OK. If this is allowed, I will post what I have found in my quest for Affordable Extraction and refinement Equipment. Items will be posted as I find them, not in order they would be utilized. The majority of the equipment can be found at Vevor. Prices are good, very fast shipping, and what I have received from them to date has been very acceptable. Some items listed I have not personally purchased or tested. I will indicate this. If and when I do purchase these items, I will update as required. I will include prices at time of writing.
I will start with a Reaction Chamber as it is versatile and you can actually do extractions with it. With the right setup, it could almost be turn-key.
Reaction Chamber
VEVOR Jacketed Reactor 5L Laboratory Glass Reactor $1044.99CAD - Purchased
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- Extractions, Homogenize, Infuse, Winterize, Colour/Pestiside Remediation, Distillation/Solvent Recovery, Decarboxylation
Biomass Press
VEVOR Wine Presser, 0.5Gal/2L Grape Press $99.99CAD - Purchased / Tested
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- Press and squeeze biomass to recover as much solution as possible.
EVAPORATION / SOLVENT RECOVERY
Source Turbo $735CAD - Purchased / Tested
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- Evaporation and solvent recovery. Vacuum filtering. Possibly decarboxylation (i havent confirmed)
Great machine. The first actual piece of equipment I have purchased. Works great and as advertised. You can evaporate and recover the solvent. You can use it as a
Vacuum Pump and utilize a
Buchner Funnel to
Vacuum Filter the solution prior to evaporation.
Small batches and takes approx. two hours for one cycle. Several cycles maybe required to fully evaporate the batch solution.
Rotary Evaporators
Lumana Rotary Evaporator 5L ($351.00) - Purchased
Ordered but still on boat from China.
@Moe.Red noticed there is no Bump Trap. That might be an issue. I believe a trap can be found for it. Will have to be very careful in the mean time.
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- Evaporation and Solvent Recovery
Bmatwk 1L Roary Evaporator ($51.00CAD) - Purchased
This is almost laughable in pricing. Ordered but still on boat from China.
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- Evaporation and Solvent Recovery
Vacuum Pump / Chiller / Cold Trap
Circulating Water Vacuum Pump Air 60L/min Stainless 180W Lab Chemistry Equipment ($221.99) - Purchased
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This unit acts as a Vacuum Pump, Water Circulating Chiller, and Cold Trap. All required to operate a rotovap, reaction chamber*, or fractional/short path still.
*Depending on process
This is just what I have found and purchased. Please feel free to post better options or deals. I will continue to update as I find goods.