RU2850886C2 - Smoke collection and storage system, method and extract for dissolving in tincture - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: tobacco industry.

SUBSTANCE: a dissolved smoke extract, referred to as a "tincture," containing smoke extract accumulated in a solvent using a smoke dissolution, collection, and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract, wherein said system comprises: (a) at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke in said solvent, containing at least one acoustic cavitation device designed to provide cavitation action in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapours, mist or smoke particles suspended in said gas, and (b) a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or vaporising smoke-emitting source material - a substance for producing said smoke, which is fed into said at least one smoke dissolution and collection device, wherein said smoke generation chamber is designed to produce a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures and to produce another portion of said smoke by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs.

EFFECT: obtaining higher quality extracts with an improved therapeutic profile and a more pleasant experience for the consumer; ensuring high productivity.

58 cl, 26 dwg

Description

Field of technology

The present invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for collecting smoke, vapor, etc., in a tincture. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device, system, and method for collecting smoke by stimulating and improving the dissolution of the smoke in a solvent for producing tinctures and similar preparations.

Brief description of the proposed technology

In accordance with the disclosed technology, a smoke extract is thus proposed, comprising a dissolved smoke extract accumulated in a solvent ("tincture") using a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract. Said system includes a device for dissolving and collecting smoke in a liquid solvent, containing at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of a liquid solvent and smoke ("solvent-smoke mixture"), wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. The solvent may be ethanol, acetonitrile, propylene glycol, glycerin, water, methanol, an organic solvent and/or any combination of any of the above. The said system further includes a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating the smoke-emitting source material (substance) to obtain the said smoke, which enters the said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, where the said smoke generation chamber is configured to obtain a portion of the said smoke by burning the said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures, and to obtain another portion of the said smoke by exposing the said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs.

The said acoustic cavitation device may comprise a confuser-diffuser transition for providing cavitation in the said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through the said transition, which is an infrasonic cavitation device, such as a Venturi tube for calm or critical flow, or a supersonic cavitation device, such as a Laval nozzle, configured to provide a supersonic shock wave, which has a high dispersion effect on the liquid at the location of the shock wave or downstream relative to the shock wave (for example, containing an overexpanded nozzle, configured to induce a typical flow separation by satisfying the Summerfield criterion P=0.4...0.35 Pa) and may be additionally configured to vacuum pump out the smoke. The said at least one acoustic cavitation device may include at least two acoustic cavitation devices sequentially located one after the other in the direction of flow, such as an infrasonic cavitation device and a supersonic cavitation device located downstream relative to it, or provide infrasonic cavitation or supersonic cavitation in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is designed with the possibility of providing a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave.

Said at least one acoustic cavitation device may comprise an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound energy into a mixture of solvent and smoke, wherein the ultrasound transmitter may be configured to operate in a frequency range of 0.7-5 MHz and in an intensity range of 0.3-50 W/ ^cm2 . The ultrasound transmitter is located in a bath with a solvent, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is released in the lower part of said bath with the formation of gas bubbles that rise to the top, thereby being exposed to the ultrasonic energy from said ultrasound transmitter, and in said bath a number of horizontal perforated plates may be placed to slow down the rise of the gas bubbles in said bath for a longer exposure of the bubbles to the ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. Said at least one acoustic cavitation device may contain a confuser-diffuser transition for providing cavitation in said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through said transition, wherein at least one ultrasound transmitter is placed in said transition or in the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition.

The confuser-diffuser transition may be formed by an hourglass-shaped pipe, narrowing in the middle part between the upstream inlet part, into which the said mixture of solvent and smoke from the smoke source enters at the inlet pressure and a stream of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of the fog droplets, is sprayed through a feed nozzle, and the downstream outlet part, in which the outlet pressure is lower than the said inlet pressure, with the formation of a pressure difference between the said inlet part and the said outlet part, wherein the said upstream inlet part narrows in the direction of the said transition with an inlet slope of the cone, and the said downstream outlet part narrows in the direction of the said transition with an outlet slope of the cone, thereby providing a cavitation effect and/or a shock wave in the said downstream outlet part. The narrowed middle part can be asymmetric, where the inlet slope of the cone differs (for example, is greater - to facilitate the induction of a shock wave in the said downstream outlet part) from the outlet slope of the cone, and contains a Venturi tube, wherein the inlet slope of the cone is 30 degrees or is steep, in the range of 5 to 40 degrees, and the outlet slope of the cone is 5 degrees or is moderate, in the range of 3 to 20 degrees, or contains a Laval nozzle, wherein the outlet slope of the cone is greater than the inlet slope, for example, is steep, in the range of 5 to 40 degrees, and the inlet slope of the cone is moderate, in the range of 3 to 20 degrees (to facilitate the induction of a shock wave in the downstream outlet part). The downstream inlet portion may comprise an L-shaped chamber connected downstream to the narrowed middle portion and having an upstream smoke inlet from which a smoke stream flows, wherein a liquid solvent spray is sprayed through a feeder at an intermediate location facing the narrowed middle portion to quickly carry away said spray with the stream.

According to additional embodiments of the invention, a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in a solvent is proposed, comprising at least one smoke dissolution and collection device intended for collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a substance to produce smoke entering said at least one smoke dissolution and collection device, wherein said smoke generation chamber includes a periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to prevent pyrolysis. The smoke generation chamber may optionally include an aerator for feeding the combustion with oxygen. The periodic smoke generation inductor may include an air pump (which may include an aerator), a cylinder evaporator, and/or a valve for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from said smoke generation chamber, or a controller configured to control said periodic combustion or heating. The periodic smoke generation inductor may be configured to repeat periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the corresponding compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating separately said at least one specific compound, ensuring their respective separate collection.

In some embodiments of the invention, a system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke for accumulating smoke in a solvent is disclosed, comprising: at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, intended for collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and a closed gas circulation loop (for example, including pipes and a recirculation blower) for recirculating under pressure the remainder of the gas-smoke mixture, separated from said liquid solvent downstream relative to a tank for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, into said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, a chamber for pre-mixing smoke and solvent, located upstream relative to said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a smoke generation chamber.

In some embodiments of the invention, a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for collecting smoke is disclosed, comprising: at least one smoke dissolution and collection device intended to collect smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and at least one of the following: a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a substance to produce smoke entering the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; evaporation, combustion and/or heating means for inducing combustion and/or evaporation in the smoke generation chamber; an aerator for feeding combustion with oxygen in the smoke generation chamber; a smoke transfer channel intended to transfer fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber to the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; a smoke blower for sucking smoke through said transfer channel; a pre-mixing chamber for better dissolution of smoke in the liquid solvent before entering the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; an infusion tank comprising an infusion bath for receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device; a solvent tank for feeding solvent into the liquid solvent bath, at least one smoke accumulator and/or for collecting and cleaning residues in channels; a pipeline for transferring a mixture of smoke and solvent from at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device to the infusion tank; a solvent and smoke cooler for cooling the mixture of solvent and smoke downstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device before entering the infusion tank; an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the mixture of solvent and smoke through the pipes of the system; a turbulence unit for improving dissolution, comprising a Tesla valve located immediately upstream of the flow entrance to said infusion container, for passing said mixture of solvent and smoke in the opposite direction of said Tesla valve, configured to slow the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles; an ultrasound transmitter located in a bath with said solvent, and in which said mixture of solvent and smoke is released at the bottom of said bath to form gas bubbles that rise to the top, thereby being exposed to ultrasonic energy from said ultrasound transmitter; a number of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to slow the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath for a longer exposure of said bubbles to said ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device; a gravity separator attached to a tank for separating gas and smoke from a liquid solvent after entering said tank from at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke or after leaving a solvent bath; a cyclone separator for separating a cooled gas-smoke mixture from a liquid solvent, downstream of said smoke tank; a solvent condenser for condensing solvent residues after the cyclone separator downstream of said cyclone separator; a trough for transferring a liquefied substance (solvent and dissolved substance) into said bath from said gravity separator attached to a tank, cyclone separator and/or condenser; a solvent circulation circuit for feeding a liquid solvent or tincture from said bath or solvent tank to at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke or a pre-mixing chamber, comprising pipes and means for feeding the solvent; a mechanism for cleaning accumulated residues in an internal channel, configured to flush pipes and channels of the system for dissolving and collecting smoke with a liquid solvent to release smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels, and to circulate the liquid solvent with the released smoke through said channels into said bath; a periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance in a smoke generation chamber to prevent pyrolysis; at least one of: an air pump/aerator; a balloon evaporator; and a valve of said periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from said smoke generation chamber; a controller of the periodic smoke generation inductor configured to control said periodic combustion or heating; a periodic smoke generating inductor configured to repeat periodic heating at its own temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the own temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating separately said at least one specific compound with the provision of their respective separate collection; a closed gas circulation circuit comprising pipes and a recirculation blower for recirculating under pressure the remainder of the gas-smoke mixture separated from said liquid solvent downstream of said container into at least one of the following: said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and a smoke generating chamber; A solvent removal device for distilling said smoke extract concentrate by removing said solvent from said dissolved smoke extract, which may comprise an evaporator, such as a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator, or a centrifugal evaporator, and a controller for controlling the operation of the system components and setting and controlling the system parameters, such as the duration of operation, the total mass of the substance being processed, the mass of the solvent before and after the process, the set temperature in the smoke generation chamber, the pressure of the liquids, the air/gas pressure, the vacuum pressure, the mass of the ash, the degree of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption, an optical means for qualitatively or quantitatively measuring the dissolved components, and at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

According to additional aspects of the invention, a smoke extract is provided, comprising a dissolved smoke extract accumulated in a solvent ("tincture") using a method of dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke for accumulating smoke in said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract. Said method includes the step of producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material, wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said production includes obtaining a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures, and obtaining another portion of said smoke by exposing said smoke-emitting source material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. Said method further comprises the step of collecting said smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent by providing cavitation in a mixture of the liquid solvent and said smoke ("solvent-smoke mixture") by exerting a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device. Providing cavitation may comprise passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of said at least one acoustic cavitation device, providing infrasonic cavitation, where said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an infrasonic cavitation device, and/or providing a supersonic shock wave in a mixture of solvent and smoke, where said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises a supersonic cavitation device. The method may further include vacuum evacuation of smoke using at least one acoustic cavitation device, which may comprise a Venturi tube. The flow may comprise a steady or critical flow through the Venturi tube. The supersonic cavitation device may comprise a Laval nozzle, and providing a supersonic shock wave may include inducing a typical flow separation by satisfying the Summerfield criterion P=0.4...0.35P _a in the overexpanded transition of the Laval nozzle.

Providing cavitation may include exposing a mixture of solvent and smoke to at least two acoustic cavitation devices arranged sequentially downstream of one another, for example, by infrasonic cavitation in an upstream infrasonic cavitation device and a supersonic shock wave in a downstream supersonic cavitation device. Providing cavitation may include providing infrasonic or supersonic cavitation and a supersonic shock wave in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is configured to provide both the cavitation effect and the supersonic shock wave.

Providing cavitation may include providing ultrasonic cavitation by transmitting ultrasonic energy into a mixture of solvent and smoke using an ultrasonic transmitter of at least one acoustic cavitation device, for example, by applying ultrasonic energy in the frequency range of 0.7-5 MHz and in the intensity range of 0.3-20 W/ ^cm2 . Providing cavitation may include passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of at least one said acoustic cavitation device, and wherein providing ultrasonic cavitation is carried out in addition to said passing using said ultrasonic transmitter, which is located and operates in said transition or in the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition. Providing ultrasonic cavitation may include releasing a solvent-smoke mixture at the bottom of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles using an ultrasonic transmitter located in said bath. Said release may include slowing the rise of the gas bubbles in said bath using a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to expose the bubbles to ultrasonic energy for a longer period of time, wherein said solvent-smoke mixture is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device.

According to additional aspects of the invention, a method for collecting and accumulating smoke is proposed, comprising producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance, wherein said smoke comprises a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog, or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said production comprises initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance using a periodic smoke generation inductor to prevent pyrolysis, and collecting said smoke using at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent. Initiating periodic combustion or heating may comprise initiating, transferring, or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from the smoke generation chamber using an air pump or aerator, a balloon evaporator, and/or a valve, or controlling said periodic combustion or heating using a controller. Initiating periodic combustion or heating may include repeating periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound to evaporate said at least one specific compound separately, ensuring their respective separate collection.

According to further aspects of the invention, a method for collecting and accumulating smoke is provided, comprising collecting smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent, wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas, and recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from the liquid solvent downstream of a container for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into at least one of the following: (1) said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; (2) a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device, and (3) a smoke generation chamber.

In some embodiments of the disclosed invention, a method for collecting and accumulating smoke includes producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance, feeding the produced smoke into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, collecting said smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, including the step of providing cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device, and at least one of the following: producing includes initiating combustion and/or evaporation of a substance using evaporation, combustion and/or heating means; producing includes feeding combustion with oxygen by aeration using an aerator; feeding the produced smoke, including transferring fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber through a smoke transfer channel into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; transferring fresh smoke includes sucking smoke with a smoke blower through said transfer channel; enhancing dissolution of smoke in a liquid solvent by mixing smoke with a liquid solvent in a pre-mixing chamber to obtain a mixture of solvent and smoke before entering at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke into an infusion tank containing an infusion bath; feeding solvent from the solvent tank to at least one of the following: (1) a liquid solvent bath, (2) at least one smoke accumulator, and (3) for collecting and cleaning residues in channels; transferring the mixture of smoke and solvent from the at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke into the infusion tank via a pipeline; cooling a mixture of solvent and smoke using a cooler for solvent and smoke located downstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke before entering an infusion tank; transmitting ultrasonic energy into the mixture of solvent and smoke through pipes of the system using an ultrasound transmitter; improving dissolution by passing said mixture of solvent and smoke in the reverse direction of a turbulence unit containing a Tesla valve immediately before the flow enters said infusion tank, wherein said turbulence unit is configured to slow the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution; releasing said mixture of solvent and smoke at the bottom of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles by an ultrasound transmitter located in said bath; slowing down the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath by means of a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to expose said bubbles to said ultrasound energy for a longer period of time, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device; separating gas and smoke from liquid solvent by means of a gravity separator attached to a tank after entering said tank from at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke or after exiting a solvent bath; separating a cooled gas-smoke mixture from liquid solvent by means of a cyclone separator located downstream of said smoke tank; condensing the solvent residues after the cyclone separator by means of a solvent condenser located downstream of said cyclone separator; transferring a liquefied substance (solvent and dissolved substance) into said bath by means of troughs for transferring liquids from said gravity separator attached to a tank, cyclone separator and/or condenser; a solvent circulation circuit for feeding a liquid solvent or tincture from said solvent bath or container to at least one smoke dissolution and collection device or pre-mixing chamber, comprising pipes and means for feeding the solvent; flushing the pipes and channels of the smoke dissolution and collection system with a liquid solvent using a mechanism for cleaning accumulated residues in the internal channel, configured to release smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels, and circulating the liquid solvent with the released smoke through said channels into said bath; initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to prevent pyrolysis using a periodic smoke generation inductor; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or from the smoke generation chamber using an air pump or aerator, a balloon evaporator and/or a valve; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including controlling said periodic combustion or heating with a controller; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including repeating periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating separately said at least one specific compound with provision for their respective separate collection; recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from a liquid solvent downstream of a container for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a smoke generation chamber; distilling said smoke extract concentrate by removing solvent from the dissolved smoke extract, which may include evaporation using a reducer-evaporator, a rotary evaporator, or a centrifugal evaporator; and controlling, with the help of a controller, the operation of the system components and setting and controlling the system parameters, including the duration of operation, the total mass of the substance being processed, the mass of the solvent before and after the process, the set temperature in the smoke generation chamber, the pressure of the liquids, the pressure of the air/gas, the pressure of the vacuum, the mass of the ash, the degree of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption, an optical means for qualitative or quantitative measurement of the dissolved components, and/or at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

According to some aspects of the present invention, the smoke extract or tincture assembled according to the present invention can be used as an ingredient of: (1) a tincture for consumption containing said dissolved smoke extract; (2) a tincture for consumption to which said smoke extract concentrate is added; (3) a consumable; (4) a material for medical purposes; (5) a material for cosmetic purposes; (6) a material for recreational purposes; (7) an additive for improving the sensory experience of the user; (8) a fragrance; (9) a flavor enhancer; (10) a flavoring agent; (11) a material for vaping; (12) a material for inhalation; (13) a smoking material; (14) a drinkable material; (15) a food material; (16) a liquid for electronic cigarettes; and (17) a material for topical application. A portion of the smoke may be collected by burning a smoke-producing source material at combustion temperatures, while another portion of said smoke is collected by exposing said material to temperatures that cause vaporization. The source material may be a smoking material, tobacco, and/or cannabis. For use in an e-cigarette liquid, preferably up to 30% of the smoke extract concentrate may be collected by burning a smoke-producing source material at combustion temperatures, while the remainder is collected by exposing said material to temperatures that cause vaporization. The e-cigarette may be a device that incorporates a heating system for smoking material/tobacco/cannabis, such as a combustible or non-combustible heating rod (stick).

