Decanter Centrifuges
Herb extractors are continuous flow centrifuges that spin at much higher speeds than basket (batch) centrifuges. This allows product to flow through at much higher rates, and because there are higher g-force enacted on the mass, more solvent is removed from biomass than with basket centrifuges. The precisely-calibrated centrifugal force also extracts the highest yield possible without crushing cellular walls—a problem encountered with screw presses. The decanter KG product line is the leading herb-specific solution, washing up to 2,750 lbs. of dry biomass per hour, and featuring an infinite turn down ratio. It is made in the USA and is not similar to makes from overseas.
Operational Advantages
Energy recovered from the internal conveyor offsets energy consumption of bowl motor
No screens or filters
CIP
Removes solids down to 20 microns
Does not crush cellular walls (extracts fewer waxes and lipids than screw presses)
98–99.5% solids recapture
Features
Auto-run & granular control PLC
CIP (Clean-In-Place)
Tungsten-carbide wear protection on scroll-conveyor
316 stainless contact surfaces
Painted mild steel frame and case
Custom vapor seals retrofitted to casing and feed pipe to assist with vapor tight design
Special scroll-conveyor design modification to help capture “floating” solids
Floaters disk addition to scroll-conveyor
Vibration switch
40 HP main-drive motor, rated Class 1. Div. 1, 1800 RPM, 460-480V/3/60
15 HP back-drive motor, rated Class 1. Div. 1, 1800 RPM, 460-480V/3/60
3rd party peer reviewed by PSI approved for ethanol, heptane, and isopropyl solvents
Rated for use to -60C
System Control Features
Automated drive and control system
PLC-coordinated drives & supervision for granular control, if needed
NEMA 4 freestanding enclosure
Auto-differential software
Optional Stand Features
Painted mild-steel construction
8’ clearance between solids discharge and ground
Collapsible safety rails
Stairwell with safety rails
Built to OSHA standards
| Bowl Size |
8.25” x 28.75” – 18” x 77” |
| Capacity | 270 dry #’s per hour – 3,275 dry #’s per hour |
| Contact Parts | 304/316 stainless steel with viton seals |
| Fittings | Sanitary tri-clamp |
| Max. Speed | 3,150 – 5,100 RPM |
| Max. G-Force | 2,395 – 3,051 |
| Weight | 2,596 - 7,623 lbs. |
| Dimensions | 93” L X 21” W x 30” H – 179” L X 43.25” W x 40” H |
| Made In | USA |