric charge, while trichomes had a negative electric charge. A difference in electric charge between trichomes and plant biomass suggested an electrostatic method of separation. This paper explores the application of electrostatic separation as a novel, sustainable, and efficient method for isolating cannabis trichomes. A new concept for a free-fall electrostatic separator for cannabis trichomes is proposed, and the prototype of the electrostatic separator is described. This method minimizes the need for manual labor, allowing the separation of cannabis trichomes to a desirable purity. The separator is scalable from 1 to 100 kg/hour and can be fully automated.

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