The smoke/tincture produced according to the present invention may contain particularly low levels of harmful and potentially harmful components (HHPCs) found in burnt cigarettes, HHPCs found in the smoke and vapor of tobacco or cannabis heating systems, carcinogenic chemicals, genotoxic chemicals, and/or cytotoxic chemicals. These low levels may be less than 10% of the levels found in burnt cigarettes or in the smoke and vapor of tobacco or cannabis heating systems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The disclosed method will become more understandable after reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment made and operating in accordance with the present invention, comprising a combined acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, super- and ultrasonic limitations;

Fig. 2 shows another embodiment made and operating in accordance with the present invention, comprising an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent by means of separate infrasonic and supersonic limitations, each of which is combined with an ultrasonic limitation;

Fig. 3 shows another embodiment constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, comprising an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infrasonic/supersonic limitation and separate ultrasonic limits;

Figs. 4A-4E are successive enlarged partial sectional views of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 4A is an enlarged view of an infrasonic cavitation device included in the acoustic smoke dissolving device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 4B is an enlarged view of the portion extending from the infrasonic cavitation device to the ultrasound transmitter included in the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 4C is an enlarged view of the portion extending from the ultrasonic transmitter to the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device included in the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 4D shows an enlarged view of the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device 303 included in the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 4E is an enlarged view of the portion extending from the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device to the ultrasonic transmitter included in the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 shows a smoke dissolution and collection system, designated 400, constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, which includes an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device according to Fig. 1, 2 or 3;

Fig. 6A-6F are schematic diagrams of several heating schemes as a function of time for a substance heated using the system of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7-10B shows embodiments of a smoke dissolution and collection system constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, which includes an acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke in accordance with Fig. 1, 2 or 3. Fig. 7 shows a closed-loop system constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, containing ultrasonic transmitters placed in a solvent bath;

Fig. 8 shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, comprising a heating chamber in which the substance to be evaporated is placed, and a separate plate heats recirculated dry gas;

Fig. 9 shows a closed loop system constructed and operated in accordance with the present invention, in which combustion occurs in an oxygen enriched furnace;

Fig. 10A shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, in which a balloon evaporator is used;

Fig. 10B shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, in which a hookah vaporizer is used;

Fig. 11 is a block diagram of a method for dissolving smoke in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, ultra- and ultrasonic limitations;

Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a method for dissolving and accumulating smoke in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, super- and ultrasonic limitations;

Fig. 13 is a block diagram of another method for dissolving and accumulating smoke in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, super- and ultrasonic limitations;

Fig. 14A and 14B show a flow chart of a further method of dissolving and accumulating smoke in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, super- and ultrasonic limitations; and

Fig. 15 is a table showing the calculated yields of HPVC from the "tincture aerosols of the invention" compared to traditional heat stick aerosols and combustible cigarettes.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

The objective of the present invention is to provide devices, systems and methods for efficiently collecting fume, vapor, smoke, mist or gas (collectively referred to herein for convenience as "smoke") in a liquid, often referred to as a solvent, to produce tinctures and similar preparations for medicinal or recreational purposes, or as a means for collecting, accumulating and/or concentrating said smoke in a solid form suitable for further processing or other chemical purposes (e.g., producing tablets, capsules and other dosage forms for direct consumption, or as a feedstock for material extraction, incorporation into another compound, and the like). A solvent may be selected with a boiling point lower than that of dissolved smoke, allowing the volatile solvent to readily evaporate, leaving a residue in the form of smoke (liquid or solid). Another objective of the present invention is to provide a device, system and method for collecting smoke while maintaining the pipes and ducts of such systems relatively free of residue accumulation to reduce the need for cleaning them.

In chemistry, a tincture is a solution in which ethanol serves as the solvent. In herbal medicine, alcohol tinctures are prepared with varying ethanol concentrations. Other solvents used for tinctures include vinegar, glycerol or glycerin (in glyceride form), diethyl ether and propylene glycol, low-volatility substances such as iodine and mercurochrome, water, and a combination of ethyl alcohol and water as solvents.

Accordingly, the term "tincture" as used herein refers to any liquid-based preparation in which smoke or any derivative thereof is accumulated, including, but not limited to, lotions, solutions, suspensions, emulsions, liquid mixtures, e-liquid, and any other similar preparations or "tinctures." For clarity, the tincture in which the accumulated smoke is dissolved is also referred to herein as a "dissolved smoke extract," and after removing the solvent, the remaining distillate is also referred to herein as a "smoke extract concentrate." Both "dissolved smoke extract" and "smoke extract concentrate" are forms of "smoke extract," which is the product of the present invention. When a "smoke extract" is or is mixed with a "tincture" in the usual sense of the term, namely, a tincture prepared for consumption (e.g., a medicinal tincture, a cosmetic tincture, a vaping tincture, or an edible tincture), the term "tincture for consumption" is used herein. In accordance with this terminology, the object of the present invention is to provide a smoke extract that includes a dissolved smoke extract accumulated in a solvent using a smoke dissolution, collection, and accumulation system and/or a method for accumulating smoke in said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract.

Tinctures and similar preparations are obtained by cold extraction of plant or organic substances such as tobacco, hemp (for the extraction of CBD (cannabidiolic acid) and THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid)), olive oil and sage for medicinal, cosmetic and/or recreational purposes, using cold methods such as cold pressing, soaking in alcohol, _CO2 or butane, or hot methods such as evaporation and/or combustion (smoking), which are the only methods that can obtain or extract some of the biologically active compounds.

For example, THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) is a natural ingredient in the hemp plant (cannabis) that is inactive and non-psychoactive in its natural form, and consuming the natural hemp plant (by eating it) does not produce such an effect. However, when THCA is heated to temperatures above 125 degrees Celsius (by smoking, vaporizing, or boiling), it undergoes decarboxylation, which removes carbon atoms from the acid's molecular chain, converting it into THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is biologically active and psychoactive (thus, THCA is a precursor to THC). Similarly, bioactive ingredients, including aroma compounds, in tobacco and other plant substances are produced by smoking and vaporizing, which, from the molecular spectrum of substances capable of release, release a profile of substances considered "ideal" (because its effect is proven). To obtain the medicinal or individual desired effects of a smoked plant, it is necessary to extract bioactive ingredients that have a profile (i.e., typical ingredients in typical ratios) similar to the "ideal" profile obtained by conventional smoking of the plant in question.

For example, tobacco or cannabis burns at the tip of a cigarette at temperatures reaching approximately 700 degrees Celsius, while the temperature of the cigarette in a smoker's mouth is only 30 degrees Celsius. The various bioactive ingredients in tobacco and cannabis are released at different temperatures, ranging from 30 to 700 degrees Celsius. An illustrative, non-limiting list of known precursor substances (cannabinoids, in the case of cannabis) that release biologically active substances (some of which have desired effects and others of which have undesirable effects) includes: THCA (primarily releasing biologically active compounds at 120 degrees Celsius, active in the range of 60-125 degrees), CBDA (130 degrees Celsius and a range of 80-135 degrees), CBA (cannabichromenic acid) (140 degrees Celsius and a range of 100-145 degrees), THC (first release from the Δ-9 compound at 155 degrees Celsius, a second release from the Δ-8 compound at 175 degrees Celsius, its boiling points are 157 and 177 degrees, respectively), CBD (cannabidiol) (165 degrees Celsius and range of 160-180 degrees), CBN (cannabinol) (185 degrees Celsius, which is also the boiling point), CBE (cannabielsoin) (195 degrees Celsius, which is believed to be its theoretical boiling point), benzene (205 degrees Celsius), THCV (tetrahydrocannabivarin) (220 degrees Celsius, above its boiling point) and CBC (cannabichromene) (220 degrees Celsius, which is also the boiling point). The objective of the present invention in the context of this example is to obtain and capture such a profile of released substances that is similar to the "ideal" profile of conventional smoking. A non-limiting, illustrative list of plant and organic materials that can be used includes the following: Commiphora myrrha, Burseraceae family, Boswellia, Boswellia serrata, Frankincense, Boswellia sacred, Lavandula angustifolia, Salvia narcotic, Psilocybin mushroom, Banisteriopsis caapi (ayahuasca), Poppy (Maca opiates), Coca (Erythroxylium coca, Colombian coca), Civet oil (in the case of Civeton, obtained from Civets, a family of Viverridae, such as the African civet), Deer musk (in the case of Muscone), Herbal musk (obtained from Cervantes monotuberosus, Orchis alpinus, Angelica officinalis, Mallow, Muskberry, Musk Rose, Musk Abelmoschus, Monk's tongue Musk, Silverleaf Olearia, Sweet Sicana, Musk Hibiscus, Musk Stork's Whiskers, Nodding Thistle, Musk Ocotea, Musk Crassula, Citrofortunella, Musk Amberboa, Sclopendra Phymatosorus, etc.), Ferula Gum, Galbanum, Ambergris, Nutmeg, Khat, Ephedra, Milk Thistle, Tobacco, Hemp (Cannabis), Frankincense, Incense, Coffee, Cocoa, Chinese Camellia, Guarana, Gyoza, Ginseng, Maca, Areca Catechu (Palm), Betel Nut (Pepper), Paraguay Cynic, Eleutherococcus.

Traditional extraction methods do not provide the medicinal and recreational (e.g., flavor, aroma) benefits of the bioactive compounds, which are only produced and available through combustion and/or vaporization.

Cannabis is a unique plant material because its bioactive compounds are best extracted through vaporization or combustion (smoking). Typically, botanicals are extracted using other methods, such as immersion in alcohol, supercritical _CO2 , or supercritical butane. This process is similar to juicing. However, the ideal bioactive components, as well as the preferred aroma and user experience from cannabis and tobacco, can only be achieved through combustion and vaporization.

Another object of the present invention is to facilitate the extraction of plant components associated with taste, aroma and consumer perception that can be used to improve the smoking experience while eliminating harmful or potentially harmful components.

The disclosed invention utilizes evaporation and combustion to provide a commercial solution for producing higher quality extracts with an improved therapeutic profile and a more pleasant consumer experience.

Smoking cannabis produces a predictable effect, and vaporizing cannabis has been found to produce a similar effect. To achieve this predictable effect, it is crucial to extract a cannabinoid profile and ambiance similar to the "ideal profile," which can be achieved by smoking or vaping the cannabis plant.

The system or method according to the present invention can be specifically designed for the extraction of cannabis or tobacco, providing an extraction profile virtually identical to smoking or vaping. The same ideal molecular spectrum as smoking or vaporizing cannabis can be achieved with the system or method according to the present invention. This extract is biologically more efficient than other traditional extraction methods.

In the case of tobacco, it may be desirable to extract all plant components associated with flavor, aroma, and consumer experience while substantially eliminating harmful or potentially harmful compounds (HHPCs). HHPCs are both present in the plant and formed during combustion, but the present invention allows for either eliminating the extraction of HHPCs or easily removing dissolved harmful compounds from the tincture or intermediate solution in which they are dissolved. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a commercially viable system and method for extracting tobacco oil while preserving all flavor properties and rich aroma without HHPCs.

In general, traditional tobacco extraction alternatives that are currently commercially available do not solve the above problems, although they provide high nicotine content, and do not provide an adequate replacement for the full-fledged smoking process.

The extraction process according to the invention improves the molecular spectrum associated with flavor and aroma during smoking and reduces the content of HCVD. Using the collected compounds for vaping provides an enhanced smoking experience and an improved safety profile. Accordingly, tinctures extracted according to the present invention are particularly suitable for producing a rich, full-bodied tobacco oil or tincture flavor, with little or no HCVD, which may be undetectable in nicotine, and are particularly suitable for vaping as a means of smoking rehabilitation, nicotine detoxification, and smoking cessation, unlike traditional vaping oils.

Information on hazardous components emitted by a cigarette or other smoking or vaping device can be found, for example, in the book: Cigarette Smoke and Oxidative Stress (pp. 5-46), chapter titled "Tobacco Smoke Constituents Affecting Oxidative Stress" (Jan B. Wooten, Salem Chouchane, and Thomas E. McGratha, May 2007, DOI:10.1007/3-540-32232-9_2).

The National Center for Biotechnology Information publication " How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General " ( 2010 ) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53014/#) states that "Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of chemical compounds that are bound to aerosol particles or free in the gas phase. Chemical compounds in tobacco can sublimate into smoke or react to form other components that then sublimate into smoke. Researchers have calculated that cigarette smoke contains 7,357 chemical compounds from many different classes," and "Cigarette smoke is formed by (1) the condensation of chemicals produced by tobacco combustion, (2) pyrolysis and pyrosynthesis, and (3) sublimation products that form an aerosol in the cooler region immediately behind the burning coal... The yields of the chemical components in tobacco smoke that cause health problems increase as the temperature rises from 300°C to 1000°C, but for some compounds (e.g., acrolein and formaldehyde), the maximum yield is reached at 500°C... The temperature of tobacco burning at the tip of a cigarette can reach 900°C..."

The Premarket Tobacco Application (PMTA) submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the IQOS Tobacco Heating System (THS) by Marlboro (2017) discusses the reduced levels of hazardous compounds in heated sticks compared to combusted cigarettes (raw data in Table 2: “Comparison of HPHC Yields from Heatstick Aerosols and Combusted Cigarettes,” p. 34). Heated sticks have been compared to combustible cigarettes (CCs), and it is stated, among other things, that "the mass of tobacco rod in heated sticks is approximately 320 mg compared to 550-700 mg of cut filler contained in CCs" (p. 16), namely, approximately half as much.

The system and method according to the invention easily ensure high productivity in producing the desired tobacco alternative in the form of a liquid composition or pure vaporizable oil in a cost-effective process. In particular, the system and method according to the invention enable the production of a tincture for consumption or for the production of liquid for electronic cigarettes for vaping and other smoking devices, having particularly low levels of hazardous components, including by providing the ability to control combustion and evaporation temperatures.

In its broadest aspects, the disclosed invention utilizes various acoustic methods to stimulate and improve the dissolution of smoke in a solvent. The present invention utilizes infrasonic, supersonic, and/or ultrasonic methods to act on a crude mixture of solvent and smoke, wherein said smoke, which is gaseous or formed from a gas (e.g., air) and particles suspended in said gas, is not prone to dissolution, spontaneously or despite conventional techniques, in a solvent that is primarily in a liquid state. These methods effectively increase the interface area between the gaseous smoke and the liquid solvent by rupturing and dispersing the interfacial membrane separating the liquid solvent from the gaseous smoke, overcoming the surface tension of the liquid solvent, and causing collisions between smoke particles and solvent vapors that are prone to transform into a liquid state, thereby stimulating, causing, and enhancing the dissolution of smoke as a solute in the solvent. It should be understood that the terms "solute" and "dissolve" in the context of the present invention are used only in the sense that a "solute" is a material that is collected due to its ability to be mixed, dissolved, suspended or dispersed in another material, called a "solvent", wherein the solvent is used as a collecting and transporting liquid medium, and that "dissolving" is in no way limited to the creation of a chemical "solution" in which the molecules of the solute are broken down in the solvent, and as such should be interpreted in the broadest sense and include any chemical relationship between one material, called a "solvent", and another, called a "solute", such as the relationship between different materials in a mixture, emulsion, suspension, etc., where there is not necessarily a chemical "dissolution" or interaction between the "solute" and the "solvent".

The infrasonic method is characterized by the creation of cavitation in a liquid solvent due to phenomena due to which an increase in the velocity of the fluid occurs simultaneously with a decrease in static pressure (for example, according to the Bernoulli principle), for example, when a solvent with smoke flows through a pipe having a constriction (for example, a Venturi tube), or a narrow, constricted, confuser-diffuser nozzle, or a nozzle with a constricted transition, or a valve (these terms are interchangeable in the context of the present invention, and are often referred to herein as a "transition" or "confuser-diffuser" transition, nozzle, constriction or effect), where it is throttled (for example, by means of a confuser-diffuser constriction, usually having a symmetrical transition), after which the low pressure causes instantaneous evaporation, which can reach cavitation. It should be noted that various types of feeders, nozzles, pipes with constrictions, transitions and confuser-diffuser transitions can be used to create cavitation.

The supersonic method is characterized by inducing a shock wave, for example, by passing a solvent containing smoke through a tube with a narrow transition or constriction (e.g., a Laval nozzle, which typically has an asymmetric transition), after which the shock wave exerts a highly dispersive effect on the liquid. It should be noted that transitions, nozzles, and confuser-diffuser transitions other than the Laval nozzle can be used to generate a shock wave.

According to theory, when upstream conditions are infrasonic, the fluid velocity will increase as it passes through a smaller cross-sectional area at the constriction (due to the law of conservation of mass). This confuser-diffuser effect results in a decrease in static pressure (and therefore density) at the constriction. If the fluid is a liquid, another type of restriction (also known as "choked flow") occurs, where the confuser-diffuser effect acting on the fluid flow due to the restriction causes the fluid pressure beyond the restriction to decrease to a level below the vapor pressure of the liquid at the liquid's ambient temperature. Choked flow is a limiting condition under which the mass flow rate will not increase with further reduction in downstream pressure for a fixed upstream pressure and temperature. For homogeneous fluids under adiabatic conditions, the physical point at which throttling occurs is the instant when the velocity at the outlet cross-section is sonic (1 Mach), and the mass flow rate will increase only when the upstream density increases at the throttling point. At this point, the throttled flow causes flashing and cavitation—the liquid partially evaporates, forming vapor bubbles, and the subsequent collapse of the bubbles causes cavitation. Cavitation is quite noisy and can be strong enough to physically damage valves, pipes, and associated equipment. In fact, the formation of vapor bubbles in the area of flow restriction prevents further flow rate increases.

