Raw Material Introduction

The core raw materials for extracting essential oils from leafy plants are various leafy plants containing essential oils, encompassing aromatic herbs, woody plants, and leaves of economic crops. The characteristics of different raw materials determine the appropriate extraction process parameters: Common Raw Material Categories:

• Specialty Plants: Geranium leaves, lemon eucalyptus leaves, sweet orange leaves, etc. (essential oils with rich aroma layers, mostly used in daily chemical and perfumery fields).
• Herbs: Peppermint leaves, perilla leaves, rosemary leaves, lemon balm leaves, mugwort leaves, etc. (essential oil content 0.1%~3%, mostly containing volatile monoterpenes);
• Woody Plants: Eucalyptus leaves, camphor leaves, laurel leaves, tea leaves, etc. (essential oil content 0.5%~5%, rich in eucalyptol, camphor, and other stabilizing components);

Process Adaptability Advantages

• Specifically designed for leafy plants: The distillation vessel is equipped with an anti-tangling stirring paddle to prevent leaves from clumping together, increasing steam penetration by 20%;
• Multi-raw material compatibility: Parameters can be quickly switched to adapt to fresh/dried leaves without replacing core components;
• High essential oil yield: Compared to conventional distillation equipment, the yield is increased by 8%~15%, with no loss of essential oil aroma components.

Performance and Operational Advantages

• Intelligent Control: one-button start-up without the need for professional technicians;
• Energy Saving and Consumption Reduction: Double-layer insulated distillation vessel + waste heat recovery, energy consumption per unit essential oil ≤80kW・h/kg, saving more than 25% energy compared to traditional equipment;
• Safety and Stability: Equipped with overpressure relief, overtemperature alarm, and water shortage protection, all made of stainless steel (304/316 optional), meeting food-grade/pharmaceutical-grade standards;
• Easy Cleaning and Maintenance: The vessel body and pipelines are designed without dead corners, supporting CIP online cleaning, with a maintenance cycle of ≥6 months.

Environmental and Economic Advantages

• Green Emissions: Distillation wastewater can be recycled for steam generation after simple treatment, with no industrial wastewater discharge;
• Small Footprint: Modular design, the entire set of equipment occupies ≤15㎡, adaptable to factory/mobile processing scenarios;
• Low Operating Costs: Fully automatic operation requires only 1 person to operate, consumables (filter elements, seals) have a long replacement cycle, and annual maintenance costs are ≤2% of the total equipment price.