Rotary evaporators are adopted in the specialized collection of various forms of evaporated matter. Industries that would benefit from the extraction of evaporated oil, liquid, or gas utilize rotary evaporator equipment of varying capacity and size to retrieve valuable materials and substances.

At Ecodyst, we specialize in the groundbreaking rotary evaporator systems, manufacturing models that come in a huge spectrum of sizes, capacities and with supreme capabilities.

The Benefits of Ecodyst Rotary Evaporators

Cost-Effectiveness

The financial benefit of opting for Ecodyst’s high-spec rotary evaporators is two-fold.

In the short term, the initial purchase cost is similar to the models of our closest industry competitors. The fact that we can offer a far more expedient, straightforward extraction method for a comparative cost is testament to our designers and engineers. Cannabis and hemp extractions has traditionally been an expensive process but with our money and resource-saving approach, the industry has become accessible.

In the long-term, customer feedback has supported our claims of superior construction and quality. The relatively low rate of instances when our rotary evaporators have required maintenance is evidence of this. With no secret costs or concealed operation fees further down the line, clients can rest assured that they have chosen the best option on the market without paying over the odds.

Time-saving Technology

Having done away with all of the big, heavy equipment – tanks, tubes, and so on – that were an essential aspect of past evaporation experiments, we have massively reduced the time needed for setup and procedure. Previously, cannabis and hemp extraction has proved to be a painstaking and detailed undertaking, but Ecodyst’s efficient equipment has made the process more profitable.

Our proprietary direct self-cooling systems drastically reduce the excess time previously wasted on freezer-based cooling methods.

Unique Usability

With one eye on evolution and modernization, Ecodyst’s team of experts has tirelessly and continuously come up with clever controls and functions. More accurate temperature control and alternative extraction techniques are just two of the significant modifications that have made our rotary evaporator equipment systematically superior.

Ecodyst Rotary Evaporator Models for Cannabis & Hemp Production

Decarboxylation (decarbing) is globally renowned as the most reliable and effective way to extract the highest substance samples with the greatest potency.

Ecodyst is the proud producer of some of the world’s most advanced rotary evaporators applied to the decarbing of cannabis on a wide scale. Our EcoChyll® range of evaporators, with its direct cooling systems and continuous vacuum, feeds ticks all the boxes for researchers desperately seeking a comprehensive extraction tool.

Ecodyst offers rotary evaporators for jobs of any size or substance with systems carrying colossal capacities of 200L (EcoChyll® X9) to the more modest 12L (EcoChyll® X3) evaporators.

To hear about our unrivalled brand range or to ask about particular specifications, contact us today and we’ll be happy to deal with any and all enquiries.

Ecodyst rotary evaporator systems are industry-leading solvent extracting solutions chosen by biologists and chemists in testing facilities the world over. Virtually any application that calls for the collection of evaporated matter, whether in the form of oil, liquid, or gas, would benefit from the adoption of Ecodyst’s selection of disruptive rotary evaporator systems.

Ecodyst’s flagship EcoChyll systems, designed and deployed in an array of sizes and specifications, are now the accepted accessories of some of the world’s forefront lab-based organizations, prestigious universities, research institutions, and multi-national scientific corporations.

Size and Specification Categories

Our EcoChyll Rotary Evaporator Systems are manufactured and supplied to serve an assortment of extraction-related applications. Because of this, sizes and certain specifications differ.

We supply a size spread ranging from single-digit liter systems to the industry’s largest rotary evaporation system; supporting extractions of up to 200 liters per process. Ecodyst’s product portfolio can accommodate large-scale commercial activities with a need for consistent and continuous operation or more modest volumes for those wishing to conduct infrequent tests or research.

Despite differences in size and certain design details, our rotary evaporator systems share some standardized fundamental functions.

Standard Assets of Ecodyst Systems

Overall Cost

A number of our systems’ design features contribute to the controlled long-term expense of opting for our evaporation equipment. With no hidden service or operation fees coming back to bite you later and an all-round more cost-efficient extraction procedure, our satisfied users all agree that our expert rotary evaporator systems pay for themselves.

Time-saving Task Completion

Our fully original direct self-cooling technology can save users time and resources, enabling the omittance of dry ice and water freezer cooling procedures. As an added advantage, excess equipment in the form of heavy tanks, tubes, and processing parts are no longer necessary, saving vital space, energy, and time.

Functional Flexibility

A wider arrangement of specialized functions and controls, concerning temperature, modified methods of evaporation and collection, and use of the latest creative component parts, allows the research team to have more oversight and authority over the whole process.

Our high-spec designed, and distinctive drain valve technology allows quicker and easier oil collection and containment, as well as our proprietary metallic condensers which significantly speed up the evaporation procedure.

Rotary Evaporator Systems for the Future

With so many merits and reported benefits compared with other evaporator systems on the market, it is difficult to find comparative drawbacks of our rotary evaporator systems. More eco-friendly, resource-efficient, and procedurally-effective than all their competitors and counterparts, our products, from the smallest scale rotary evaporator system to the largest, offer outstandingly superior results.