In other words, a fluid changes from a liquid to a vapor as a result of an increase in fluid velocity at or immediately downstream of a flow restriction, such as a valve, nozzle, or outlet. The fluid flow passes through a transition, or constriction, at the restriction. Immediately after the physical restriction at the narrowest point, the flow diameter is smallest and the fluid velocity is greatest. The increase in velocity at the narrowest point is accompanied by a significant decrease in pressure. As the fluid flow expands over a larger area downstream, the velocity decreases, and the downstream pressure, which should increase, never recovers to the upstream pressure values. The pressure difference between the valve inlet and the narrowest point can lead to cavitation (and flash vaporization). If at this point the pressure at the narrowest point drops below the vapor pressure of the fluid due to the increase in fluid velocity, bubbles form in the flow (cavitation occurs when the pressure at the narrowest point is below the vapor pressure _Pv , while the pressure _P2 at the valve inlet is greater than _Pv ). Bubble formation will increase significantly as the pressure at the bottleneck continues to drop below the vapor pressure of the liquid. If the valve outlet pressure remains below the vapor pressure of the liquid, bubbles will remain downstream. If the downstream pressure recovery is sufficient to raise the outlet pressure above the vapor pressure of the liquid, the bubbles will collapse or implode, causing cavitation. Flash vaporization is then said to have occurred in the system and process. Valves with high recovery factors are generally more susceptible to cavitation because the downstream pressure is more likely to rise above the vapor pressure of the liquid. Consequently, flash vaporization and cavitation often cause structural damage to the valve and adjacent piping, as well as unacceptable noise and reduced valve performance. Valves susceptible to damage due to cavitation and flashover are widely used in many industrial applications, such as pipelines, pumps, gasoline-air mixing in carburetors, propellers of aircraft, helicopters and marine vessels, and the like. Accordingly, it is common practice to employ preventive measures to eliminate this flashover and cavitation phenomenon, which is generally considered highly undesirable ( Control Valve Handbook, Fisher Controls International, Inc., 3rd ^ed . (1999), pp. 135-138 ). For example, in jet engines, the supersonic velocity of the passing fluid must occur downstream of the valve (which forms the last part of the engine) - outside the engine in the open air - to thereby prevent engine damage while providing supersonic thrust.

A Laval nozzle primarily involves the supersonic shock wave of a flowing gas, not a liquid. The gas begins as an infrasonic flow through the nozzle inlet. As the nozzle is throttled, the gas accelerates until it travels at the speed of sound. Because the gas pressure still significantly exceeds the ambient pressure, it continues to accelerate to supersonic speeds after passing through the narrow section of the nozzle. At infrasonic linear velocities, the gas can compress, and sound (which is a longitudinal compression wave) propagates through the gas. The gas velocity in the throat of the Laval nozzle, where the cross-sectional area is minimal, becomes sonic, commonly referred to as throttled flow. As the nozzle cross-sectional area increases in the diverging section, the linear velocity of the gas flow becomes supersonic because the gas expands, and sound waves can no longer propagate back through the gas.

The disclosed invention utilizes the phenomenon of flash evaporation and cavitation, which is conditionally undesirable, to increase the surface area of smoke bubbles immersed in a liquid solvent, increase the pressure exerted on the membrane of the smoke bubbles, and induce vigorous disruption of the bubbles to improve the dissolution of smoke, as a solute, in the solvent.

The ultrasonic method is characterized by the application of ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic transmitter to induce cavitation in a solvent-smoke mixture and/or to increase the pressure on tiny smoke bubbles (typically 5-15 μm in diameter) in a liquid solvent. The application of ultrasonic energy is orthogonal to the infra- or supersonic devices and, accordingly, can be performed at or near any infrasonic or supersonic confuser-diffuser junctions to combine ultrasonic stimulation with infrasonic/supersonic stimulation, or at a completely different location as a separate measure for stimulation and dissolution enhancement (increasing the pressure generally enhances the dissolution of gas bubbles in a liquid solvent).

To improve the dissolution or mixing of smoke particles in a liquid solvent, any combination of the three methods can be used. In particular, it should be noted that a confuser-diffuser transition, which may include a transition A Venturi can also be a Laval nozzle, with the only difference being the velocity (infrasonic, supersonic) and pressure of the fluid (gas or liquid). Accordingly, the confuser-diffuser transition can incorporate both of these methods simultaneously, with both cavitation and a shock wave occurring at the same transition. Furthermore, an arrangement can be used that includes one confuser-diffuser transition (e.g., a Venturi tube) for infrasonic cavitation and another (e.g., a Laval nozzle) for a supersonic shock wave. Accordingly, the device according to the invention can employ only one of the three acoustic methods, any two or all three methods implemented sequentially in different modules, or any two or all three methods combined in a single module.

Furthermore, any of the valves, nozzles, or transitions mentioned above can also be used to suck smoke from any smoke source (e.g., a combustion chamber). Consequently, the same valve (or separate valves) can serve two purposes: sucking smoke and dissolving the smoke in a solvent. Such a suction valve is less likely to accumulate smoke deposits due to the high flow rate passing through it (and if they do accumulate, they can be easily removed), compared to a mechanical gas suction pump, which quickly accumulates smoke deposits. Furthermore, the suction valve can be located in close proximity to the smoke source, thereby completely eliminating or minimizing any transfer line from the smoke source where smoke deposits can accumulate.

Additionally, closed-loop smoke circulation can be employed, using such valves and transitions as suction devices. The smoke source is the gas remaining after passing through the same or similar valves to dissolve in the solvent. The smoke is thus repeatedly and actively dissolved by infra-, ultra-, and/or ultrasonic forces until a high percentage of the smoke is ultimately dissolved. Without a closed-loop gas circulation system, pressure must be built up, and thus, gas leakage results in a significant loss of smoke (e.g., 75%). A closed-loop system is particularly useful when the vaporized substance does not require combustion, as there is no need to introduce fresh air for oxygen enrichment. According to some embodiments, this same confuser-diffuser transition serves to ensure the necessary suction of smoke, mixing with a liquid solvent, ensuring the phenomena of infrasonic and/or supersonic and/or ultrasonic instantaneous evaporation/cavitation and recirculation of gas and smoke that have already passed through the transition. In other embodiments, each specific confuser-diffuser transition of a cascade of multiple confuser-diffuser transitions serves one (or more) specific tasks: sucking smoke from a smoke source (e.g., from a combustion chamber), mixing the smoke with a solvent in a mixing chamber, inducing dissolution using infrasonic flash evaporation/cavitation, inducing dissolution using supersonic shock, which may include flash evaporation/cavitation, inducing dissolution using ultrasonic induction of flash evaporation/cavitation, and recirculating gas and smoke remaining after the previous impact of one, some, or all of the confuser-diffuser transitions inducing dissolution.

Accordingly, the disclosed method includes a device for dissolving, accumulating and collecting smoke, a system and a method for dissolving and accumulating smoke in a liquid solvent using at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke (solvent-smoke mixture). The solvent may be ethanol, acetonitrile, propylene glycol, glycerin, water, methanol, an organic solvent and/or any combination of any of the above. The acoustic cavitation device may be infrasonic to provide cavitation in the mixture of solvent and smoke and/or supersonic to provide a supersonic shock wave (usually in addition to providing cavitation) when said mixture of solvent and smoke passes through a confuser-diffuser transition, and/or ultrasonic to transmit ultrasonic energy into said mixture of solvent and smoke. In this context, the term "smoke" includes gas as well as smoke particles, smoke, vapours and/or mist that are suspended (or dissolved, dispersed and/or distributed) in said gas.

According to some aspects of the invention, a device for dissolving and collecting smoke in a liquid solvent is thus proposed, comprising at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of solvent and smoke. Said acoustic cavitation device may comprise a confuser-diffuser transition for providing cavitation in said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through said transition, which is an infrasonic cavitation device, such as a Venturi tube configured to allow for a calm or critical flow, or a supersonic cavitation device, such as a Laval nozzle configured to provide a supersonic shock wave (for example, comprising an overexpanded nozzle configured to induce a typical flow separation by satisfying the Summerfield criterion P=0.4...0.35 Pa) and may be further configured to allow for vacuum evacuation of smoke. The said at least one acoustic cavitation device may include at least two acoustic cavitation devices sequentially located one after the other in the direction of flow, such as an infrasonic cavitation device and a supersonic cavitation device located downstream relative to it, or provide infrasonic cavitation or supersonic cavitation in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is designed with the possibility of providing a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave.

Said at least one acoustic cavitation device may comprise an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound energy into a mixture of solvent and smoke, wherein the ultrasound transmitter may be configured to operate in a frequency range of 0.7-5 MHz and in an intensity range of 0.3-20 W/ ^cm2 . The ultrasound transmitter is located in a bath with a solvent, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is released in the lower part of said bath with the formation of gas bubbles that rise to the top, thereby being exposed to the ultrasonic energy from said ultrasound transmitter, and in said bath a number of horizontal perforated plates may be placed to slow down the rise of the gas bubbles in said bath for a longer exposure of the bubbles to the ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. Said at least one acoustic cavitation device may contain a confuser-diffuser transition for providing cavitation in said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through said transition, wherein at least one ultrasound transmitter is placed in said transition or in the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition.

The confuser-diffuser transition may be formed by an hourglass-shaped pipe, narrowing in the middle part between the upstream inlet part, into which the said mixture of solvent and smoke from the smoke source enters at the inlet pressure and a stream of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of the fog droplets, is sprayed through a feed nozzle, and the downstream outlet part, in which the outlet pressure is lower than the said inlet pressure, with the formation of a pressure difference between the said inlet part and the said outlet part, wherein the said upstream inlet part narrows in the direction of the said transition with an inlet slope of the cone, and the said downstream outlet part narrows in the direction of the said transition with an outlet slope of the cone, thereby providing a cavitation effect and/or a shock wave in the said downstream outlet part. The narrowed middle section may be asymmetrical, where the inlet slope of the cone differs (e.g., is greater - to facilitate the induction of a shock wave in said downstream outlet section) from the outlet slope of the cone, and comprises a Venturi tube, wherein the inlet slope of the cone is 30 degrees or is steep, in the range of 5 to 40 degrees, and the outlet slope of the cone is 5 degrees or is moderate, in the range of 3 to 20 degrees, or comprises a Laval nozzle, wherein the outlet slope of the cone is greater than the inlet slope, for example, is steep, in the range of 10 to 40 degrees (e.g., 30 degrees), and the inlet slope of the cone is moderate, in the range of 3 to 20 degrees (e.g., 5 degrees), to facilitate the induction of a shock wave in the downstream outlet section. The downstream inlet portion may comprise an L-shaped chamber connected downstream to the narrowed middle portion and having an upstream smoke inlet from which a smoke stream flows, wherein a liquid solvent spray is sprayed through a feeder at an intermediate location facing the narrowed middle portion to quickly carry away said spray with the stream.

According to some aspects of the invention, pumping vapors using an acoustic device (infrasonic or supersonic) can deliver smoke and solvent without the need for a mechanical pump, which is often damaged or clogged by fatty vapors that accumulate in the pump and also suffers from the loss of essential oils and other volatile substances that adhere to the pump walls. Vapors and smoke, which are aspirated with the solvent, immediately mix with it. After the aspiration stage, the smoke in the infrasonic/supersonic device is contained within the solvent as microbubbles, typically ranging in size from 5 to 100 microns. This mixture enters a mixing chamber, where the vapor is entrained into the solvent by reduced pressure. The solvent-smoke mixture, with numerous tiny smoke bubbles in the solvent, enters the discharge nozzle. In this infrasonic/supersonic device, or preferably in a second acoustic device (e.g., an infrasonic and/or supersonic mixing chamber with a constriction, such as a Laval feeder), pressure increases and decreases due to changes in the diameter of the pipe through which the flow passes. An ultrasonic device with an ultrasonic transducer (or dual transducers facing each other) increases the surface area of the bubbles, breaking microbubbles into even smaller bubbles. Consequently, pressure increases due to changes in infrasonic/ultrasonic diameters, as well as due to supersonic shock waves, cavitation, and ultrasonic transmission.

Ultrasonic waves exert pressure on micron-sized bubbles—this pressure increases the absorption and dissolution of substances contained within the vapor in the solvent. The "milky" liquid (mixture of solutions) must then be cooled (using cooling means), as pressure changes and the application of ultrasound can overheat the mixture of solutions. The milky liquid (called "milky" by the myriads of vapor bubbles) then enters the "reactor." Flow deceleration devices are used to prevent turbulence within the reactor. Inside the lower reservoir of the reactor, which contains a bath of solution, a series of ultrasonic transducers (e.g., containing 1, 2, or 4 transducers) transmit ultrasonic energy. The transmission of ultrasonic waves, which can be counter-propagating to enhance the effect, exerts pressure on the bubbles, causing them to disperse in the solvent. Bubbles not absorbed by the solvent rise and are released from the liquid in the bath of the reservoir at the bottom of the reactor, similar to the release of _CO2 bubbles from a carbonated drink in an open vessel. The gas released in the reactor is not released into the atmosphere. As it rises, the gas and mist formed by the solvent passes through a curtain formed by the solvent flow, and in this process, the more fatty components of the gas are absorbed.

In the next reactor stage, the solvent-saturated gas (e.g., ethanol) passes through a cyclone, which, using the cyclone's centrifugal force, separates the liquid particles contained in the gas. The collected particles then condense to liquid on the cool (or actively cooled) walls. The remaining gas is dry, meaning it contains no solvent particles. The gas is then recirculated back to the furnace (or the next stage) for another round, along with fresh vapor. In other words, the closed-loop system repeatedly removes recirculated gas, as well as fresh vapor, from the furnace. This prevents vapor loss, and prevents the smoke from adhering to the walls of pipes and pumps (as it immediately encounters the acoustic pumping device).

When referring to the figures, it should be understood that the same numbers designate the same parts in different embodiments of the invention. Now turning to Figure 1. In Figure 1, an embodiment made and operating in accordance with the present invention is shown, comprising a combined acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke, designated as 100, for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, super- and ultrasonic limitations; The acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke 100 includes an acoustic cavitation device 102, configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture 103 of solvent and smoke in a region 104, wherein the mixture 103 of solvent and smoke is fed in the direction 106 through a pipe 108, and wherein said smoke contains gas and smoke, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. The solvent may be ethanol, acetonitrile, propylene glycol, glycerol, water, methanol, an organic solvent, or any combination of any of these examples. The acoustic cavitation device 102 may be an infrasonic cavitation device for providing cavitation in the mixture 103 of the solvent and smoke in the region 104 when flowing through the confuser-diffuser transition 110. Alternatively or additionally, the acoustic cavitation device 102 may be a device for creating a supersonic shock wave, represented by the dashed shock wave line 112, for providing a supersonic shock wave in the mixture 103 of the solvent and smoke when flowing through the confuser-diffuser transition 110 (which is typically asymmetric in the context of supersonics). The acoustic device 100 for dissolving and collecting smoke may comprise at least one ultrasonic transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the mixture 103 of solvent and smoke, such as transmitters 114 and 116. The transmitters 114 are located on the sides of the narrowest part 116 of the confuser-diffuser transition 110, where the density of the flowing mixture 103 of solvent and smoke is maximum, where all particles, even in the center of the flow, are in close proximity to the transmitted ultrasonic energy. The transmitters 114 may include only one transmitter, or two transmitters that face each other to capture the solvent-smoke mixture 103 in cross-transmission, or several transmitters located around the confuser-diffuser transition 110. The transmitters 118 are located around the pipe 108 slightly downstream of the narrowest part 116 of the confuser-diffuser transition 110 (where the velocity of the flowing solvent-smoke mixture is maximum), for example, near the narrowest point ( vena contracta ) of the transition 110 or further downstream from it, and may include only one transmitter, transmitters that face each other to capture the solvent-smoke mixture in cross-transmission, or several transmitters located around the pipe 108. Preferably, the ultrasound transmitters 114, 118 are configured to operate in the frequency range of 0.7-5 MHz and in the intensity range 0.3-50 W/ ^cm2 (frequency and intensity can be selected as specific values or varied in the ranges of 0.7-5 MHz and 0.3-50 W/ ^cm2 , respectively), which have been found to be effective in inducing cavitation in a solvent-smoke mixture.

The confuser-diffuser transition 110 is formed by an hourglass-shaped tube, narrowed in the middle part of the tube 108, located between the conical inlet part 120, also called in this document the inlet cone 120, and the conical outlet part 122, also called in this document the outlet cone 122, through which the mixture 103 of solvent and smoke flows. The confuser-diffuser transition 110 may be a calm flow or a constricted tube with a throttled flow, depending on the dimensions and inclination angles of the inlet cone 120 and the outlet cone 122. The confuser-diffuser transition 110 may also function as a Laval nozzle when the smoke and air mixture flows at a suitable velocity and at suitable slopes of the inlet cone 120 and the outlet cone 122. The Laval nozzle typically comprises an overexpanded confuser-diffuser transition, namely, with a moderate slope of the inlet cone 120 and a steep slope of the outlet cone, which is configured to induce typical flow separation when known shock wave threshold conditions are met, i.e., satisfies the Summerfield criterion P = 0.4 ... 0.35 Pa , where P is the downstream pressure at the outlet cone 122, and Pa is the upstream pressure flow at the inlet cone 120. In such a configuration, the acoustic cavitation device 102 combines an infrasonic cavitation device and a supersonic shock wave, combined in one (usually asymmetric) confuser-diffuser transition 110, which is designed with the ability to provide a cavitation effect and, if the speed increases with the fulfillment of threshold conditions for a shock wave, with the ability to provide (additionally) a supersonic shock wave.

