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Winterization won't filter out the color constituents? I know it can be done with fractional distillation.

Yes, I meant chlorophyll. I must've been confused when I wrote this lol.

So I was washing some material the other day and the solvent got stuck in my column, causing it to soak to the point where it picked up a ton of carbon. I'm wondering if I can just put the dark oil back in the column and wash it through a small micron lab filter and strip the carbon by doing so...

Super saturated means a compound has reached its maximum point of dilution and can no longer be dissolved in the specific solvent. In this case the THCA has dissolved into the terpenes to the maximum point, which causes the rest of the unactivated THC to precipitate over time.

Because the solution is already supersaturated. As fadedawg suggests, if more solvent was added, they would dissolve.

The "sauce tech" separates most of the cannabinoids from the terpenes. In this process, thca crystallizes. If done right they can achieve large diffraction crystals. I've mostly heard the two parts referred to as HCE (high cannabinoid extract) and HTE (high terpene extract). They usually add...

I was thinking more along the lines of below the boiling point temperature. So if my solvent tank reads -10F, should the actual solvent be around that degree? @Fadedawg

How much do you think the temperatures vary of the exterior of a tank vs the solvent?

I've recently been debating the fact that mole sieves are better than filter driers and have heard that filter driers don't work as well from plenty of other extraction technicians.

That is incorrect. You need a filter drier if you are using a pump though!

https://moonshine-still.co/products/10-ptfe-tri-clamp-gasket?gclid=CjwKCAjw2NvLBRAjEiwAF98GMbyIgjFpCTidWFAIUGZxo2uObU6ZDQ50VEV3bw79JBp55bnp8whZERoC5rEQAvD_BwE Anyone have some input on these gaskets? I found this link and thought they were fairly cheap considering most companies charge upwards...

Build a CLS. Triclamp parts are available at multiple online retailers. You can build a rising or falling film ethanol extraction unit if you are more into that aspect. I don't know too much about ethanol extractions so you would have to do the research. IMO, it seems that hydrocarbon...

The whole system should be vacuumed down prior to extraction. You're solvent tank should've been vaccumed as well before filling it as atmosphere and water will ruin you're hydrocarbons, causing it to gel up. If you are using canned gas, it's more then likely a mixture of n-butane, isobutane...

Maybe I was misinformed about the fresh frozen. I don't mean to spread any unfactual information. I would listen to fadedawg though, he seems to the know the science in all of this.

Thanks for the suggestion.

My only concern is that if the propane vapor travels through the liquid LPG rather than to keep pushing on it, that the pressure will equalize and I will only be able to get a few lbs of liquid injected into the column if none at all. Which I feel like I have heard of happening to others...

No problem, sir.

I run a 10"x15" collection vessel which is including a 3" shatter platter for a 4"x48" column with 4" to 2" concentric reducers which brings the column to a 678 cubic inch volume or 11.11 liters. I can use roughly 20 lbs of a 70/30 butane/propane mix, which is 1.31 lbs per liter, per pass which...

If you plan on running fresh frozen just run fresh, the water will freeze over the trichomes and encapsulate them resulting in a poor yield. If you're talking about a nice color in the liquid, this is because the color of the extract is dissolved in the LPG, which is clear. Which will make it...

No, keep them as clean as possible though. Are they viton or buna-n gaskets? I use isopropanol to clean the viton gaskets but it does eat at it a bit. Check Cole-Parmer's chemical compatibility for compatibility with certain solvents. Here's a link ...