12l solid/liquid extractor for pilot plant solutions
Optimize your extraction processes with a versatile extractor that accommodates multiple modes, ensuring efficient separation and concentration for high-purity outputs. Ideal for R&D and pilot plant operations demanding precision and adaptability across various compounds and formulations.

Extracts and Concentrates Solids into Liquids
The 12L Solid/Liquid Extractor from De Dietrich Process Systems is a versatile manual extraction system tailored for the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. With its modular design, this extractor specializes in precise solid/liquid separation, utilizing three modes: trickle bed, underflow, and Soxhlet extraction, offering flexibility for a range of applications. It is particularly adept in processing active pharmaceutical ingredients and herbal extracts. The system features a 20L spherical evaporator with a coil-type immersion heater, maintaining solvent temperatures close to boiling for optimal extraction. With a processing capacity suited for pilot plant operations, it accommodates manual operations and integrates smoothly into existing systems. The equipment ensures energy efficiency with a vacuum-regulated temperature control, while its borosilicate glass and stainless steel construction offers robust chemical resistance. Additionally, it complies with EX-zone safety standards, ensuring reliability in hazardous environments. Easy to clean and maintain, this extractor is an asset for R&D and production departments focused on high-purity extracts and compounds.
Benefits
- Facilitates diverse extraction processes, enhancing flexibility in production lines.
- Enhances precision in high-purity extract recovery, crucial for pharmaceutical applications.
- Compact design reduces installation space, optimizing plant layout.
- Energy-efficient heating reduces operational costs by maintaining controlled temperatures.
- EX-zone compliance ensures safe operation in hazardous environments.
- Applications
- Vegetal pigments,Specialty chemicals,Fine chemicals,Vegetal chemical,Organic chemical,Essential oils,Plant-based ingredients,Bio-pharmaceuticals,Laboratories,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients,Essential oil concentrates,Plant-based dietary supplements,Botanical resin extracts,Biopharmaceutical compounds,Laboratory reagents,Herbal extracts,Organic chemical intermediates,Organic pigments,Specialty chemical formulations
- Steps before
- Solvent preparation,Solid loading,Temperature regulation
- Steps after
- Extraction,Preconcentration of the extract,Unloading of solids
- Input ingredients
- solid materials,hot solvent,extraction solvent
- Output ingredients
- extracted liquid,concentrated extract,solvent vapor
- Market info
- De Dietrich is renowned for manufacturing high-quality engineered-to-order (ETO) equipment, specializing in chemical process systems, glass-lined reactors, and filtration technologies, with a strong reputation for innovation, reliability, and safety in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
- Capacity
- 12l (Basket),20l (Extraction Receiver,Evaporator,Distillate Receiver)
- Extraction Temperature
- -20 up to 150°C
- Extraction Pressure
- -1 up to atmospheric pressure
- Material in contact with product
- Borosilicate glass 3.3,PTFE,PFA,stainless steel
- Dimensions
- 3500 x 1000 x 1500mm
- Condensing surface area (Condenser)
- 2.5m²
- Column Diameter
- DN100
- Extraction modes
- Trickle bed / Underflow / Soxhlet
- Solvent preparation
- 20l spherical evaporator
- Temperature control
- Close to boiling point,adjustable by vacuum
- Manual adjustment
- Reflux
- Ex-zone in-/outside
- 1/2IIB
- Extraction Temperature
- -20 up to 150°C
- Extraction pressure
- -1 up to atmospheric pressure
- Solvent feeding
- Dripping on top of solids
- System versatility
- Manual extraction for kg quantities
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Borosilicate glass 3.3,PTFE,PFA,stainless steel
- Cleanability
- Yes
- Machine footprint
- 3500 x 1000 x 1500 mm
- Basket size
- 12 L
- Extraction receiver size
- 20 L
- Evaporator size
- 20 L
- Discharge method
- Manual unloading
- Condenser size
- 2.5 m²
- Column size
- DN100
- Control panel type
- Manual operation
- Extraction mode
- Trickle bed / Soxhlet / Underflow
- Ex-protected version
- Yes
- Solvent preparation method
- Spherical evaporator with immersion heater