The transition 110 may be an asymmetrically narrowed middle section, in which the inlet slope of the cone differs from the outlet slope of the cone. In some embodiments, the inlet slope of the cone may be greater than the outlet slope of the cone to facilitate the induction of cavitation in the downstream portion. This narrowed configuration may be a Venturi tube, where the inlet slope of the cone is steep - in the range of 5 to 40 degrees, and the outlet slope of the cone is moderate - in the range of 3 to 20 degrees. In a particular embodiment, the inlet slope of the cone may be 30 degrees, and the outlet slope of the cone may be 5 degrees. In some embodiments, the outlet slope of the cone may be greater than the inlet slope of the cone to facilitate the induction of a shock wave in the downstream portion. This constricted configuration may be a Laval nozzle, where the outlet cone slope is steep—in the range of 5 to 40 degrees—and the inlet cone slope is moderate—in the range of 3 to 20 degrees. In a specific embodiment, the outlet cone slope may be 30 degrees, and the inlet cone slope may be 5 degrees. It should be noted that the terms "steep" and "moderate" are relative terms herein, namely, when one slope is steeper than the other, the former is considered "steep" and the latter "moderate."

Alternatively or additionally, the acoustic cavitation device 102 may also provide vacuum suction for pumping smoke present in the inlet 124. The air-smoke mixture 130 flows through the inlet 124 from a smoke source at an inlet pressure Pa , and a jet 126 of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of the fog droplets, is sprayed through a nozzle 128. The outlet portion 122, in which the outlet pressure P is lower than the inlet pressure Pa , determines a pressure difference between the inlet portion 120 and the outlet portion 122. The inlet portion 120 upstream tapers with an inlet slope of the cone 120 in the direction of the transition 102, and the outlet portion 122 downstream tapers in the direction of the transition 102 with an outlet slope of the cone, thereby providing a cavitation effect and/or a shock wave in the portion 122 downstream.

In specific embodiments, the inlet portion 120 comprises an L-shaped chamber that is connected downstream to a narrowed transition 110 and upstream to a smoke inlet 124, from which a stream of a mixture of air and smoke 130 flows. A spray of liquid solvent in the form of a jet of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of fog droplets, is sprayed through a feeder, such as a nozzle 128, in an intermediate location facing the narrowed middle portion containing the transition 110, for the rapid entrainment of said spray by the flow of air and smoke. Alternatively or in addition to the specific L-shaped inlet portion 120, a strong jet of solvent spray can provide for the suction of the mixture of air and smoke 130 from the inlet 124 by means of a strong entrainment of the jet, and then the device 100 acts as a pump for the mixture of air and smoke.

Referring now to Figure 2, another embodiment constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention is shown, comprising an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device, designated 200, for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent by means of separate infrasonic and supersonic limitations, each of which is combined with an ultrasonic limitation. The acoustic device 200 for dissolving and collecting smoke comprises an infrasonic cavitation device 202, which can also act as a pump for air and smoke, as described in relation to the collecting device 102, and an infrasonic/supersonic cavitation/shock wave device 203, located downstream of the infrasonic cavitation device 202. In this configuration, the acoustic device 200 for dissolving and collecting smoke can act as a "double trap", in which the device 202 acts as an infrasonic cavitation device (for example, a Venturi tube), and the device 203 acts as a supersonic cavitation/shock wave device (for example, a Laval nozzle), to enhance the entrainment of air and smoke by the solvent. The design features of the devices 202 and 203 are similar to those described with reference to the acoustic cavitation device 102 in Figure 1, and are also similar to those described in more detail below with reference to the embodiment according to Figure 3, and, accordingly, are not shown, while similar components, such as ultrasound transmitters 214 (214' for device 203) and 218 (218' for device 203), are implemented in analogy with transmitters 114 and 118 of the acoustic cavitation device 102, respectively.

Referring now to Figures 3 and 4A-4E, Figure 3 illustrates another embodiment constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, comprising an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device, designated 300, for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infrasonic/supersonic limitation and separate ultrasonic limitations. The acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device 300 is similar to the double trap configuration of the acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device 200 in Figure 2, with the ultrasonic transducers offset from the constricted portions. The collection device 200 comprises a suction/cavitation device 302, which acts as a pump for air and smoke, as well as an infrasonic cavitation device similar to devices 102 and 202, and an infrasonic/supersonic cavitation/shock wave device 303, located downstream of the suction/cavitation device 302, similar to device 203. An ultrasonic transmitter 314 is located between the suction/cavitation device 302 and the cavitation/shock wave device 303, and ultrasonic transmitters 318 are located downstream of device 303.

Figures 4A-4E are successive enlarged partial sectional views of the embodiment shown in Figure 3, with respect to which a description will now be given of the functional features of the embodiment shown in Figure 3 and the processes occurring therein: Figure 4A is an enlarged view of the infrasonic cavitation device 302 included in the acoustic device 300 for dissolving smoke; Figure 4B is an enlarged view of the region from the infrasonic cavitation device 302 to the ultrasonic transmitter 314 included in the acoustic device 300 for dissolving smoke; Figure 4C is an enlarged view of the region from the ultrasonic transmitter 314 to the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device 303 included in the acoustic device 300 for dissolving and collecting smoke; In Fig. 4D shows an enlarged view of the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device 303 included in the acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke 300; and Figure 4E is an enlarged view of the region from the infrasonic/supersonic cavitation device 303 to the ultrasound transmitters 318 included in the acoustic device 300 for dissolving and collecting smoke.

The device 302 comprises a chamber 332, an inlet 324 for smoke, an inlet 328 for solvent and an outlet pipe 322 for a mixture of air and smoke. The inlet 324 is in fluid communication with a smoke source 330, from which smoke, air and gas can freely flow (or be directed by a flow using flow creating means) into the chamber 332, and can be directed perpendicularly or at any convenient angle to the longitudinal direction 334 of the flow entering through the inlet 324 for smoke, such as the flow through the outlet 322, as shown by the arrow 336 in Figure 4A. The outlet pipe 322 is located perpendicular to the wall 338 of the chamber 332 and away from the corners of the chamber, so that a low pressure can be created in the chamber 332 near the outlet pipe 322. The inlet 328 for the solvent comprises a converging nozzle 340 through which the liquid solvent is sprayed in the form of a jet under pressure, wherein the spray jet is directed in the longitudinal direction 336 of the flow through the outlet pipe 322. The strong jet carries away gas and smoke trapped in the chamber 332 in the direction of the outlet pipe 322 and thereby creates a low pressure zone 342 in the chamber 332 near the outlet pipe 322. Smoke and air are carried away in the direction of the outlet pipe 322 (arrows 344), and some amount of air and smoke trapped in the dead zone is swirled in turbulence (arrow 346) because of this until it is carried to the low pressure zone near the outlet pipe 322. Accordingly, the device 302 acts as a suction pump for taking air and smoke from the smoke source 330.

Using a closed loop in which the gaseous substance can be re-routed saves the precious (and air polluting) vapors for re-dissolution via cavitation until most, if not all, of the vapors are essentially dissolved and collected.

The entrained air and smoke mixture inside the strong jet of liquid solvent breaks up into bubbles 347, the size of which ranges from 5 to 100 µm (diameter in microns), and the flow in the outlet pipe 322 looks like a milky shimmer of boiling or foaming liquid - since the low pressure causes the evaporation of liquid particles (effect Venturi), which either combine with gas and smoke bubbles (thereby enhancing dissolution) or simply remain in the solvent bubbles. To effectively dissolve the gas in the liquid, one can stimulate an increase in the bubble surface area (e.g., a decrease in bubble size) or increase the external pressure of the liquid. At this stage, the bubbles are exposed to ultrasonic energy generated by an optional ultrasound transducer 314 (one transducer is only illustrative, and multiple transducers can be implemented if desired), which compresses the round bubbles into ellipsoidal bubbles 348, breaking them up into smaller micron-sized (5-50 microns) and sometimes nanometer-sized (nm) bubbles (designated 349), thereby improving the dissolution and absorption of materials on the bubble surface in the solvent. The flow then enters another constriction 350 of the device 303, which may comprise an infrasonic cavitation device, a supersonic cavitation device and/or a shock wave cavitation device (e.g., a Venturi tube or a Laval nozzle), as described above with respect to the embodiments according to Figures 1 and 2. The bubbles 349 passing through the constriction 350 of the device 303 are subjected to infrasonic or supersonic cavitation and/or shock wave cavitation (if M>1), which grinds bubbles of 5-50 microns in size to bubbles of 351 nanometers in size to improve smoke dissolution. Thereafter, downstream, the bubbles 351 are further exposed to ultrasonic energy generated by optional ultrasonic transmitters 318, which in this case are exemplified by two transmitters arranged opposite each other, the energy of which interacts to create a superposition and interference of ultrasonic waves to increase their overall effect (“compressed” bubbles 353 and exiting bubbles 355).

In further aspects of the invention, a system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke for accumulating smoke in a solvent is disclosed, for using an extract of dissolved smoke dissolved and accumulated in said solvent, or a concentrate of smoke extract distilled from said extract of dissolved smoke, comprising: at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, intended for collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material (substance) to obtain said smoke, entering said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, where said smoke generation chamber can be configured to obtain a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures, and to obtain another portion of said smoke by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. The smoke generation chamber may include a periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to prevent pyrolysis. The smoke generation chamber may optionally include an aerator for feeding the combustion with oxygen. The periodic smoke generation inductor may include an air pump (which may include an aerator), a cylinder evaporator, and/or a valve for initiating, transferring, or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from said smoke generation chamber, or a controller configured to control said periodic combustion or heating. The periodic smoke generation inductor may be configured to repeat periodic heating at the intrinsic temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the intrinsic temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for the individual evaporation of said at least one specific compound, ensuring their respective separate collection.

In some embodiments of the invention, a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in a solvent is disclosed, comprising: at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, intended for collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and a closed gas circulation loop (for example, including pipes and a recirculation blower) for recirculating under pressure the remainder of the gas-smoke mixture, separated from said liquid solvent downstream relative to a tank for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent ("dissolved smoke extract"), into said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream relative to said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a smoke generation chamber.

In some embodiments of the invention, a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for collecting smoke is disclosed, comprising: at least one smoke dissolution and collection device intended to collect smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, and at least one of the following: a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a substance to produce smoke entering the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; evaporation, combustion and/or heating means for inducing combustion and/or evaporation in the smoke generation chamber; an aerator for feeding combustion with oxygen in the smoke generation chamber; a smoke duct intended to transfer fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber to the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; a smoke blower for sucking smoke through said smoke duct; a pre-mixing chamber for better dissolution of smoke in a liquid solvent before entering the at least one smoke dissolution and collection device; an infusion tank comprising an infusion bath for receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device; a solvent tank for feeding solvent into the liquid solvent bath, at least one smoke accumulator and/or for collecting and cleaning residues in channels; a pipeline for transferring a mixture of smoke and solvent from at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device to the infusion tank; a solvent and smoke cooler for cooling the mixture of solvent and smoke downstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device before entering the infusion tank; an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the mixture of solvent and smoke through the pipes of the system; an ultrasound transmitter located in a bath with said solvent, and in which said mixture of solvent and smoke is released at the bottom of said bath to form gas bubbles that rise to the top, thereby being exposed to ultrasonic energy from said ultrasound transmitter; a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to slow down the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath for a longer exposure of said bubbles to said ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device; a gravity separator at a tank for separating gas and smoke from a liquid solvent after entering said tank from at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke or after leaving a solvent bath; a cyclone separator for separating a cooled gas-smoke mixture from a liquid solvent, downstream of said tank for smoke; a solvent condenser for condensing solvent residues after a cyclone separator downstream of said cyclone separator; a trough for transferring a liquefied substance (solvent and dissolved substance) into said bath from said gravity separator at a tank, cyclone separator and/or condenser; a solvent circulation circuit for feeding liquid solvent or tincture from said bath or solvent tank into at least one smoke dissolution and collection device or pre-mixing chamber, including pipes and solvent supply means; a mechanism for cleaning accumulated residues in an internal channel, configured to flush the pipes and channels of the smoke dissolution and collection system with liquid solvent to release smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels, and to circulate the liquid solvent with the released smoke through said channels into said bath; a periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance in the smoke generation chamber to prevent pyrolysis; at least one of: an air pump/aerator; a balloon evaporator; and a valve of said intermittent smoke generating inductor for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or out of said smoke generating chamber; a controller of the intermittent smoke generating inductor configured to control said periodic combustion or heating; a periodic smoke generating inductor configured to repeat the periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound to individually evaporate said at least one specific compound while ensuring their respective separate collection; a closed gas circulation loop comprising pipes and a recirculation blower for recirculating under pressure the remainder of the gas-smoke mixture separated from said liquid solvent downstream of said tank into at least one of the following: said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device; a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device, and a smoke generating chamber; a solvent removing device for distilling said smoke extract concentrate by removing solvent therefrom, which may comprise an evaporator, such as a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator or a centrifugal evaporator, and a controller for controlling the operation of the system components and setting and controlling the system parameters, such as the duration of operation, the total mass of the substance being processed, the mass of the solvent before and after the process, the set temperature in the smoke generating chamber, the pressure of liquids, the air/gas pressure, the vacuum pressure, the mass of ash, the degree of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption, an optical means for the qualitative or quantitative measurement of dissolved components, and at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

Now turning to Figure 5, Figure 5 shows a smoke dissolution and collection system, designated 400, for collecting smoke in a solvent, constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, which includes an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device 402, which may be an acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device according to the embodiments of Figures 1, 2 or 3. The system 400 further comprises the following optional features, each of which may be implemented without some of the others in embodiments of the system:

A smoke generating chamber 404, which may be a furnace, a stove or a heating chamber, and which may comprise evaporation/combustion/heating means 405 for continuously burning and/or evaporating a substance 406 to produce smoke and an optional aerator 408 for feeding the combustion with oxygen;

A smoke duct 410 for transporting fresh smoke from a smoke generation chamber 404 to an acoustic collecting device 402 for dissolving smoke, which may comprise a smoke blower 412 (and optionally further comprise a heating chamber 403, as described with reference to Figure 8);

Pre-mixing chamber 414 for better dissolution of smoke in liquid solvent before entering acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke;

A container for infusion 416, comprising a tincture bath 418 for receiving collected smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent located in the tincture bath 418;

A solvent container 420 for feeding solvent into the bath 418 (via a pipeline 490 and using a pump 491), an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke (via a pipeline 462 and using a pump 466) and for optionally collecting and cleaning residues in the channels (via a pipeline 470 and using pumps 472);

A pipeline 422 for transferring a mixture of smoke and solvent from an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke into a container 416 for infusion, which may contain a pump 423;

A cooler 424 for solvent and smoke for cooling the mixture of solvent and smoke downstream of said acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke before entering the container 416;

Ultrasonic transmitters, such as transmitters 426 for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the solvent-smoke mixture through system pipes, such as a pipeline 422 downstream of the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device 402;

A turbulence unit for improving dissolution, such as a Tesla valve 427 (e.g. based on the valve disclosed in US Patent No. 1,329,559 to Tesla), located immediately before the flow enters the vessel 416. In this phase, the solvent pressure drops (e.g. to 0.2-1 bar), and the passage of the bubble-rich milky mixture of solvent and smoke through the Tesla valve 427 in the direction of the "resistance", designed to slow down the flow, but not to the point of completely blocking the flow, and to create swirls and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution.

