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EXTRACTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS<br />

In the baskets, self-fi ltration takes place, so that no further treatment of the<br />

miscella be<strong>for</strong>e distillation is necessary.<br />

5.5.2.5 Kennedy Extractor<br />

Figure 8: Bollmann extractor<br />

The solid material is transported by paddles from one chamber<br />

to the next, in counter-current way to the solvent. The chamber where the<br />

miscella is withdrawn is used as a fi ltration unit where fi ne particles are<br />

separated from the extract solution.<br />

Figure 9: Kennedy extractor<br />

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