Value Proposition canvas- Customer needs and pains
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil Process
1. Extra Virgin Coconut Oil Short Path Distillation
Evaporator Elements
Feed Tank with
Wiper Basket Motor Heating Jacket
Thermal Decomposition
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Distribution Plate
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Evaporator Internal
No Thermal Condenser Coil
Jacketed
Decomposition Residue Section Vacuum Outlet to
Vacuum Pump
Cold Trap
Pressure mm Hg Residue Receiver
Flask
Distillate
Receiver Flask
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil Process Cold Trap
Receiver Flask
General Process—Coconut Oil is purified using the same techniques
popularized in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries
which utilizes wiped film, short path distillation equipment. the risk of thermal decomposition increases exponentially
with temperature, it also increases linearly with the duration of
1. Short Path Distillation— is widely accepted as the best thermal exposure.
method to purify products without causing heat damage to 3. Short Path Evaporator System—the key elements of a Short
the molecule. Short Path Distillation is conducted at very high Path Evaporator used in the distillation process can be viewed
vacuum levels (e.g., 0.001 mm Hg pressure absolute) under in the diagram above. Note that the unit is a continuous flow
which conditions the boiling point of a product is dramatically system with heat applied in the jacketed zone to evaporate
reduced, thereby minimizing the heat exposure. unwanted molecules such as water, free fatty acids and non
2. Reduction of thermal damage—The distillation of heat saponifiable materials under high vacuum conditions to limit
sensitive materials can be complicated; especially when the the use of heat.
temperature at which distillation must be performed is high
enough to cause thermal decomposition. Although the risk
of thermal damage can be greatly reduced by distillation
under vacuum, the duration of exposure to even moderate
temperatures must also be considered. While, in most cases,
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