Ultrasonic transmitters 428 for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the tincture in the bath 418, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is released at the bottom of the bath 418 to form gas bubbles that rise upward through the bath 418, while being exposed to ultrasonic energy from said ultrasonic transmitters 428;

A series of horizontal perforated plates 476 placed in said bath 418, designed to slow down the rise of gas bubbles in bath 418 for a longer exposure of the bubbles to ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of device 402;

A separator in a container, such as a gravity separator 430, for separating gas and liquid upon reaching or entering the container 416 from the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, or upon leaving the bath 428, for example by spraying, splashing or dispersing from a shower sprayer 432 droplets of solvent taken by a pump 434 from the bath 418 for infusion or the container 420 for solvent, and which may contain optional troughs 436 for transferring liquid solvent and dissolved substance into the bath 418;

A cyclone separator 438 for separating the gas-smoke mixture from the solvent evaporating upward from the smoke tank 416, cooled and swirling therein, which may contain optional troughs 440 for transferring the liquid solvent and dissolved substance, which condense in the separator 438, back to the bath 418;

A solvent condenser 442 for condensing the solvent residues after separation in the cyclone by additional cooling, which may comprise optional troughs 444 for transferring the liquefied solvent and dissolved substance to the bath 418;

Chutes for transferring liquid substance (solvent and dissolved substance) into bath 418, such as chutes 436 from gravity separator 430, chutes 440 from cyclone separator 438 and chutes 444 from solvent condenser 442;

A closed gas circulation circuit 446 for recirculating under pressure into an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a pre-mixing chamber 414, and/or a smoke generation chamber 404 of the residues of the gas-smoke mixture leaving the container 416 (after separation from the liquefied solvent and dissolved substance using a sedimentation inductor 430, a cyclone separator 438 and a condenser 442 for the solvent), comprising pipelines 448, 450 and 452 and a recirculation pump, such as a pump 454;

Circulation 456 of solvent for feeding liquid solvent/tincture from the solvent tank 420 (via line 458) or the solvent bath 418 (via line 460) to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke (via line 462) or the mixing chamber 414 (via line 464), including means for feeding the solvent, such as a pump 466 or 468;

A mechanism for cleaning the accumulated residues in the internal channel, represented by a perforated pipe 470 and a pump 472, designed with the possibility of flushing the pipes and channels of the system 400 for accumulating smoke with a liquid solvent to release the smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels, and to circulate the liquid solvent with the released smoke residues through the channels of the system;

A smoke generation inductor 481 of intermittent action for initiating intermittent combustion or heating of said substance in the smoke generation chamber 404 to prevent pyrolysis (for example, by controlling the electric heating elements 405, the pump 408 for incoming air and/or the pump 475 for outgoing air and smoke);

An air pump or aerator 408; a canister vaporizer 486 (as in Figure 10); and a valve 482 (Figure 9) of an intermittent smoke generating inductor 481 for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or out of the smoke generating chamber 404;

A controller, which may be part of the intermittent smoke generation inductor 481, or a separate controller operating in conjunction with it, such as a controller 474, configured to control intermittent combustion or heating;

A smoke generation inductor 481 of periodic action, configured to repeat periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the corresponding compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating separately said at least one specific compound with provision for their respective separate collection;

A solvent removing device 483 for distilling said smoke extract concentrate by removing solvent therefrom, which may comprise an evaporator such as a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator or a centrifugal evaporator; and

A controller 474 for controlling the operation of the system components mentioned above and setting and controlling the system parameters, namely:

i. duration of work;

ii. the total mass of the substance to be treated;

iii. masses of solvent before and after the process;

iv. the set temperature in the smoke generation chamber;

v. liquid pressure;

vi. air/gas pressure;

vii. vacuum pressure;

viii. ash mass;

ix. the degree of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption;

x. an optical means for the qualitative or quantitative measurement of dissolved components;

xi. at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

The operation of the system 400 will now be discussed. The smoke generation chamber 404 is fluidly connected via a smoke duct 410 to an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke or a pre-mixing chamber 414, which is connected to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke. Accordingly, smoke streams from the smoke generation chamber 404 enter the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, directly or through the pre-mixing chamber 312. The acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke is in fluid communication via a pipeline 422 with a tank 416 for infusion for feeding a mixture of solvent and smoke into it and via ultrasonic transmitters 426 and a cooler 424 of solvent and smoke located along the pipeline 422. Ultrasonic transmitters (e.g. 426, 428 and 114, 116, 214, 214', 216, 216', 314, 318 in Figures 1-3), which can be placed in various parts of the system 400, increase the local pressure, which is important for dissolving smoke in the solvent, but make an insignificant contribution to the total pressure on all gas circulating through the system, and, thus, make it possible to do away with massive pumps required to create high pressure and compensate for pressure losses. This is particularly beneficial for the closed loop 400 system, where gas can be recirculated at relatively low pressure, and eliminates the need to release valuable smoke-laden gas at high pressure.

Dissolution can also be improved by passing the solvent/smoke mixture in the reverse direction of an optional Tesla valve turbulence unit 427 Immediately before entering the infusion container 416. The reverse direction of the Tesla valve 427 is designed to slow the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution.

Optional ultrasonic transmitters 428 may be used to transmit ultrasonic energy to the tincture in the bath 418 to improve the dissolution of smoke particles in the tincture in the bath 418. To improve this dissolution, the mixture of solvent and smoke is directed through a pipe 423 to the bottom of the bath 418 in the container 416 so that the bubbles of the mixture can float through the liquid in the bath 418, wherein the bubbles are exposed to ultrasonic energy from the transmitters 428, which are located on the sides or inside the bath 418, as best seen in Figure 7 (pipe 422, pump 423, bath 418 in the container 416, ultrasonic transmitters 428 and plates 476). The mixture can be supplied by the auxiliary power of the pump 423, which may include, for example, a Venturi water pump, which is usually used for aeration of aquarium water. The bubbles are preferably slowed down to allow for a longer exposure to the transmitted ultrasonic energy, for example, by means of a series of perforated horizontal disks or plates 476, which are arranged within the bath 418 one above the other with spaces between them. The disks are perforated with small holes, which are preferably vertically offset relative to the small holes of adjacent disks. Rising bubbles encounter the disks, which slow their movement until they penetrate the said small holes, and the vertical offset of the holes on adjacent disks further slows their movement and promotes the merging of the bubbles into larger bubbles. Two or four ultrasonic transmitters 428 are arranged among the disks 476 to effectively apply ultrasonic energy to the slowed-down, merging bubbles. The bubbles, exposed to this ultrasonic energy, disintegrate and dissolve in the liquid solvent, which looks like a bubbling carbonated drink, and rise and condense to form a fog as they cool after exiting the liquid container 418.

After entering the container 416, the mixture of solvent and smoke is first separated by a separator 430 in the container, wherein the liquefied substance drips, directly or through optional troughs 436, joining with the liquid solvent located in the lower bath 418, and the gaseous substance (for example, air, smoke and solvent vapors that appear as fog) rises upward to the cyclone separator 438. The substance liquefied in the separator 438 drips, directly or through optional troughs 440, joining with the liquid solvent located in the lower container 418, and the gaseous substance rises upward to the gas and smoke condenser 442. An optional drip curtain, represented by a dripper (or shower spray) 432, can further enhance the absorption of the fatty substance in the gaseous mist back into the bath 418. Separator 438 can have a cyclonic design, providing additional separation of the liquid from the gas due to the centrifugal force created by the cyclonic design. The solvent-saturated gas then rises and passes through condenser 442, in which liquid refrigerant passes through the tubes at a temperature below the condensation temperature of the solvent. For example, if the solvent is ethanol, the refrigerant can be water flowing through the tubes at a temperature below 4 degrees Celsius (and above the freezing point of water, 0 degrees Celsius), which is the condensation temperature of ethanol.

The substance liquefied by the condenser 442 drips, directly or through optional troughs 444, connecting with the liquid solvent located in the lower bath 418, and the gaseous substance that rises upward does not contain a solvent and is recirculated by means of a closed gas circulation loop due to its lifting or pushing by the pump 454 through the pipeline 448, 450, 452, which is fluidly connected with the gas released from the tank 416 (leaving the condenser 442), into the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke and/or the mixing chamber 414 and/or the smoke generation chamber 404.

The solvent tank 420 is in fluid communication with the bath 418 for supplying the solvent required for the operation of the system 400. The solvent circulation 456 supplies the liquid solvent or tincture taken from the tank 420 by the pump 466 through the channel 458, or the tincture from the bath 418 through the pipeline 458 and the pump 468, to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke or the pre-mixing chamber 414 (via the pipeline 464). The solvent container 420 is further fluidly connected to an optional mechanism for cleaning the residues accumulated in the internal channel for passing the solvent collected by the pump 472 through the pipeline 470 for flushing the pipelines and channels (for example, 410, 422, 436, 440, 444, 448, 450, 452, 458 and 464) for releasing the smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels by circulating the liquid solvent with the released smoke through the said channels. Then, the solvent enriched with smoke residues can circulate into the bath 418 for aggregation of the smoke residues with the smoke that fills the container 416.

When the smoke becomes depleted, or the accumulation operation in the system 400 is stopped for collection or for any other reason, or if the tincture in the bath 418 is fed to another container, the smoke dissolved, accumulated and contained in the bath 418 for a liquid solvent to thereby form a tincture that is an extract of dissolved smoke, can be separated from the solvent (or concentrated) to distill the concentrate of the smoke extract by heating the tincture to a temperature above the boiling point of the solvent, but below the evaporation/boiling point of the dissolved smoke, wherein the solvent is selected such that its boiling/evaporation point is lower than the boiling/evaporation point of the dissolved smoke, so that a residue of the accumulated smoke substance remains if all the solvent has evaporated, or a solvent-depleted smoke-rich tincture if some amount of solvent remains. Distillation can also be carried out using a solvent removal device 483, which may comprise an evaporator, such as a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator, or a centrifugal evaporator, which effectively removes the solvent from the dissolved smoke extract to produce a smoke extract concentrate.

The controller 474 is configured to control the operation of any and all components of the system 400, and to configure and control the parameters of the system.

The operation of the system 400 will now be discussed in more detail with respect to simplified systems that illustrate specific options of the system 400. Referring now to Figures 6A-6E and 7-10B, Figures 6A-6E are schematic diagrams of several heating schemes as a function of time for a substance heated using the system according to Figure 5. Figures 7-10B show embodiments of a smoke dissolution and collection system constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, which includes an acoustic device for dissolving and collecting smoke according to Figures 1, 2 or 3.

7 shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, designated 500, comprising ultrasound transmitters 428 located in a solvent bath 418, where the mixture of solvent and smoke flowing out of the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke is transferred by a pump 423 to the bottom of the solvent bath 418 to slow down the rise of bubbles through a series of perforated plates 476 for a longer exposure to the ultrasonic energy of the transmitters 428. In addition, the dry gas leaving the tank 416 (after separation from the solvent) is recirculated through a pipe 448 (containing a pump 454) to the bottom of the smoke generation chamber 404, where the substance 406 is heated as in an oven, for example, by means of electric heating elements 405 (with or without the combustible substance 478).

Fig. 8 shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, designated 600, comprising a heating chamber in which the substance to be evaporated is placed, and a separate plate heats recirculated dry gas. The system 600 is similar to the system 500 according to Figure 7 and includes a heating chamber 403, in which the evaporable substance 406 is located, while the smoke generation chamber 404 only heats the recirculated dry gas exiting (and transmitted through the pipeline 448 containing the pump 454) from the tank 416 (for example, by electrical heating, for example, with the help of 405, in which oxygen enrichment is not required), and a control valve 482, which selectively provides access of the exiting smoke stream to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or the air pump 484 can control the intermittent flow to avoid pyrolysis, as described below.

In Figure 9, a closed loop system constructed and operating in accordance with the present invention, designated 700, is shown, in which combustion occurs in an oxygen-enriched furnace. The system 700 is similar to the system 500 according to Figure 7, where the combustion of the substance 406 occurs in the smoke generation chamber 404, and in addition to the recirculated dry gases exiting (and transmitted through the pipe 448 containing the pump 454) from the vessel 416, air or oxygen is also supplied to the smoke generation chamber 404 to feed the combustion process with oxygen, where the control valve 482, which selectively provides access of the exiting smoke stream to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or the pump 454 for dry gas, and/or the air pump 408 can control the periodic flow to avoid pyrolysis, as described below.

Figure 10A shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, designated 800, which utilizes a canister vaporizer. System 800 is similar to system 600 according to Figure 8 and comprises a heating chamber 403, which contains a substance 406 to be vaporized, and it utilizes a canister vaporizer 486 (such as, for example, the Volcano ^™ Medic2, as described at https://www.vapormed.com/en/ ), containing a fan 488, which forces hot air at a constant temperature through a conical channel 490 into a canister 492 until the canister 492 is filled (reaches a predetermined pressure or is filled with a predetermined amount of gas). Alternatively, substance 406 is placed and burned in a smoke-generating chamber 404, which contains a furnace as in system 500 according to Figure 7, and chamber 403 is used only for gas and smoke accumulation. The prior art example of a canister vaporizer demonstrates how a relatively large device heats tobacco or cannabis in a manner that matches the natural breathing process to achieve the desired profile of compounds in the smoke. However, the user is required to immediately inhale the smoke generated by said large canister vaporizer, which is not small enough to be carried in a pocket, as is the case with conventional vaping devices. In the present invention, this method is used to capture vapors with a desired profile of compounds in a solvent or tincture, without the need for immediate human inhalation, to collect the target compounds, which can then be provided to the human user in a liquid or solid form, easily adapted for vaporization by a conventional compact pocket vaporizer or vaping device, without the need to carry a bulky canister vaporizer.

The gas is then released to the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke via the one-way valve 482, thereby providing an intermittent flow to prevent pyrolysis, as described below.

Figure 10B shows a closed loop system constructed and operative in accordance with the present invention, designated 800', in which a hookah vaporizer 401 is used. System 800' is similar to system 800 according to Figure 10A, with the possibility of placing a combustible substance 406 in a smoke generating chamber 404, and in general also resembles the stove of system 500 in Figure 7.

The hookah vaporizer 401 is a hookah-type device (narghile) used to capture fats and fatty components in air and smoke that may be difficult to collect using the collection device 402. The hookah vaporizer 401 comprises a chamber 411 partially filled with a fat-dissolving liquid 413, an air and smoke inlet 415 with a pipe 417 partially immersed in the liquid 413, and an air and smoke outlet 419 located above the surface of the liquid 413. The fat-dissolving liquid 413 may include glycerin, glycerol, or any solvent in which fats tend to dissolve easily. Air and smoke exiting the smoke generation chamber 404 pass through the conduit 421 to the inlet 415 and the conduit 417 into the liquid 413, which is in the lower chamber 411. Air and smoke in the chamber 419 are sucked through the outlet 419 and the conduit 425 into the collection device 402. The collection device 402 may comprise a suction device such as devices 102, 202 and 302; alternatively, such a similar suction device (or any other suction device) may be located between the hookah vaporizer 401 and the collection device 402; In addition, any device configured to force air and smoke into chamber 419 from smoke generation chamber 404 and expel it from chamber 419 in the direction of collection device 402 may be used as an alternative. In case of application of suction, air and smoke removed from chamber 419 cause suction of air and smoke leaving smoke generation chamber 404, which are forced into liquid 413 and released in liquid 413 in a turbulent "bubbling" process, characteristic of a hookah (waterpipe) or hookah device, thereby improving the dissolution of fatty components that are easily dissolved in liquid 413. In addition to smoke collected and accumulated in solvent bath 418 (in container 416), fatty components of smoke are captured, collected and accumulated in liquid 413 by means of system 800'.

The main components of the system 400 according to Figure 5 and the systems 500, 600, 700 and 800 according to Figures 7-10B are connected and conduct gas, smoke and liquid solvent, and operate as follows:

The substance to be vaporized or combusted is placed in a smoke generation chamber 404 (or equivalent components 403 and 404), in which vaporization/combustion/heating means 405 combust and/or vaporize the substance 406 to produce smoke, with the optional use of an aerator 408 supplying air to supply oxygen to the combustion, if combustion is used. Heating may include several protocols:

Simple, regular heating is preferably carried out gradually to avoid "thermal shock," which often has a negative impact on the burned substance. Heating can reach combustion, which is often necessary to extract the desired compounds.

Continuous combustion, which often ends in pyrolysis, is an unfavorable phenomenon that must be avoided for effective smoking.

Combustion can be carried out periodically to simulate the cycle of human inhalation and exhalation of cigarette smoke, which has been shown to result in the formation of the correct compounds, as best seen in Fig. 6A, where temperature as a function of time is represented as a solid curve, and absorption as a function of time is controlled in a similar manner, but with the curve phase-shifted to an earlier (or later) time to more efficiently utilize the target combusted substance according to its higher content as a result of the combustion process. In the cycle , a period of controlled gradual temperature increase a is followed by a high-temperature period b in which combustion occurs, followed by a period of controlled gradual temperature decrease c , and finally a stop period d in which the temperature remains low, where all periods of the cycle are repeated in subsequent cycles. For example, THC (cannabis) undergoes pyrolysis at a temperature of 125 degrees Celsius in 5-10 seconds, and accordingly the high-temperature period is controlled to be shorter.

Another heating protocol avoids pyrolysis by blowing heated air at the desired temperature through the substance being "burned/smoked" (Figures 8-9). The blown smoke can be controlled by a suitable controller, providing a periodic flow, either by controlling the solvent pump with a controller, or simply by using a frequency converter (e.g., a 0 to 50 Hz AC frequency converter for a three-phase motor), or by using a controlled proportional valve (e.g., a controlled conical needle pump), which can be partially opened to control a gradually changing air flow—it should be noted that fatty smoke tends to accumulate and clog needle pumps, requiring frequent cleaning, whereas air pumps do not clog. Figure 6F shows a graph of air blowing frequency (solid line) and heating temperature (dashed line) as a function of time, simulating the human smoking cycle. A smoker typically inhales 10-20 times at intervals of approximately 35-55 ^cm² per inhalation, lasting approximately 1-3 seconds, for approximately 2-4 minutes. Controlling the "inhalation" rate (e.g., 2.5-10 cycles per minute - CPM), which is equivalent to controlling the duration of pauses between inhalations, and controlling the inhalation period (e.g., 1-3 seconds) allows for control of the minimum and maximum temperatures and leads to or avoids pyrolysis - the longer the inhalation period and the higher the inhalation rate, the higher the combustion or heating temperature. As the pumping rate changes from zero to 8 CPM from the first to the fourth minute, the heating temperature gradually increases from 80 degrees Celsius to 250 degrees, crossing the pyrolysis temperature of 190 degrees Celsius just before the fourth minute, and then, when the pump stops working, the temperature quickly drops to 100 degrees Celsius. Accordingly, if the pumping is stopped just before pyrolysis is reached, or if the frequency is limited, for example to 6 CVM, as shown between 7-10 minutes (equivalent to extending the pauses between inhalations), or if the inhalation period is shortened, pyrolysis can be avoided. Furthermore, since the temperature changes gradually during the cycle, the temperature spread leads to a "smoking" process, which produces smoke ingredients that are closer to those produced during real smoking.

Another method for inducing intermittent heating involves the use of a canister vaporizer (Figure 10A): a fan forces hot air at a constant temperature through a conical channel into the canister until the canister is filled (either a predetermined pressure is reached or the canister is filled with a predetermined amount of gas). The gas can then be inhaled or released using a one-way valve. However, this method can cause deposits on the canister walls and the airways, and it is less effective for larger quantities of smoke.

Fatty components that are easily soluble in solvents such as glycerin and glycerol can be captured by a pre-vaporizer located upstream of the acoustic collection device (Figure 10B).

