Xi'an Bioland Instrument Co., Ltd. specialises in industrial herbal distillation equipment for essential oil manufacturing, botanical separation & plant extraction. With 15+ years of hands-on engineering experience, we have executed projects like as a 500 L lavender line and a 1,000 L lemongrass production system and offer hydro-distillation and steam distillation solutions from lab scale to 1,000 L+. All the equipment is manufactured under GMP-complaint circumstances and it has got CE, ISO, UL and SGS certificates.
Dual-Mode Extraction Flexibility
Use hydro-distillation or steam distillation depending on the raw material you have. Water immersion processes roots and thick powders more efficiently; dry steam passing directly through the biomass basket gives larger yields of green herbs and flowers.
Low Temperature Vacuum Distillation
Extraction temperatures as low as 50-60°C safeguard heat-sensitive terpenes and top-note aromatics that decay under typical ambient heat – crucial for high-value botanicals such as rose, jasmine and neroli.
Real-Time Process Monitoring & PLC Automation
Optional fully automatic PLC control panel controls temperature, pressure and cycle timing all from one interface. Operators can physically see every step of the distillation, which reduces human error and improves uniformity from batch to batch.
Integrated CIP Cleaning System
Built-in spray ball systems automatically clean all interior surfaces between batches. It is designed with hygienic tri-clamp connectors to meet GMP regulations for cross-contamination prevention in pharmaceutical and multi-herb production.
Step 1 — Loading: Fresh or dried plant material is charged to the distillation vessel.
Step 2 — Steam introduction: Steam is generated internally or supplied externally and rises through the biomass entraining aromatic chemicals up into the vapour phase.
Step 3 — Condensation: The vapour passes through a multi-stage condenser where carefully controlled temperature gradients transform it back to a liquid.
Step 4 — Separation: In the Florentine flask, the essential oil and hydrosol spontaneously separate. The oil is taken from the top layer and the hydrosol, which is the commercially valuable flower water, is taken separately from the bottom.
This optimised vapour path and high performance heat exchange condensers yield 95%+ volatile oil recovery – far greater than typical alembic still design.
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Parameter
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Type
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Voltage
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Volumn (L)
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Heating Method
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Cooling Area(m2)
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Power (kw)
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BL-JT-50
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Three-phase 380/220V
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50
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Electric heating
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1
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10
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BL-JT-100
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100
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1.5
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12
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BL-JT-200
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200
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2
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18
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BL-JT-300
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300
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3
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25
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BL-JT-500
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500
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Steam heating
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4
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2.2
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BL-JT-1000
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1000
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8
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3
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BL-JT-2000
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2000
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15
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4
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The distillation vessel of the herbal distillation equipment is fabricated from sanitary-grade Stainless Steel 304 or 316L. For acidic botanicals such as citrus peel or high-tannin medicinal herbs, 316L is recommended for its superior corrosion resistance.
Internal surfaces are mirror polished (Ra ≤ 0.4 µm) to avoid microbiological adherence and ease cleaning, according to GMP hygiene regulations for food-grade and pharmaceutical-grade manufacture.
All weld seams are tested by Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI) and Radiographic Testing (RT) to eliminate micro-cracks. Each vessel is hydrostatically pressure tested at 1.5× design pressure before leaving the shop.
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Industry
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Typical Use Case
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Pharmaceutical & Nutraceutical
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Standardized API isolation; therapeutic-grade oil extraction with batch consistency
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Perfumery & Aromatherapy
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Low-temperature vacuum extraction for rose, jasmine, neroli
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Agro-industrial Production
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High-volume continuous processing of lavender, peppermint, tea tree
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Food & Beverage
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Natural flavoring agents and food-grade plant concentrates
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Cosmetics
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Hydrosol and essential oil production for skin care formulations
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R&D & Laboratory
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Small-scale extraction for formulation development and pilot testing
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All produced units meet CE, ISO, UL and SGS certification criteria. Manufacturing is GMP compliant and all product contact materials conform to FDA guidelines for food and medicinal applications.
Each system is subjected to a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) prior to shipment, a live functional test covering steam generating performance and condenser cooling efficiency. We invite our customers to have representatives visit our facilities to witness the FAT before final delivery approval.
Q: Can the system do steam distillation and hydro-distillation both?
A: Yeah. Most units have hybrid capability. The system is capable of switching between procedures depending on botanical material without any other hardware adjustment.
Q: How does the apparatus protect the heat sensitive botanicals?
A: The vacuum distillation module reduces the operating temperature to 50–60°C, reducing thermal degradation of sensitive terpenes and aromatic compounds such as linalool and geraniol.
Q: How do you ensure cross contamination across production batches?
A: The inside surfaces are automatically cleaned by integrated CIP spray balls. Sanitary tri-clamp connectors enabling full disassembly for manual inspection if required – GMP hygiene standards.
Q: Solvent environments - is there an explosion proof configuration?
A: Yes. An entire Ex-proof electrical kit is available to be configured, including motors, sensors, switches and control panels.
Q: What settings are customisable?
A: Vessel capacity, heating technique (electric or steam), control level (manual or PLC), discharge mode, explosion proof rating, surface finish grade and panel language. Support for OEM branding.
Q: How long does it take to build a custom unit?
A: Standard configurations ships in 5-7 business days. Fully customised systems take about 30 business days from the time the order is confirmed.
Q: Can I visit the factory before placing an order?
A: Yes. Welcome to visit the factory and witness FAT in person. Schedule Contact us
Have a herbal distillation equipment project in mind? Email us at info@biolandequip.com — we respond within 24 hours.
2024-05-16
Pharmaceutical Company
The reactor is beautifully mirror-polished and fully complies with GMP requirements for the pharmaceutical industry. The performance is excellent! Overall, we are very satisfied! We also provided with some feedback on our process improvements, which we hope will be helpful.
2024-04-09
Laboratory
Excellent and professional service. Always reply our questions very fast. All reactors and chiller we received are good too.
2024-02-15
Research Institute
Quality is beyond our expectation actually. After we got the extraction equipment and started using it, the performance was beyond our expectation. Very easy to use and very efficient to run. Service always respond us very quickly. Was also very helpful to help us. Thanks Bioland team. Very happy to work with you.
2023-11-20
Biotech Company
We are happy about the new purchase as always. Equipment and services are both good.
2023-08-05
Instrument Lab
This is the second order with Bioland instrument and everything is good as the first dateText.
2023-05-12
Global Trading Partner
Bioland instrument team is very helpful and professional. The sales helped us select the right equipment for our application, and their logistics people handled the transportation and customs declaration for our shipment. All that saved us a lot of work.