Environmentally-conscious customers with a finite budget who want a user-friendly rotary evaporator unit that won’t break and requires minimal care, look no further than Ecodyst’s supreme selection of systems. Contact us today for more information.

Evaporation is a unit operation that separates the individual components in a solution via heat transfer and resultant vaporization. The purpose of evaporation is to extract and concentrate segments of a solution, achieving greater properties of power and potency for each fraction.

The Evaporation and Extraction Process

Liquids have characteristic boiling and evaporation points based on their molecular composition. Therefore, solutions comprising a complex mixture of different elements evaporate in steps. Chemists can extract specific compounds from liquid mixtures by gradually ramping up the temperature to set points, using specialized evaporation units known as rotovaps. Evaporation begins when substances in the liquid reach a temperature just below their requisite boiling point. Vapors can then be recollected as high purity condensates.

Industry-Specific Uses of Evaporation Units

Evaporation is widely employed in a range of research areas and applications for solvent recovery. Whenever there is a valuable commodity contained within another substance, evaporation is pointed to as the preferred process of retraction.

Another industry-specific example of expert elemental extraction includes cannabinoid purification. Cannabis contains numerous compounds of interest, each with complex – and often conflicting – pharmacokinetic mechanisms of action. Extracting and purifying distinct cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), is subsequently essential to product success and/or regulatory compliance.

A researcher working with the high-capacity, rapid evaporation 100L EcoChyll X7 system.

An Introduction to Continuous Evaporation

Continuous evaporation is simply a non-stop version of regular multi-stage evaporation processing in which the feed and product streams are continuous, and their concentrations remain constant.

At Ecodyst, all our continuous evaporator units comprise continuous inlet feed valves for uninterrupted and autonomous operation. Along with our automatic self-cooling condensers that require no user intervention after initiation, our capability to supply continual evaporation and extraction is made possible.

To sustain a successful stream of evaporation, all of the inner workings must function interdependently. Virtually any continuous evaporation unit must possess the ability to heat, separate, cool, and store solvents and substances, striving to avoid unnecessary waste or overuse of vital energy sources.

The Benefits of Continuous Evaporation

Like any continuous process, our evaporation units enjoy higher levels of productivity than other systems. Therefore, inactive intervals between processes and spells of downtime are almost eradicated. As the procedure doesn’t have to be repeatedly halted and re-initiated, the various parts and stages can be monitored by fewer members of staff. This reduces the cost of labor and operation.

Owing to its ongoing operation, continuous evaporation can achieve prolonged processing temperatures in its heating and cooling sections. This helps to regulate the requisite thermal levels deemed optimal for the most efficient heat-transfer temperatures. Contact a member of the Ecodyst team today to learn more.

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Organic chemistry concerns the study and preparation of carbon-based compounds. This often involves the induction of finely-tuned reactions to enable the observation of specific compositions, properties, and structures. Rotary evaporation is a ubiquitous technique in organic laboratories, providing the means for a range of test objectives – primarily distillation and solvent recovery.

What is a Rotovap?

Rotary evaporators, sometimes abbreviated to rotovaps, are complex instrumental systems used in both analytical and preparative organic chemistry. They can help users fractionate liquid-phase mixtures to characterize their composition or to purify specific compounds of interest. The applications of rotary evaporators are subsequently varied, empowering chemists in biotechnology, consumer goods manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and more. Yet, as the demands of organic chemistry labs have increased, the pitfalls of conventional rotary evaporation have only become more apparent.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Rotary Evaporators

A rotary evaporator is used to remove solvents from a mixture through evaporation. The trick is to reduce pressure in the system so that analytes will evaporate at temperatures below their boiling points at atmospheric pressure. This involves the use of multiple interconnected instruments and accessories, including a rotating container flask which is suspended in a water bath and connected via a hermetic feed to a condenser tube. Receiving flasks are then typically used to collect condensate materials.

The advantage of this rotary evaporator setup is that it is specifically designed for the desired function. However, the apparatus has a noticeably large footprint, particularly considering that the apparatus is engineered for a single job. This represents extremely poor economy from a space-saving and lab flexibility perspective.

A scientist works with the high-efficiency, high-capacity EcoChyll X7.

A Viable Alternative to Rotovaps

As commercial organic laboratories continue to grow in size and stature, the demand for higher throughput evaporation systems is rising commensurately. At Ecodyst, we envisaged an alternative to the large format rotary evaporators of the past, changing the unwieldy last-gen technology and compounding all the critical components of an efficient evaporation system into a user-friendly instrument.

The EcoChyll® line of evaporators is based on pioneering technology in direct-cooling. Our aim was to produce a series of products for organic chemistry labs of all sizes. We now offer specialized instruments for all manner of evaporative objectives, from small-scale fractionations of environmental samples to industrial-scale preparation of cannabis extracts.

If you would like more information about why the ground-breaking EcoChyll® range is superior to traditional rotary evaporators, simply contact a member of the Ecodyst team today.