If evaporation or heating does not achieve combustion, pyrolysis does not occur. Heating can be accomplished by introducing air heated to a controlled temperature (Figure 8).

Compaction for crushing or crumbling the volatile substance before heating/combustion increases the yield of volatile compounds.

Heating at a specific temperature releases specific compounds that are typically formed or released at a specific release temperature of the compound, which is intrinsic, inherent, or intrinsic to the compound (herein, the " intrinsic temperature "). Sometimes, a compound is formed (e.g., as a combustion product) at a temperature lower (or higher) than the release or vaporization temperature, so the intrinsic temperature includes both of these values. For some compounds, the intrinsic temperature includes more than one specific formation temperature, more than one specific evaporation/release temperature, or a range of temperatures. Accordingly, specific compounds can be vaporized and collected separately by heating them separately to their respective intrinsic temperatures. The vaporized substance is initially heated to the lowest temperature required to obtain the specific compound(s) that can be collected by the system, and only after their extraction is complete are the system or components performing the extraction cleaned, replaced, or emptied, and then the next temperature is applied to the next compounds, and this may be repeated further at higher temperatures until all of the individually extracted compounds are released, as shown in Figure 6B, in which the heating temperature is plotted as a function of time, with a gradual increase. This may result in the continued extraction of materials whose extraction has not previously been completed, despite reaching their release temperature. In Figure 6C, a similar scheme is used, but the temperature is lowered to the same "no-burn" temperature _t0 . Although Figures 6B and 6C show only one cycle for each maximum cycle temperature, there may be multiple cycles, as in Figure 6A for each specific maximum temperature in the cycle (Figures 6D and 6E).

According to additional embodiments of the invention, a method for collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent is proposed, which includes the step of providing cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device. Providing cavitation may include passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of said at least one acoustic cavitation device providing infrasonic cavitation, where said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an infrasonic cavitation device, and/or providing a supersonic shock wave in a mixture of solvent and smoke, where said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises a supersonic cavitation device. The method may further include vacuum pumping of smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device, which may comprise a Venturi tube. The flow may involve either stagnant or critical flow through a constricted transition. A supersonic cavitation device may incorporate a Laval nozzle, and the supersonic shock wave may involve inducing typical flow separation by satisfying the Summerfield criterion P=0.4...0.35P _a in the overexpanded transition of the Laval nozzle.

Providing cavitation may include exposing a mixture of solvent and smoke to at least two acoustic cavitation devices arranged sequentially downstream of one another, for example, by infrasonic cavitation in an upstream infrasonic cavitation device and a supersonic shock wave in a downstream supersonic cavitation device. Providing cavitation may include providing infrasonic or supersonic cavitation and a supersonic shock wave in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is configured to provide both the cavitation effect and the supersonic shock wave.

Providing cavitation may include providing ultrasonic cavitation by transmitting ultrasonic energy into a mixture of solvent and smoke using an ultrasonic transmitter of at least one acoustic cavitation device, for example, by applying ultrasonic energy in the frequency range of 0.7-5 MHz and in the intensity range of 0.3-50 W/ ^cm2 . Providing cavitation may include passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of at least one said acoustic cavitation device, and wherein providing ultrasonic cavitation is carried out in addition to said passing using said ultrasonic transmitter, which is located and operates in said transition or in the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition. Providing ultrasonic cavitation may include releasing a solvent-smoke mixture at the bottom of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles using an ultrasonic transmitter located in said bath. Said release may include slowing the rise of the gas bubbles in said bath using a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to expose the bubbles to ultrasonic energy for a longer period of time, wherein said solvent-smoke mixture is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device.

Referring now to Figure 11, which is a flow chart of a method for dissolving smoke, designated 5000, in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, ultra- and ultrasonic constraints. The method 5000 includes steps 502-518. Step 502 includes providing at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide cavitation in a mixture of a liquid solvent and smoke (a mixture of solvent and smoke), wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. Step 504 includes providing cavitation in a mixture of a liquid solvent and smoke by providing a cavitational effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by said at least one acoustic cavitation device. As shown in Figure 1, a mixture of solvent and smoke passes through an acoustic cavitation device 100, configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of solvent and smoke. The step 504 of providing cavitation may include the step 506 of passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. The step 506 of passing may include the step 508 of vacuum pumping out smoke using said at least one acoustic cavitation device. The step 506 of passing may include passing a calm flow or a throttled flow through a Venturi tube, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device is a Venturi tube. As shown in Figure 1, a mixture 103 of solvent and smoke flows through a confuser-diffuser transition 110 of an acoustic cavitation device 102, which contains a Venturi tube, wherein said flow is a calm flow or a throttled flow, and the smoke is pumped out under vacuum by means of the acoustic cavitation device 102 using a jet 126 of solvent.

The step 504 of providing cavitation may include the step 510 of providing infrasonic cavitation, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an infrasonic cavitation device. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the acoustic cavitation device 102, 202 or 302 comprises an infrasonic cavitation device.

The step 504 of providing cavitation may include the step 512 of providing a supersonic shock wave in a mixture of solvent and smoke, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises a supersonic cavitation device, which may include a Laval nozzle, which may include inducing a typical flow separation by satisfying the Summerfield criterion P=0.4...0.35P _a in the overexpanded transition of the Laval nozzle. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the supersonic shock wave is provided in a mixture 103 of solvent and smoke in the acoustic cavitation device 102, 203 or 303, which comprises a supersonic cavitation device, which may be a Laval nozzle satisfying the Summerfield criterion for it.

The step 504 of providing cavitation may include exposing the solvent and smoke mixture to at least two acoustic cavitation devices arranged sequentially downstream of each other in the flow direction, as in step 510 and/or step 512, or exposing the mixture to infrasonic cavitation in an upstream infrasonic cavitation device, as in step 510, and a supersonic shock wave in a downstream supersonic cavitation device, as in step 512. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, two acoustic cavitation devices 202 and 203 in Figure 2, or 302 and 303 in Figure 3, are arranged sequentially in the flow direction, wherein the device 202 or 302 is an upstream infrasonic cavitation device configured to provide infrasonic cavitation, and the device 203 or 303 is a downstream supersonic cavitation device capable of providing supersonic cavitation and a supersonic shock wave.

The operation 504 of providing cavitation may include providing infrasonic or supersonic cavitation, as in operation 510 or 512, and a supersonic shock wave, as in operation 512, in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is configured to provide a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave. In Figure 1, the device 102 is a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition 110 is configured to provide an infrasonic or supersonic cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave.

The step 504 of providing cavitation may include the step 514 of providing ultrasonic cavitation by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the solvent and smoke mixture using an ultrasonic transmitter of at least one acoustic cavitation device, for example, by applying ultrasonic energy in the frequency range of 0.7-4 MHz and in the intensity range of 0.3-50 W/ ^cm2 . As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the ultrasonic cavitation is provided by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the solvent and smoke mixture 103 using any of the ultrasonic transmitters 114, 118, 214, 218, 214', 218', 314 or 318, which can be applied with the same frequency and intensity in the corresponding ranges.

The operation 504 of providing cavitation may include passing a mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of the said at least one acoustic cavitation device, as in operation 506, wherein the operation 514 of providing ultrasonic cavitation is carried out in addition to the operation 506 of passing, with the help of the said ultrasound transmitter, which is located and operates in the said transition or in the narrowest place of the said transition, or downstream near the said transition or the narrowest place of the said transition, or downstream at a distance from the said transition or the narrowest place of the said transition. As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the mixture 130 of the solvent and smoke flows through the confuser-diffuser transition 100, 210, 211 or 350 of the acoustic cavitation device 102, 202, 203 or 303, respectively, wherein the ultrasonic cavitation is carried out in addition to the said transmission with the help of an ultrasound transmitter 114, 118, 214, 218, 214', 218' or 318, which is located and operates in the said transition 100, 210, 211 or 350, or in the narrowest place of the transition 100, 210, 211 or 350, respectively, or downstream near the said transition or the narrowest place of the said transition, or downstream at a distance from the said transition or the narrowest place of the said transition.

The operation 504 of providing ultrasonic cavitation may include the operation 516 of releasing a mixture of solvent and smoke in the lower part of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles by said ultrasound transmitter located in said bath. The operation 516 of releasing may include the operation 518 of slowing down the rise of the gas bubbles in said bath by means of a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to expose the bubbles to ultrasonic energy for a longer period of time, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. As shown in Figures 5 and 7, the solvent-smoke mixture is released through a pipe 422 at the bottom of a solvent bath 418 to form gas bubbles that rise upward through the bath 418, and ultrasonic energy is transmitted to said gas bubbles from said ultrasonic transmitters 428 located in the bath 418, while the rise of the gas bubbles in the bath 418 is slowed down by a series of horizontal perforated plates 476 located in the bath 418 and configured to expose the bubbles to ultrasonic energy for a longer period of time, while said solvent-smoke mixture is poured out of the acoustic cavitation device 402.

According to additional aspects of the invention, a method is provided for collecting and accumulating smoke by dissolving smoke in a liquid solvent and accumulating said dissolved smoke in the form of a dissolved smoke extract or in the form of a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract, comprising: producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material (substance), wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog, or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said production may include producing a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures, and producing another portion of said smoke by exposing said smoke-emitting source material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. Producing smoke may include initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance using a periodic smoke generation inductor to prevent pyrolysis. Said method comprises collecting smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent by providing cavitation in a mixture of the liquid solvent and said smoke ("solvent-smoke mixture") by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device. Initiating periodic combustion or heating may include initiating, transferring, or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from a smoke generation chamber using an air pump or aerator, a balloon evaporator, and/or a valve, or controlling said periodic combustion or heating using a controller. Initiating periodic combustion or heating may include repeating periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound to individually evaporate said at least one specific compound, ensuring their respective separate collection. Additionally, fatty components can be captured by a hookah pre-evaporator located upstream of the acoustic collection device.

Referring now to Figure 12, which is a flow chart of a method for dissolving and accumulating smoke, designated 6000, in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, ultra-, and ultrasonic constraints. Method 600 includes an operation 602 of producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance. Operation 602 may include an operation 604 of initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to prevent pyrolysis using a periodic smoke generation inducer. The method 6000 also includes an operation 606 of collecting said smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent, and an optional operation 605 of collecting fatty components of the obtained smoke by means of a preliminary hookah vaporizer, upstream relative to the collection of smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke in operation 606. The operation 604 of initiating periodic combustion or heating may include initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or from a smoke generation chamber using an air pump or aerator, a canister vaporizer and/or a valve, and may also include controlling the periodic combustion or heating using a controller, which, for example, controls said air pump or aerator, a canister vaporizer and/or a valve. The step 604 of initiating periodic combustion or heating may include the step 608 of repeating periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or the step 610 of repeating periodic heating with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating said at least one specific compound separately, ensuring their respective separate collection. As shown in Figures 5 and 7, smoke is obtained in the generation chamber 404 by burning and/or evaporating the substance 406 and is collected using the device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve the smoke in the form of a dissolved substance in a liquid solvent. As shown in Figure 10B, the fatty components of the obtained smoke are collected using the preliminary hookah vaporizer 401. In the generation chamber 404, periodic combustion or heating of said substance is initiated to avoid pyrolysis using the inductor 481 of generating smoke of periodic action. Periodic heating in the generation chamber 404 is repeated at the intrinsic temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the intrinsic temperatures of the corresponding compounds from said at least one specific compound to individually evaporate said at least one specific compound, ensuring their respective separate collection. Operations 604 and optional operations 608 and/or 610 are performed upstream of operation 606 or optional operation 605.

According to further aspects of the invention, a method for collecting and accumulating smoke is provided, comprising collecting smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent, wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas, and recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from the liquid solvent downstream of a container for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into at least one of the following: (1) said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; (2) a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device, and (3) a smoke generation chamber.

Referring now to Figure 13, which is a flow chart of another method for dissolving and collecting smoke, designated 7000, in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, ultra-, and ultrasonic constraints. Method 7000 includes a smoke collection step 702 using at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent. The method 7000 further includes a step 704 of recirculating the gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from a liquid solvent downstream of a capacity for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into: (1) said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; (2) a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or (3) a smoke generation chamber. Let us also refer to the method 6000, in which the operation 606 or the operation 702 of collecting smoke may include providing cavitation in a mixture of a liquid solvent and smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture by at least one acoustic cavitation device. As shown in Figure 5, the smoke is collected by means of a device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve the smoke in the form of a dissolved substance in a liquid solvent, and the gas-smoke mixture is recirculated under pressure in a closed gas circulation circuit 446, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from the liquid solvent downstream relative to the tank 416 for collecting said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent (after separation from the liquefied solvent and the dissolved substance by means of a sedimentation inductor 430, a cyclone separator 438 and a condenser 442 for the solvent). The circulation circuit 446 comprises pipelines 448, 450 and 452 and a recirculation pump, such as a pump 454, configured to recirculate the gas-smoke mixture into the device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, or a chamber 414 for pre-mixing smoke and solvent, located upstream relative to the device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, or a smoke generation chamber 404. The device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke in Figures 5, 7-10 ensures cavitation in the mixture of liquid solvent and smoke by exerting a cavitation effect on said mixture by an acoustic cavitation device.

In some embodiments of the disclosed invention, a method for collecting and accumulating smoke includes producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance, feeding the produced smoke into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, collecting said smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, including the step of providing cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device, and at least one of the following: producing includes initiating combustion and/or evaporation of a substance using evaporation, combustion and/or heating means; producing includes feeding combustion with oxygen by aeration using an aerator; feeding the produced smoke, including transferring fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber through a flue into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; transferring fresh smoke includes sucking smoke with a smoke blower through said smoke duct; enhancing dissolution of smoke in a liquid solvent by mixing smoke with a liquid solvent in a pre-mixing chamber to obtain a mixture of solvent and smoke before entering at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke into an infusion tank containing an infusion bath; feeding solvent from the solvent tank to at least one of the following: (1) a liquid solvent bath, (2) at least one smoke accumulator, and (3) for collecting and cleaning residues in channels; transferring the mixture of smoke and solvent from the at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke into the infusion tank through a pipeline; cooling the solvent and smoke mixture using a solvent and smoke cooler located downstream of said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device before entering the infusion tank; transmitting ultrasonic energy to the solvent and smoke mixture through pipes in the system using an ultrasound transmitter; releasing said solvent and smoke mixture at the bottom of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles using an ultrasound transmitter located in said bath; slowing the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath using a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to expose said bubbles to said ultrasound energy for a longer period of time, wherein said solvent and smoke mixture is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device; separating gas and smoke from a liquid solvent using a gravity separator attached to a tank after entering said tank from at least one smoke dissolution and collection device or after leaving a solvent bath; separating a cooled gas-smoke mixture from a liquid solvent using a cyclone separator located downstream of said smoke tank; condensing the solvent residues after the cyclone separator using a solvent condenser located downstream of said cyclone separator; transferring a liquefied substance (solvent and dissolved substance) into said bath using troughs for transferring liquids from said gravity separator attached to a tank, cyclone separator and/or condenser; a solvent circulation circuit for feeding a liquid solvent or tincture from said solvent bath or tank to at least one smoke dissolution and collection device or a pre-mixing chamber, comprising pipes and means for feeding the solvent; flushing the pipes and channels of the smoke dissolution and collection system with a liquid solvent using a mechanism for cleaning the residues accumulated in the internal channel, configured to release the smoke residues deposited on the walls of the channels, and circulating the liquid solvent with the released smoke through the said channels into the said bath; initiating periodic combustion or heating of the said substance to prevent pyrolysis using a periodic smoke generation inductor; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or from the smoke generation chamber using an air pump or aerator, a balloon evaporator and/or a valve; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including controlling the said periodic combustion or heating using a controller; initiating periodic combustion or heating, including repeating the periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating separately said at least one specific compound with ensuring their respective separate collection; recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation circuit, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from a liquid solvent downstream of a tank for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into: said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a smoke generation chamber; and controlling, with the help of a controller, the operation of the system components and setting and controlling the system parameters, including the duration of operation, the total mass of the substance being processed, the mass of the solvent before and after the process, the set temperature in the smoke generation chamber, the pressure of the liquids, the pressure of the air/gas, the pressure of the vacuum, the mass of the ash, the degree of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption, an optical means for qualitative or quantitative measurement of the dissolved components, and/or at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

Referring now to Figures 14A and 14B, a flow chart of another method for dissolving and accumulating smoke, designated 8000, in accordance with the present invention for stimulating and improving the dissolution of smoke in a solvent using infra-, ultra- and ultrasonic constraints is shown. Method 8000 includes the following operations:

An operation 802 of producing smoke in a generation chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance, wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog, or smoke particles suspended in said gas. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a chamber 404 of generating smoke by burning and/or evaporating a substance, wherein said smoke includes a gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog, or smoke particles suspended in said gas.

An operation 804 of feeding the resulting smoke into at least one smoke dissolution and collection device. As shown in Figure 5, the resulting smoke is fed into a smoke dissolution and collection device 402.

An operation 806 of collecting said smoke by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke by dissolving in a liquid solvent, including an operation of providing cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke ("solvent-smoke mixture") by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by at least one acoustic cavitation device, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. As shown in Figure 5, the acoustic cavitation device in the device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke and/or any of the ultrasonic cavitation devices 426, 428 are configured to provide cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke (a mixture of solvent and smoke) by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke by any of the said acoustic cavitation devices 402, 426, 428, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas.

