BobCajun
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Transition metals catalyze the decarboxylation of THCA to THC. Most are fairly toxic though, at least if they get hot enough to give off fumes. Titanium happens to be a promising one, and is already used for dabbing "nails". You can also get titanium e-cigarette coils, though most stock ones are kanthal from what I could find in a quick search. Iron also works, but would probably be less convenient to work with, rusting and stuff, and being heavy.
It's best if the metal is "activated", meaning to give it more surface area so it will be more reactive. So it may be good to rough up the nail surface with emery cloth or at least scratching it up with something. It may work without any surface treatment, I don't know, but it couldn't hurt.
A vape coil might work well, hard to predict. Anyway, the metal makes the decarbing almost instantaneous from the article I found. I'm not linking it because it also has other stuff in it that I don't want to share right now.
The THCA may decarb without the titanium catalyst, but it would likely take a higher temperature and longer time. Chances are, you would get more out of your dabs with the titanium. It's more durable than glass anyway so why not?
It's best if the metal is "activated", meaning to give it more surface area so it will be more reactive. So it may be good to rough up the nail surface with emery cloth or at least scratching it up with something. It may work without any surface treatment, I don't know, but it couldn't hurt.
A vape coil might work well, hard to predict. Anyway, the metal makes the decarbing almost instantaneous from the article I found. I'm not linking it because it also has other stuff in it that I don't want to share right now.
The THCA may decarb without the titanium catalyst, but it would likely take a higher temperature and longer time. Chances are, you would get more out of your dabs with the titanium. It's more durable than glass anyway so why not?
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