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T • . <br /> 14 KirklandDynamics <br /> With the Solvent Vessel outlet line attached to the Material vessel top lid the extraction is ready to <br /> commence. The operator now opens the ball valve at the solvent vessel to material vessel. The liquid <br /> butane solvent now expands due to the increase in volume and reduced pressure in the material vessel. <br /> The solvent will partially change phase during this process to a gas as it stabilizes. This partial phase <br /> change is due to the increased volume at reduced pressure as governed by the ideal gas law (Pv=nRT). <br /> The valve between the Solvent Vessel and Material Vessel is closed once all the solvent has been <br /> delivered. The Marijuana Solute and Solvent interface. Oils solute collects at the base of the material <br /> vessel during this time. <br /> After a known/set duration of time have passed the operator is ready for the next part of the process. <br /> The operator ensures the ball valve below the material vessel connected to the solvent tank is closed. <br /> The operator also confirms that the ball valve at the top of the material vessel is closed. The operator <br /> now opens the 2" ball valve between the material vessel and collection vessel. Extracted oils flow to the <br /> Collection vessel. Once all the oils have collected in the collection vessel the operator confirms the <br /> system is stable by using the visual inspection sight glass at the top lid on the collection vessel. The <br /> refrigerant recovery pump outlet is now attached using a 3/8" hose to the Solvent Vessel (fill port). The <br /> refrigerant recovery pump inlet is attached using a 3/8" hose to the Collection Vessel (recovery port). <br /> Ball valves at each of these ports restrict any flow until the operation is ready. With the assembly fully <br /> connected the operator now opens both ball valves allowing the Solvent Vessel to refrigerant recovery <br /> pump to Collection Vessel piping path to be open and connected. The Solvent is recovered by use of the <br /> refrigerant recovery pump. The recovery pump reduces the pressure in the collection vessel allowing <br /> the solvent to vaporize and leave solution. The solvent in gas phase is pulled through the recovery <br /> pump and then compressed within the Solvent Vessel at 30 psi or less. <br /> Once the solvent has been recovered from the Collection Vessel and with all ports and valves closed, the <br /> extracted oils are ready to be collected. The operator removes the top lid of the collection vessel and <br /> moves the collection vessel to a work table where the extracted oils are moved to a flat container such <br /> as a sanitary pan. <br /> 9/1/2015 Project: 150703 Terpp MK IV CLE Report Page 8 of 44 <br /> KD Doc. 150703ER <br />