The method 800 may also include at least one of the following:

The obtaining operation 802 includes an operation 808 of initiating combustion and/or vaporization of the substance using vaporization, combustion and/or heating means. As shown in Figure 5, the smoke generation chamber 404 includes a furnace, stove or heating chamber that contains vaporization/combustion/heating means 405 for continuously burning and/or vaporizing the substance 406. Operation 810 is performed before operation 804 or the optional operation 803.

The 802 production step includes an 810 step of supplying combustion with oxygen by aeration using an aerator. As shown in Figure 5, the smoke generation chamber 404 includes an optional aerator 408 for supplying combustion with oxygen. Step 810 is performed before step 804 or the optional step 803.

The operation 804 of delivering the resulting smoke includes the operation 812 of transferring fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber through a smoke duct into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a smoke duct 410 for transporting fresh smoke from the smoke generation chamber 404 to an acoustic collecting device 402 for dissolving smoke.

Operation 803 of collecting the fatty components of the resulting smoke using a hookah pre-evaporator (upstream of the smoke collection by at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device in operation 804). As shown in Figure 10A, the fatty components of the resulting smoke are collected using a hookah pre-evaporator 401.

The operation 812 of transferring fresh smoke includes the operation 814 of sucking smoke with a smoke blower through said smoke duct. As shown in Figure 5, the smoke duct 410 comprises a blower 412 for sucking smoke through the smoke duct 410.

An operation 816 for improving the dissolution of smoke in a liquid solvent by mixing smoke with the liquid solvent in a pre-mixing chamber to obtain a solvent-smoke mixture before entering at least one smoke dissolution and collection device. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a pre-mixing chamber 414 for better dissolution of smoke in the liquid solvent before entering the acoustic smoke dissolution and collection device 402.

Operation 817 of improving the dissolution of smoke in a liquid solvent by passing a mixture of solvent and smoke in the opposite direction of a turbulence unit containing a Tesla valve (preferably immediately before the flow inlet into the infusion container) to slow down the flow and create swirls and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a turbulence unit for improving dissolution, containing a Tesla valve 427, located immediately before the flow inlet into the container 416, for passing a mixture of solvent and smoke in the opposite direction of said Tesla valve, configured to slow down the flow and create swirls and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution.

An operation 818 for receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke in an infusion container containing an infusion bath. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises an infusion container 416 containing an infusion bath 418 for receiving the collected smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent located in the infusion bath 418.

An operation 820 of feeding a solvent from a solvent tank into a liquid solvent bath, at least one smoke collector, and/or for collecting and cleaning residues in channels. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a solvent tank 420 for feeding the solvent into a bath 418, an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, and for optionally collecting and cleaning residues in the channels.

Operation 822 of transferring a mixture of smoke and solvent from at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke to a container for infusion via a pipeline. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a pipeline 422 for transferring a mixture of smoke and solvent from the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke to a container 416 for infusion, which may comprise a pump 423.

Operation 824 of cooling the heated mixture of solvent and smoke using a cooler for solvent and smoke located downstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke before entering the infusion container. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a cooler 424 for solvent and smoke for cooling the mixture of solvent and smoke downstream of said acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke before entering the container 416.

Operation 826 of transmitting ultrasonic energy into the solvent-smoke mixture through the system pipes using an ultrasonic transmitter. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises ultrasonic transmitters, such as transmitters 426 for transmitting ultrasonic energy into the solvent-smoke mixture through the system pipes, for example downstream of the acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke.

The operation 828 of providing ultrasonic cavitation may include releasing a mixture of solvent and smoke in the lower part of said solvent bath to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles by an ultrasonic transmitter located in said bath. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises ultrasonic transmitters 428 for transmitting ultrasonic energy to the infusion in bath 428, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is released in the lower part of bath 428 to form gas bubbles that rise upward through bath 428, while being exposed to ultrasonic energy from said ultrasonic transmitters 428.

An operation 830 of slowing down the rise of gas bubbles in said bath using a series of horizontal perforated plates arranged in said bath and configured to provide a longer exposure of the bubbles to ultrasound energy, wherein said solvent and smoke mixture is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a series of horizontal perforated plates 476 arranged in said bath 428, configured to slow down the rise of gas bubbles in bath 428 for a longer exposure of the bubbles to ultrasound energy, wherein said solvent and smoke mixture is discharged from device 402.

An operation 832 of separating gas and smoke from a liquid solvent using a gravity separator at a container after entering said container from at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke or after leaving a solvent bath. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a separator in a container, such as a gravity separator 430, for separating gas and liquid upon reaching or entering container 416 from an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke, or upon leaving bath 428, for example, by spraying, splashing or dispersing from a shower sprayer 432 droplets of solvent collected by a pump 434 from a bath 418 for infusion or a container 420 for solvent, and which may comprise optional troughs 436 for transferring liquid solvent and dissolved substance into bath 418.

Step 834 of separating the cooled gas-smoke mixture from the liquid solvent using a cyclone separator located downstream of said smoke tank. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a cyclone separator 438 for separating the gas-smoke mixture from the solvent evaporating upward from smoke tank 416, cooled and swirling therein.

Step 836 of condensing the solvent residues after the cyclone separator using a condenser located downstream of said cyclone separator. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a solvent condenser 442 for condensing the solvent residues after separation in the cyclone by additional cooling.

Operation 838 of transferring a liquefied substance (solvent and solute) into said bath using launders for transferring liquids from said gravity separator at the vessel, cyclone separator and/or condenser. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises launders for transferring a liquid substance (solvent and solute) into bath 418, such as launders 436 from gravity separator 430, launders 440 from cyclone separator 438 and launders 444 from solvent condenser 442.

A solvent circulation operation 840 for feeding a liquid solvent or tincture from said solvent bath or container into at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device or a pre-mixing chamber, including pipes and solvent feeding means. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 includes a solvent circulation 456 for feeding a liquid solvent/tincture from the solvent container 420 (via a line 458) or the solvent bath 418 (via a line 460) into the acoustic smoke dissolving and collecting device 402 (via a line 462) or the mixing chamber 414 (via a line 464), including solvent feeding means such as a pump 466 or 468.

An operation 842 of flushing the pipes and channels of the smoke dissolution and collection system with a liquid solvent using a mechanism for cleaning the residues accumulated in the internal channel, allowing for the release of smoke residues deposited on the channel walls and ensuring the circulation of the liquid solvent with the released smoke through said channels into the bath. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a mechanism for cleaning the residues accumulated in the internal channel, represented by a perforated pipe 470 and a pump 472, configured with the possibility of flushing the pipes and channels of the smoke accumulation system 400 with a liquid solvent to release smoke residues deposited on the channel walls and to circulate the liquid solvent with the released smoke residues through said channels.

Operation 844 of initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to prevent pyrolysis using a periodic smoke generation inductor. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a periodic smoke generation inductor 481 for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance in smoke generation chamber 404 to prevent pyrolysis.

The operation 844 of initiating periodic combustion or heating includes the operation 846 of initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from the smoke generating chamber using an air pump or aerator, a balloon vaporizer and/or a valve. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises an air pump or aerator 408; a balloon vaporizer 486 (as in Figure 10A); and a valve 482 (Figure 9) of the periodic smoke generating inductor 481 for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic gas flow into or from the smoke generating chamber 404.

Operation 844 of initiating periodic combustion or heating, including operation 848 of controlling said periodic combustion or heating using a controller. As shown in Figure 5, system 400 comprises a controller, which may be part of the periodic smoke generation inductor 481, or a separate controller operating in conjunction with it, such as controller 474, configured to control periodic combustion or heating.

The operation 844 of initiating periodic combustion or heating includes the operation 850 of repeating the periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or the operation 852 of repeating the periodic heating with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating said at least one specific compound individually, ensuring their respective separate collection. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a periodic smoke generation inductor 481 configured to repeat the periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the respective compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporating said at least one specific compound individually, ensuring their respective separate collection.

Operation 854 of recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from a liquid solvent downstream relative to a capacity for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, a chamber for pre-mixing smoke and solvent located upstream relative to said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and/or a smoke generation chamber. As shown in Figure 5, the system 400 comprises a closed gas circulation loop 446 for recirculating under pressure into an acoustic device 402 for dissolving and collecting smoke and/or a smoke generation chamber 404 the remains of the gas-smoke mixture leaving the tank 314 (after separation from the liquefied solvent and dissolved substance using the precipitation inductor 430, the cyclone separator 438 and the solvent condenser 442), containing pipelines 448, 450 and 452 and a recirculation pump, such as a pump 454.

Operation 856 of distilling the smoke extract concentrate by removing the solvent from the dissolved smoke extract. The distillation may include evaporating the solvent from the dissolved smoke extract using an evaporator to obtain a smoke extract concentrate, such as using a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator, or a centrifugal evaporator. As shown in Figure 5, the distillation is performed using a solvent removal device 483, which may include an evaporator, such as a reducer evaporator, a rotary evaporator, or a centrifugal evaporator, which effectively removes the solvent from the dissolved smoke extract to obtain a smoke extract concentrate.

Operation 858 of controlling, by means of a controller, the operation of the system components, and setting and controlling the system parameters, including at least one of:

duration of work;

the total mass of the substance to be processed;

masses of solvent before and after the process;

the set temperature in the smoke generation chamber;

liquid pressure;

air/gas pressure;

vacuum pressure;

ash mass;

degrees of turbidity of the solvent to indicate the level of smoke absorption;

an optical means for the qualitative or quantitative measurement of dissolved components;

at least one temperature sensor for monitoring and controlling the heat of evaporation or combustion.

As shown in Fig. 5, the system 400 includes a controller 474 for controlling the operation of the system components mentioned above and for setting and controlling the system parameters listed above.

An example demonstrating some variants of practical implementation of the invention

According to some aspects of the present invention, the smoke extract/tincture assembled according to the present invention can be used as a replacement, ingredient or additive for: (1) a tincture for consumption containing said dissolved smoke extract; (2) a tincture for consumption to which said smoke extract concentrate is added; (3) a consumable; (4) a material for medical purposes; (5) a material for cosmetic purposes; (6) a material for recreational purposes; (7) an additive for improving the sensory experience of the user; (8) a fragrance; (9) a flavor enhancer; (10) a flavoring agent; (11) a vaping material; (12) a material for inhalation; (13) a smoking material; (14) a drinkable material; (15) an edible material; (16) an e-liquid; and/or (17) a material for topical application. The starting material may include (1) a smoking material; (2) tobacco; and/or (3) cannabis. A portion of the smoke extract concentrate may be collected by burning the smoke-producing source material at combustion temperatures, while another portion of said smoke may be collected by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. For use in an e-cigarette liquid, up to 30% of the smoke extract concentrate may be preferably collected by burning the smoke-producing source material at combustion temperatures, while the remainder may be collected by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. The e-cigarette may be a device that incorporates a heating system for smoking material/tobacco/cannabis, such as a combustible or non-combustible heating rod (stick).

The smoke/tincture produced according to the present invention may contain particularly low levels of harmful and potentially harmful components (HHPCs) found in burnt cigarettes, HHPCs found in the smoke and vapor of tobacco or cannabis heating systems, carcinogenic chemicals, genotoxic chemicals, and/or cytotoxic chemicals. These low levels may be less than 10% of the levels found in burnt cigarettes or in the smoke and vapor of tobacco or cannabis heating systems. "For smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit smoking through conventional smoking cessation methods such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), vaping contributes to tobacco harm reduction. Research suggests that e-cigarettes may help people quit smoking cigarettes" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette). However, cigarette smokers who try to quit by vaping often report dissatisfaction with vaping and return to cigarette smoking, despite the 15,000 flavors available on the market. The present invention was used in this description to illustrate the production of e-liquid for electronic cigarettes.

In an experiment conducted to evaluate the disclosed method, tobacco was used to extract smoke using the system and method of the present invention, as described herein. The tobacco was heated to combustion temperatures and/or simply heated to vaporization temperatures to produce e-liquid. Clearly, simple vaporization, which does not reach combustion temperatures, does not produce the harmful toxic components that are released during combustion, such as in a cigarette and, to a lesser extent, in a heated tobacco stick. However, vaporization alone does not provide the flavor and aroma necessary to create an experience rated by smokers as equivalent to or close to smoking a real conventional cigarette (with or without a filter).

To produce a batch of smoke produced solely by vaporization, 40 ml of tincture was obtained from 200 g of tobacco, which was exposed to temperatures that produce vaporization, or a portion of it (without combustion), of which 1.6 ml was used by inhalation with propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin and liquid nicotine (possibly with the addition of liquid mint flavoring). For example, to produce 102 ml of e-liquid, 20 ^cc of tincture was inhaled together with 35 cc ^of vegetable glycerin, 25 cc ^of propylene glycol, 20 cc ^of nicotine-containing liquid, and 2 cc of ^mint liquid. 8 ml of e-liquid typically completely fills the liquid reservoir of a standard cartridge of a standard e-cigarette vaping device. Accordingly, approximately 1 gram of tobacco was used to obtain 1 ^cc of e-liquid—enough for 200 inhalations, which is considered equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes. A standard cartridge or pod system is designed to be equivalent to smoking 1-8 standard packs of 20 cigarettes, which is based on comparing the 20 inhalations of a cigarette smoker with the same number of inhalations/puffs of an e-cigarette user. In other words, 1 gram of tobacco, which is approximately the amount of tobacco contained in 1-2 cigarettes (with or without a filter), was used to obtain e-liquid equivalent to inhaling a pack of 20 cigarettes.

Accordingly, if vaping e-liquid produced in accordance with the present invention can be considered comparable or close to smoking real cigarettes, this implies not only the use of a radically small proportion (~5%) of consumed tobacco, but also a dramatic reduction in the user's exposure to harmful substances (~20-fold) simply by reducing the amount of tobacco. The aforementioned Premarket Tobacco Application (PMTA) submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demonstrated a reduction in tobacco consumption of approximately 50% for a heated e-stick compared to combustible cigarettes, while the experiment in the present application demonstrated a reduction in tobacco consumption of approximately 95%.

Exposure to harmful substances is further significantly reduced by the absence or low concentration of harmful substances released by the present invention, compared to actual smoking. Because vaporization produces little or no harmful substances, if the combustion temperatures of the combustible portion of the tobacco are limited (either kept low or limited to certain ranges, such as 30% of the total, which is sufficient to release key components responsible for taste and/or odor), the overall content of harmful components can be dramatically reduced, and some components can be nearly eliminated. Although the example given herein relates to tobacco, the results obtained are valid for all materials (e.g., cannabis) to which the present invention can be applied.

The tobacco was collected from four different sources, each of which was harvested from genuine cigarettes of a very popular, widely available brand, so that each batch was prepared from a single source, that is, from tobacco of that specific brand. Multiple batches were prepared from each tobacco source. The "evaporation-only" batch was obtained from tobacco that was subjected to vaporization only by sequentially exposing the tobacco to temperatures of 125 ° C, 155 ° C, 175 ° C, 185 ° C, and 195 ° C in an oven for intervals gradually increasing from 30 minutes for the lowest temperature to 60 minutes for the highest temperature (similar to the procedure and method described with reference to Figures 5-6F). A "heavily burned" batch was prepared by mixing 70% of the tincture obtained by the same evaporation method of the first batch and 30% of the tincture obtained from tobacco burned at temperatures well below the pyrolysis temperature by inducing intermittent combustion or heating the material to avoid pyrolysis using a periodic smoke generating inducer, similar to the operation and method described with reference to Figure 10A [e.g., 3-second smoke aspiration intervals at a smoke aspiration pressure varying in the range of 0.18-4 bar, correlated with a solvent feed flow varying in the range of 3-11 L/min (liters per minute), fed with a pause of 4 seconds]. The presence of more than approximately 30% tincture derived from burnt tobacco resulted in a product with a distinctly unpleasant odor that was difficult for most users to tolerate, but this ratio may vary for other users and other batches.

Let us now turn to Figure 15, which is a table presenting the calculated yields of HFCS from "tincture aerosols according to the invention" compared to traditional aerosols from heated sticks and combustible cigarettes. "Tincture aerosols according to the invention" represent the aerosols released from the tincture prepared according to the invention in the present experiment from an "experimental batch" consisting of 15% combusted tobacco (at combustion temperatures) and 85% vaporized tobacco. The HTLV yield presented in the column labeled "MarR V100-C15" is calculated as the expected value based on the amount of tobacco in the e-liquid of the experimental batch (which contains only 5% of the tobacco in the combustible cigarette) when consumed in a heat stick form similar to the traditional heat stick used to quantify heat stick aerosols, and is compared to the components released by traditional heat stick aerosols (Heat Stick #1, Heat Stick #2, Heat Stick #3) and the combustible cigarette. The calculated values are compared with the same data presented in Table 2: "Comparison of HTLV Yields from Heat Stick and Combustible Cigarette Aerosols", p. 34 of the aforementioned Pre-Market Tobacco Product Application (PMTA). The amounts and concentrations of the listed hazardous components in the tincture (e-cigarette liquid) produced according to the present invention are estimated to be reduced by 94% to 99.9% (to levels of only 6% to 0.1%, respectively), with the exception of nicotine added intentionally, compared to combustible cigarettes, which is a much greater reduction compared to the reduction in the content of such components in the case of traditional e-cigarette liquids in aerosols of heated sticks.

