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Edible & Essential Oils Extraction
Advanced extraction and refining for the cosmetics and nutraceutical sectors.
A guide to Armfield extraction and refining equipment for the edible-oil, essential-oil, and natural-extracts industries: solvent extractors, supercritical CO2 systems, and modular refining and deodorisation lines built at bench and pilot scale.
What R&D teams do here
Mechanical pressing
Cold-press and screw-press extraction at bench and pilot scale.
Solvent extraction
Hexane and ethanol extraction principles, including counter-current operation.
Supercritical CO2
Lab-scale CO2 extraction parameters, throughput, and selectivity for essential oils.
Refining
Degumming, neutralisation, and bleaching stages with bench-scale demonstrators.
Deodorisation
Vacuum deodorisation principles and pilot-scale verification of flavour and oxidation stability.
Quality control
Acid value, peroxide value, and oxidation stability testing on output streams.
The Armfield range
The hub-relevant Armfield equipment Hoskin Scientific supplies and services in Canada:
Bench Solvent Extractor
Soxhlet- and continuous-style extractors for lab-scale yield and selectivity studies.
Pilot Oilseed Press
Variable-throughput screw press for cold-press and warm-press demonstration.
Lab-Scale Supercritical CO2 Unit
Compact supercritical CO2 extraction system with pressure and flow control for essential-oil and bioactive extraction.
Refining and Bleaching Pilot Skid
Bench skid combining degumming, neutralisation, and bleaching with traceable instrumentation.
Deodorisation Demonstrator
Vacuum deodoriser at pilot scale for flavour-removal and oxidation-control studies.
Bench Distillation Column
Pilot column for fractionating essential-oil components after extraction.
Canadian application notes
Canadian R&D in edible and essential oils spans canola, hemp, flax, and a growing essential-oil sector. AAFC research centres and university food-science programmes work on extraction, refining, and end-use formulation. Hoskin Scientific supplies bench- and pilot-scale Armfield equipment to these labs and provides Canadian-side service.
Why specify through Hoskin Scientific
- Pre-purchase consultation — matching equipment to your process objectives, footprint, and utilities.
- Quotation in CAD — including landed cost, duty handling, and trade-compliant documentation.
- Installation and commissioning — on-site, by Hoskin technicians familiar with Canadian electrical and process service standards.
- Service, calibration, and parts — held in Canada to keep long-running R&D programmes on schedule.
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Frequently asked questions
What extraction technologies are covered?
Mechanical pressing (cold and warm press), solvent extraction (hexane, ethanol), and supercritical CO2 extraction.
Can a bench refining line cover degumming, neutralisation, and bleaching?
Yes. Modular bench skids combine these refining stages with traceable instrumentation.
Is supercritical CO2 extraction available at lab scale?
Yes. Compact lab-scale supercritical CO2 systems with pressure and flow control are available for essential-oil and bioactive extraction.
Are deodorisation systems offered?
Yes. Vacuum deodorisers at pilot scale support flavour-removal and oxidation-control studies.
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