METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXTRACTING ADDITIONAL BENEFICIAL LIPID-SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS FROM PLANT MATERIALS IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WAYS

Fuente: WIPO "essential oil or extracts"
Methods and systems for extracting additional beneficial lipid-soluble heavy compounds from plant material in an environmentally sustainable manner. A method includes preparing a solution that includes a solvent comprising one or more of a monoterpene, a monoterpenoid, a sesquiterpene, or a sesquiterpenoid. The solution further includes a solute comprising a plant material. The method includes extracting one or more compounds from the plant material using the solvent comprising the one or more of the monoterpene, the monoterpenoid, the sesquiterpene, or the sesquiterpenoid.