Four moderately mixed batches of e-liquid (e.g., in the range of 0-30% "burned" tincture and, respectively, 100-70% "vaporized" tincture, e.g., with a corresponding ratio of 15-85%) for each batch of each ratio of each tobacco source of a particular cigarette brand (a total of 16 batches of four different brands) were given to five vaping participants who were experienced smokers, each of whom was familiar with all of the specified cigarette brands, some of whom were also familiar with aerosol devices with heated tobacco sticks (e.g., IQOS®), and each of whom reported having attempted to quit smoking through vaping but had been disappointed by an unsatisfactory vaping experience (related to taste and smell, which they described as not similar to those experienced with real smoking). Participants were asked to: (1) identify the cigarette source; (2) rate the similarity or closeness (as a percentage from 0 to 100%) of their vaping experience to their experience of smoking a real cigarette; (3) report whether they are willing to try to quit smoking using this e-liquid; (4) report whether they would prefer vaping with this e-liquid to smoking with a heated tobacco stick device. Regardless of the specific brand, the results were clear: (1) ALL participants correctly identified the original brand; (2) after 2-3 minutes, ALL participants rated their experience in the range of 70%-80% compared to smoking the original cigarette; (3) ALL participants expressed a desire to try to quit smoking using this e-liquid; (4) ALL of those familiar with smoking with heated tobacco stick devices expressed a preference for vaping with this e-liquid compared to smoking with a heated tobacco stick device. 85% of the participants reported that they quit smoking immediately after participating in the experiment and switched to vaping using the e-liquid obtained in accordance with the present invention, and after 3 weeks, 80% reported that they did not resume smoking combustible cigarettes.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the method is not limited to what has been specifically shown and described above.

In the description and claims of this application, each of the verbs "comprise," "include," and "have," and their cognates, is used to indicate that the object or objects of the verb do not necessarily represent a complete list of the components, elements, or parts of the subject or subjects of the verb.

The description of embodiments of the present invention in this application is given by way of example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The described embodiments include various features, not all of which are required in all embodiments of the present invention. Some embodiments utilize only some of the features or possible combinations of features. Those skilled in the art may suggest modifications to the described embodiments of the present invention and embodiments of the present invention incorporating various combinations of the features noted in the described embodiments. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the claims.

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1. A dissolved smoke extract, referred to as a "tincture", comprising an extract of smoke accumulated in a solvent by means of a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract, wherein said system comprises: (a) at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke in said solvent, comprising at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas, and (b) a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material - a substance for producing said smoke, which enters said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, where said smoke generation chamber is configured to produce part of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures and producing another part of said smoke by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. 2. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in a solvent for the use of a dissolved smoke extract - "tincture", dissolved and accumulated in the said solvent, or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from the said dissolved smoke extract, containing: (a) at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke in said solvent, comprising at least one acoustic cavitation device configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas, and (b) a smoke generation chamber for burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material - a substance for producing said smoke, which enters said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, where said smoke generation chamber is configured to produce part of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures and producing another part of said smoke by exposing said material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. 3. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a closed gas circulation circuit for recirculating under pressure the remainder of the gas-smoke mixture, separated from said liquid solvent downstream relative to the capacity for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent - "dissolved smoke extract", into at least one of the following: (1) said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; (2) a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream relative to said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; and (3) a smoke generation chamber. 4. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said smoke generation chamber contains a periodic smoke generation inductor for initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance to avoid pyrolysis. 5. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 4, wherein said periodic smoke generation inductor comprises at least one of the following: (a) an air pump or aerator; (b) a balloon evaporator; and (c) valve, for initiating, transferring or admitting a periodic flow of gas into or out of said smoke generating chamber. 6. The system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 4, characterized in that said smoke generation inductor of periodic action is designed with the possibility of repeating said periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the corresponding compounds from said at least one specific compound for the separate evaporation of said at least one specific compound, ensuring their respective separate collection. 7. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system of claim 1 or 2, further comprising a solvent removal device for distilling said smoke extract concentrate by removing said solvent from said dissolved smoke extract. 8. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to paragraph 7, in which the said device for removing the solvent comprises one of the following: (a) reducer-evaporator; (b) a rotary evaporator; and (c) centrifugal evaporator. 9. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a hookah evaporator for collecting fatty components of said smoke upstream relative to said at least one smoke dissolution and collection device. 10. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound energy into the solvent and smoke mixture through the pipes of the system. 11. A system for collecting and accumulating dissolved smoke according to claim 1 or 2, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device contains a confuser-diffuser transition to ensure cavitation in said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through said transition. 12. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 11, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an infrasonic cavitation device. 13. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 11, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises a supersonic cavitation device configured to create a supersonic shock wave in said solvent and smoke mixture as it flows through said transition. 14. The system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 11, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device is additionally configured to vacuum pump out said smoke. 15. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises at least two acoustic cavitation devices sequentially arranged in the direction of flow of said solvent and smoke mixture, wherein said at least two acoustic cavitation devices comprise at least one infrasonic cavitation device and at least one supersonic cavitation device located downstream of said at least one infrasonic cavitation device. 16. A system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 11, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device is designed with the ability to provide infrasonic cavitation or supersonic cavitation in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is designed with the ability to provide a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave. 17. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound energy into said solvent and smoke mixture. 18. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system of claim 17, wherein said ultrasonic transmitter is located in a bath with said solvent and wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is released at the bottom of said bath to form gas bubbles that rise to the top, being exposed to ultrasonic energy from said ultrasonic transmitter. 19. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 18, further comprising a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and configured to slow down the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath for longer exposure of said bubbles to said ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is discharged from another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. 20. The smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to claim 17, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device contains a confuser-diffuser transition for providing cavitation in said mixture of solvent and smoke as it flows through said transition and in which said at least one ultrasound transmitter is located in said transition or at the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition. 21. A system for dissolving, collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 1 or 2, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an hourglass-shaped tube, tapering in the middle part to form said confuser-diffuser transition, where said tube comprises: (a) an upstream inlet section into which: (1) the specified mixture of solvent and smoke is supplied from the smoke source at the inlet pressure; and (2) a stream of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of the fog droplets, is sprayed through a feed nozzle; (b) a downstream outlet portion in which the outlet pressure is lower than said inlet pressure, thereby creating a pressure difference between said inlet portion and said outlet portion; and (c) a tapered middle portion comprising said transition, wherein said upstream inlet portion is tapered in the direction of said transition with an inlet cone slope, and said downstream outlet portion is tapered in the direction of said transition with an outlet cone slope, thereby providing a cavitation effect and/or a shock wave in said downstream outlet portion. 22. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system according to paragraph 1 or 2, further comprising: (a) a dissolved smoke extract vessel comprising a solvent bath for receiving smoke particles dissolved in said solvent and collected by said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device; and (b) a turbulence unit for improving dissolution, comprising a Tesla valve located immediately upstream of the flow entrance to said dissolved smoke extract tank, for passing said solvent and smoke mixture in the opposite direction of said Tesla valve, configured to slow down the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution. 23. A smoke extract obtained by a smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation method for dissolving and accumulating smoke in a solvent, wherein said smoke extract is a dissolved smoke extract accumulated in a solvent - a "tincture", or a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract, wherein said method comprises: (a) producing smoke in a generating chamber by burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material, said smoke comprising a gas and soot, vapour, mist or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said producing comprises producing a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures and producing another portion of said smoke by exposing said smoke-emitting source material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs; and (b) collecting said smoke with at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent by providing cavitation in a mixture of the liquid solvent and said smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke with at least one acoustic cavitation device. 24. The smoke extract of claim 1 or 23 for use as an ingredient in at least one of: (1) a tincture for consumption containing said dissolved smoke extract; (2) a tincture for consumption to which said smoke extract concentrate is added; (3) a consumable; (4) a material for medical purposes; (5) a material for cosmetic purposes; (6) a material for recreational purposes; (7) an additive for improving the sensory experience of the user; (8) a fragrance; (9) a flavor enhancer; (10) a flavoring agent; (11) a material for vaping; (12) a material for inhalation; (13) a smoking material; (14) a drinkable material; (15) a food material; (16) a liquid for electronic cigarettes; and (17) a material for topical application. 25. The smoke extract of claim 1 or 23, wherein said starting material comprises at least one of: (1) smoking material, (2) tobacco, and (3) cannabis. 26. A smoke extract according to claim 1 or 23, characterized in that up to 30% of said smoke extract concentrate is collected by burning a smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures, and the remaining portion is collected by exposing said smoke-emitting source material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs. 27. The smoke extract of claim 24, wherein said electronic cigarette comprises: (1) a device that incorporates a system for heating smoking material/tobacco/cannabis, (2) a burnt heating rod, or (3) an unburnt heating rod. 28. The smoke extract of claim 1 or 23, wherein the concentrate of said smoke extract contains low levels, less than 10% of the levels found in burnt cigarettes or in the smoke and vapors of tobacco or cannabis heating systems, of at least one of the following: (a) harmful and potentially harmful components (HPCs) found in burnt cigarettes; (b) HCVs found in smoke and vapour from tobacco or cannabis heating systems; (c) carcinogenic chemicals; (d) genotoxic chemicals; and (e) cytotoxic chemicals. 29. A method for collecting and accumulating smoke by dissolving smoke in a liquid solvent and accumulating said dissolved smoke in the form of a dissolved smoke extract - "tincture" or in the form of a smoke extract concentrate distilled from said dissolved smoke extract, comprising the following operations: (a) producing smoke in a generating chamber by burning and/or evaporating a smoke-emitting source material, said smoke comprising a gas and soot, vapour, mist or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said producing comprises producing a portion of said smoke by burning said smoke-emitting source material at combustion temperatures and producing another portion of said smoke by exposing said smoke-emitting source material to temperatures at which evaporation occurs; and (b) collecting said smoke with at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent by providing cavitation in a mixture of the liquid solvent and said smoke by providing a cavitation effect on said mixture of solvent and smoke with at least one acoustic cavitation device. 30. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 23 or 29, further comprising the step of recirculating a gas-smoke mixture under pressure in a closed gas circulation loop, wherein said gas-smoke mixture is a residue separated from a liquid solvent downstream of a capacity for accumulating said smoke in the form of a substance dissolved in said solvent - an extract of dissolved smoke, wherein said circulation includes pipes and a recirculation blower configured to recirculate said gas-smoke mixture into at least one of the following: (1) said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke; (2) a smoke and solvent pre-mixing chamber located upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, and (3) a smoke generation chamber. 31. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, characterized in that said obtaining operation includes initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance using a periodic smoke generation inductor to avoid pyrolysis. 32. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 31, characterized in that said operation of initiating periodic combustion or heating includes initiating, transferring or releasing a periodic flow of gas into or from said smoke generating chamber using at least one of the following: (a) an air pump or aerator; (b) a balloon evaporator; and (c) valve. 33. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 31, characterized in that said operation of initiating periodic combustion or heating includes repeating said periodic heating at the proper temperature of at least one specific compound or with a sequential/gradual increase in the proper temperatures of the corresponding compounds from said at least one specific compound for evaporation of said at least one specific compound separately, ensuring their respective separate collection. 34. A method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. 35. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes providing infrasonic cavitation, and said at least one acoustic cavitation device contains an infrasonic cavitation device. 36. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes providing a supersonic shock wave in said mixture of solvent and smoke, and said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises a supersonic cavitation device. 37. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 34, further comprising the operation of vacuum pumping out said smoke using said at least one acoustic cavitation device. 38. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 23 or 29, further comprising collecting the fatty components of the resulting smoke using a hookah vaporizer upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke. 39. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, further comprising transmitting ultrasonic energy by an ultrasonic transmitter into a mixture of solvent and smoke through pipes of the system. 40. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 23 or 29, further comprising distilling the smoke extract concentrate by removing said solvent from said dissolved smoke extract. 41. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 40, characterized in that said distillation operation includes evaporating said solvent from said dissolved smoke extract using at least one of the following: (a) reducer-evaporator; (b) a rotary evaporator; and (c) centrifugal evaporator. 42. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes processing said mixture of solvent and smoke in at least two acoustic cavitation devices located sequentially one after the other in the direction of flow. 43. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 42, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes infrasonic cavitation of said mixture of solvent and smoke in an infrasonic cavitation device upstream and its treatment with a supersonic shock wave in a supersonic cavitation device downstream. 44. A method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes said provision of infrasonic or supersonic cavitation and a supersonic shock wave in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is designed with the possibility of providing a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave. 45. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 23 or 29, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes providing ultrasonic cavitation by transmitting ultrasonic energy into said mixture of solvent and smoke by an ultrasound transmitter of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. 46. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 45, characterized in that said operation of providing cavitation includes passing said mixture of solvent and smoke through a confuser-diffuser transition of said at least one acoustic cavitation device, and wherein said operation of providing ultrasonic cavitation is carried out in addition to said flow with the help of said ultrasound transmitter, which is located and operates in said transition or in the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream near said transition or the narrowest point of said transition, or downstream at a distance from said transition or the narrowest point of said transition. 47. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 45, characterized in that said operation of providing ultrasonic cavitation includes releasing said mixture of solvent and smoke in the lower part of said bath with solvent to form gas bubbles that rise upward through said bath, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to said gas bubbles by said ultrasound transmitter placed in said bath. 48. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to claim 47, characterized in that said release includes slowing down the rise of said gas bubbles in said bath by means of a series of horizontal perforated plates located in said bath and designed to provide a longer exposure of said bubbles to said ultrasound energy, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is poured out of another of said at least one acoustic cavitation device. 49. The method for collecting and accumulating smoke according to paragraph 23 or 29, further comprising: (a) receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device into a dissolved smoke extract vessel containing a solvent bath; and (b) improving dissolution by passing said mixture of solvent and smoke in the reverse direction of a turbulence unit containing a Tesla valve, immediately before the flow enters said solvent container, wherein said turbulence unit is configured to slow down the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution. 50. The solvent according to paragraphs 1, 2, 23 or 29, comprising at least one solvent selected from the list consisting of: (a) ethanol; (b) acetonitrile; (c) propylene glycol; (d) glycerin; (e) water; (f) methanol; (g) an organic solvent; and (h) any combination of any of the above. 51. A device for dissolving and collecting smoke in a liquid solvent, comprising at least one acoustic cavitation device that is infrasonic or supersonic, wherein said device comprises a confuser-diffuser transition configured to provide a cavitation effect in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke, wherein said mixture of solvent and smoke is fed upstream relative to said transition and passed through said transition, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. 52. A device for dissolving and collecting smoke according to claim 51, in which said at least one acoustic cavitation device is configured to selectively provide infrasonic cavitation or supersonic cavitation in a single acoustic cavitation device, in which the confuser-diffuser transition is configured to provide a cavitation effect and a supersonic shock wave in said mixture of solvent and smoke when flowing through said transition. 53. A device for dissolving and collecting smoke according to claim 51, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device comprises an hourglass-shaped tube, tapering in the middle part to form said confuser-diffuser transition, where said tube comprises: (a) an upstream inlet section into which: (1) the specified mixture of solvent and smoke is supplied from the smoke source at the inlet pressure; and (2) a stream of liquid solvent droplets, the size of which corresponds to the size of the fog droplets, is sprayed through a feed nozzle; (b) a downstream outlet portion in which the outlet pressure is lower than said inlet pressure, thereby creating a pressure difference between said inlet portion and said outlet portion; and (c) a tapered middle portion comprising said transition, wherein said upstream inlet portion is tapered in the direction of said transition with an inlet cone slope, and said downstream outlet portion is tapered in the direction of said transition with an outlet cone slope, thereby providing a cavitation effect and/or a shock wave in said downstream outlet portion. 54. The smoke dissolving and collecting device of claim 51, wherein said at least one acoustic cavitation device further comprises an ultrasound transmitter for transmitting ultrasound energy into said solvent and smoke mixture. 55. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in a solvent, comprising at least one smoke dissolution and collection device according to claim 51, wherein said system further comprises: • a hookah vaporizer for collecting fatty components of said smoke upstream of said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke. 56. A smoke dissolution, collection and accumulation system for accumulating smoke in a solvent, comprising at least one smoke dissolution and collection device according to claim 51, wherein said system further comprises: • a turbulence unit for improving dissolution, comprising a Tesla valve located immediately before the flow entrance into the infusion container containing the infusion bath, for receiving smoke particles dissolved in a liquid solvent and collected by said at least one device for dissolving and collecting smoke, for passing said mixture of solvent and smoke in the opposite direction of said Tesla valve, configured to slow down the flow and create eddies and turbulent flow, thereby providing pressure on the bubbles to improve dissolution. 57. A method for collecting smoke by dissolving it in a liquid solvent, comprising the step of providing cavitation in a mixture of liquid solvent and smoke by passing it through at least one acoustic cavitation device containing an infrasonic or supersonic cavitation device that contains a confuser-diffuser transition, designed with the possibility of providing cavitation of said mixture of solvent and smoke, where said mixture of solvent and smoke is fed upstream relative to said transition and passed through said transition, wherein said smoke includes gas, as well as soot, vapor, fog or smoke particles suspended in said gas. 58. A method for collecting and accumulating smoke, comprising the following operations: (a) producing smoke in a generating chamber by burning and/or evaporating a substance, wherein said smoke comprises a gas, as well as soot, vapour, mist or smoke particles suspended in said gas, wherein said production comprises initiating periodic combustion or heating of said substance using a periodic smoke generating inductor to avoid pyrolysis, in which a heating element, a flow of heated air or recirculation of dry gases are controlled to periodically heat said substance to temperatures near the pyrolysis temperature; and (b) collecting said smoke with at least one smoke dissolving and collecting device configured to dissolve said smoke in a liquid solvent.