Patent ID: 11925907
Assignee: CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A  C | IPC A  B  C

Claim 0:
1. A method for producing crystalline cannabinoid particles in continuous mode, the method comprising:
preparing a cannabinoid-rich solution that comprises a first cannabinoid;
inducing the cannabinoid-rich solution to a supersaturated state in which the first cannabinoid has a supersaturated concentration that is greater than a corresponding saturation concentration of the first cannabinoid;
flowing the cannabinoid-rich solution into a continuous stirred-tank reactor, CSTR, in a continuous manner;
mixing the cannabinoid-rich solution under turbulent mixing conditions to form a plurality of crystalline cannabinoid particles and a cannabinoid-depleted solution within the CSTR;
discharging the plurality of crystalline cannabinoid particles and the cannabinoid-depleted solution from the CSTR in a continuous manner to provide a flow rate through the CSTR; and
separating crystalline cannabinoid particles from the plurality of crystalline cannabinoid particles and the cannabinoid-depleted solution in a continuous manner,
wherein the turbulent mixing conditions are defined by a Reynolds number that is greater than a critical Reynolds number for the cannabinoid-rich solution and the CSTR.