nomofatum
Well-Known Member
I'm considering making a BHO system. To recycle the butane normally a coolant recovery pump is used. It's quite expensive and not actually designed for the job. I don't want to spend the money on something that can contaminate my product, and I'm not needing to make an obscene amount, so max speed isn't required._
After looking at BHO and supercritical CO2 I think I have a pretty good idea for a simple extraction system.
Parts:
2x New Propane Tank (stainless would be really nice, but can't find)
1x Dryer Canister
1x Material Canister
Hoses
Dry Ice
Insulated box/cooler made to fit 1 propane tank with room for dry ice.
Full tank (room temp) -> hose -> Material Canister -> hose -> Empty tank in cooler with dry ice
Effectively this is a cryo-pump based system. The -109F temps in the cooler will cause the butane to condense back into liquid, almost all of the butane will be in the cooler tank within a few hours.
Any reason this won't work? What do you think? I'm curious how you would remove the extract and if a 3rd tank/chamber would be required.
After looking at BHO and supercritical CO2 I think I have a pretty good idea for a simple extraction system.
Parts:
2x New Propane Tank (stainless would be really nice, but can't find)
1x Dryer Canister
1x Material Canister
Hoses
Dry Ice
Insulated box/cooler made to fit 1 propane tank with room for dry ice.
Full tank (room temp) -> hose -> Material Canister -> hose -> Empty tank in cooler with dry ice
Effectively this is a cryo-pump based system. The -109F temps in the cooler will cause the butane to condense back into liquid, almost all of the butane will be in the cooler tank within a few hours.
Any reason this won't work? What do you think? I'm curious how you would remove the extract and if a 3rd tank/chamber would be required.