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What is Supercritical CO2 Extraction? Does it have something to do with fizzy drinks?
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What is Supercritical CO2 Extraction?
Does it have something to do with fizzy drinks? Is it like carbonation? No. Just because it shares the word ‘carbon’ doesn’t mean it has any relation to carbonated beverages – or global warming for that matter!
In fact, CO2 extraction is the GREENEST extraction method available because it doesn’t use chemicals.
Simply put, Carbon Dioxide is a gas at room temperature but under pressure at a very low temperature it becomes a liquid with some very special properties. It turns into a super solvent which is forced into the structures of the plant at high pressure, capturing and flushing out the precious organic compounds.
As CO2 is non-toxic and inert there is no potentially toxic residue left in the solution as you might find with traditional chemical solvents, and therefore there is also no ‘taint’.
Have you ever wondered why most herbal extracts taste so bad, usually very bitter? This is partly due to their characteristics as alkaloids but also due to the chemical solvent extraction process used.
In more detail, Supercritical CO2 is an important commercial and industrial solvent due to its role in chemical extraction. In addition, CO2 is not toxic and compared to other chemical extraction methods, has much, much less environmental impact.
CO2 extraction takes place at a low temperature and extracts compounds from herbs and plants and leaves these compounds unaltered and undamaged by heat.
Because CO2 is gas at normal atmospheric pressure, it leaves no trace of itself in the final product. The equipment for CO2 extraction is expensive, which is reflected in the price of compounds obtained from the process.
The term “critical point” or “critical state” is sometimes used to denote specifically the vapor-liquid condition of a material and is monitored to the highest degree by temperature and pressure. The vapor-liquid critical point denotes the conditions above which distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist. Beyond this critical point, there is no distinction between the liquid and gas phases.
Supercritical carbon dioxide refers to carbon dioxide that is in a fluid state while also being at or above both its critical temperature and pressure, yielding rather uncommon properties. Carbon dioxide usually behaves as a gas in air at standard temperature and pressure or as a solid called dry ice when frozen. If the temperature and pressure are both increased from standard temperature and pressure to be at or above the critical point for carbon dioxide, it can adopt properties midway between a gas and a liquid.
The relatively low temperature of the process and the stability of CO2 also allows most compounds to be extracted with little damage.
By contrast, the cheaper chemical extraction method draws out organic compounds using chemicals, traces of which remain in the final product. This is not good.
To render the Bodyline™ product, we at Geonlabs start with the purest ingredients, derived through Supercritical CO2 Extraction, and combine them into balanced herbal formulas that work quickly and effectively – just like they’re supposed to.
In most cases you can feel our products working for yourself very quickly and don’t need to take ours or anyone else’s word for it. We offer no false promises, only results.
Unlike conventional weight management programs, Bodyline™ makes it easy to make the right eating choices, while encouraging healthy metabolic and digestive function so you can start to regain your natural shape and weight.
It’s so effective and works so quickly, it more than pays for itself just from what you save on meals and snacks!
For more information on Bodyline™ and other GEON products, or to make a purchase, please visit our website: http://www.KarenDowning.com . I can also be reached via e-mail, thetabuggg@yahoo.com or via the message form on the http://www.KarenDowning.com website.
About the Author
Steve Downing is an IT Network Administrator, Unix and Windows support engineer and programmer, working in the computer field since 1978. Steve and Karen Downing are distributors of Bodyline TM by GEON, an incredible new weight control product. After 25 years in the wellness and direct sales industries, I believe this is quite simply the most effective, stimulent-free, weight management product ever.
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