Cannabis nanoemulsion methods
AssigneeInsectergy, LLC
InventorDaniel Michael Leo
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods to produce cannabis oil nanoemulsions. Cannabis oil nanoemulsions may be used for the production of beverages, pharmaceuticals, drugs, and spray-dried powders. Methods to produce a cannabis oil nanoemulsion are described, the methods includes a two-step process to emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a microemulsion; and introducing the microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the nanoemulsion. A variety of emulsification systems may be used including agitators, a rotor/stator, a sawtooth blade, colloid mill, piston pump, microfluidizer processor, and ultrasonic homogenizers. Water treatment prior to emulsification is also described.
Claims57
A method to produce a cannabis oil nanoemulsion, the method includes:
- (a) emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a cannabis oil microemulsion comprising micro-sized cannabis oil droplets;
- and
- (b) after step (a), introducing the cannabis oil microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the cannabis oil nanoemulsion comprising a cannabis oil droplet size ranging from between 5 to 100 nanometers;
- wherein:
- the first emulsification system includes a rotor/stator;
- and
- the second emulsification system includes an ultrasonic homogenizer or a microfluidizer processor.
A method to produce a cannabis oil nanoemulsion, the method includes:
- (a) emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a cannabis oil microemulsion comprising micro-sized cannabis oil droplets;
- and
- (b) after step (a), introducing the cannabis oil microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the cannabis oil nanoemulsion;
- wherein:
- the first emulsification system includes a rotor/stator;
- and
- the second emulsification system includes a microfluidizer processor configured to operate at a pressure ranging from between 10,000 to 40,000 pounds per square inch.
A method to produce a cannabis oil nanoemulsion, the method includes:
- (a) emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a cannabis oil microemulsion comprising micro-sized cannabis oil droplets;
- and
- (b) after step (a), introducing the cannabis oil microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the cannabis oil nanoemulsion;
- wherein:
- the first emulsification system includes a rotor/stator;
- and
- the second emulsification system includes an ultrasonic homogenizer.
A method to produce a foodstuff including a cannabis oil nanoemulsion and/or a spray-dried water-soluble cannabinoid powder, the method includes:
- (a) emulsifying water and cannabis oil with a first emulsification system to produce a cannabis oil microemulsion comprising micro-sized cannabis oil droplets, the first emulsification system includes a rotor/stator;
- (b) after step (a), introducing the cannabis oil microemulsion to a second emulsification system to produce the cannabis oil nanoemulsion and optionally spray drying the cannabis oil nanoemulsion to produce the spray-dried water-soluble cannabinoid powder, the second emulsification system includes an ultrasonic homogenizer or a microfluidizer processor;
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- (c) after step (b), producing a foodstuff from the cannabis oil nanoemulsion and/or the spray-dried water-soluble cannabinoid powder, the foodstuff includes one or more foodstuffs selected from the group consisting of ada, bagels, baked goods, biscuits, bitterballen, bonda, breads, cakes, candies, cereals, chips, chocolate bars, chocolate, coffee, cokodok, confectionery, cookies, cooking batter, corn starch mixtures, crackers, crêpes, croissants, croquettes, croutons, dolma, dough, doughnuts, energy bars, flapjacks, french fries, frozen custard, frozen desserts, frying cakes, fudge, gelatin mixes, granola bars, gulha, hardtack, ice cream, khandvi, khanom buang, krumpets, meze, mixed flours, muffins, multi-grain snacks, nachos, nian gao, noodles, nougat, onion rings, pakora, pancakes, panforte, pastas, pastries, pie crust, pita chips, pizza, poffertjes, pretzels, pudding, rice krispie treats, sesame sticks, smoothies, specialty milk, tele-bhaja, tempura, toffee, tortillas, totopo, turkish delights, waffles, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.